Thread: Fiberglassing Tips?

well.....I have only used fiberglass to work on a sub box in my spare tire well. I used chop mat, since I needed it for structual integrity, and it didn't have to look nice (all covered up).

As for the foam, I know what you are talking about, but it escapes me at this point in time, as well as the gold filler stuff.

About resin, I do not suggest bondo branded resin, you can't keep brushes from hardening up in acetone with that stuff.....but I am going to keep using it since it was $30. From my own personal experience, 1 gallon of resin per 5 square yards of glass is what you need....and I got polyestrye (sp) resin, don't know about the ratio stuff

I have never heard of anyone using fleece material. As for finishing, more people should look into covering their parts with vinyl/thin leathers for an enhanced factory look.

I made a boat bench today. woodframe, then fiberglass.

for the first layer of fiberglass, I did at everyone suggested and used fleece....bad idea. I would highly not recommend it. I thought all was going well until it dried, it was too flexible and didnt even make an attempt to bond to the wood... after that, I did 2 layers of chopmat. this, on the other hand, i would highly recommend. its a pain in the *** to get to stay still and strands from the ends bunch up and fall off...but its a really good material to use. ill post pics later.

The fleece method is to get nice, smooth curves. Not to make seats and such. It's been proven time and again and has been used for years on high end audio installs. Keep in mind that it's mainly to get the shape. The strength comes from the layers of fiberglass that is added to it.

yeah I know that now...

lol

Okay i havent yet started but am VERY interested in fiberglassing...
I want to start with the rear deck in my camry. Is that too big a job to start with? Should I practice on something esle first? How do I go about starting.
I want to put speaker enclosures within the deck. Where can i get speaker support rings? Do I need to make them myself?
Also, I read about "kitty hair" in one how-to. What is it exactly and what is it for?

Thanks
-Luke

Kitty hair is Bondo that has either long or short fiberglass strands mixed in it. It is more for strength while the regular Bondo is more for sanding and finishing.

Is the rear deck removable from the car?

It may be too much work to start off with. What were you planning to do exactly? Have you seen any other cars with custom rear decks or have any pictures of what you planned?

I would start FG-ing random ****, and then do the deck

yeah i think i may start with some random things and move up.
The rear deck comes out pretty easy (remove the back seat (4 bolts) and pull the deck out.)

I basically want to have a smooth finish with 2 6.5 inch speakers in it.