fiberglass knowledge

[hitomi]

fiberglassing is really easy, but there are some tricks you'll learn as you go along that can really help you out. i just started doing custom fiberglassing without molds and it seems to be working out pretty well. i recommend using online tutorials that you find, but try to get some that say the same things. there are so many out there that teach you how to do things that arent really practical. plus, you can learn to be creative on your own.

i got a lot of my stuff for fiberglassing at home depot because i could get larger quantities of it.

as for the bondo, when you do fill over the top of the glass,dont wait til the bondo dries and then sand it. i learned this the hard way and sanded by hand for 15 hours. try getting a lower duty filler, wait til it dries a LITTLE but is still a bit tacky, and then use a metal file to get it more even before letting it dry and sanding it down. that should help some with the bondo process.

another trick with fiberglass that i recently heard was that if you are doing a large curvy surface, stretch out the fiberglass mat and secure it down in one piece instead of cutting up tons of smaller pieces. then put the resin over the top and then cut out what pieces of fiberglass cover things you dont want covered (that you obviously didnt put resin over because that'd be dumb). then keep layering from there.

i started learning on small parts that i took out of my car. like cupholders and a-pillars. i made a gauge pod right onto my a-pillar using fabricated molds out of common material. it seemed to work out just fine. just start out small and get the hang of it. you'll get faster at it and a lot better at it as well.

good luck. it's time consuming, but its pretty fun.

[neontuner95]

fiberglassing is really easy, but there are some tricks you'll learn as you go along that can really help you out. i just started doing custom fiberglassing without molds and it seems to be working out pretty well. i recommend using online tutorials that you find, but try to get some that say the same things. there are so many out there that teach you how to do things that arent really practical. plus, you can learn to be creative on your own.

i got a lot of my stuff for fiberglassing at home depot because i could get larger quantities of it.

as for the bondo, when you do fill over the top of the glass,dont wait til the bondo dries and then sand it. i learned this the hard way and sanded by hand for 15 hours. try getting a lower duty filler, wait til it dries a LITTLE but is still a bit tacky, and then use a metal file to get it more even before letting it dry and sanding it down. that should help some with the bondo process.

another trick with fiberglass that i recently heard was that if you are doing a large curvy surface, stretch out the fiberglass mat and secure it down in one piece instead of cutting up tons of smaller pieces. then put the resin over the top and then cut out what pieces of fiberglass cover things you dont want covered (that you obviously didnt put resin over because that'd be dumb). then keep layering from there.

i started learning on small parts that i took out of my car. like cupholders and a-pillars. i made a gauge pod right onto my a-pillar using fabricated molds out of common material. it seemed to work out just fine. just start out small and get the hang of it. you'll get faster at it and a lot better at it as well.

good luck. it's time consuming, but its pretty fun.

Man this doesnt sound like my kinda thing Im gonna have to pass I thought it was less involve than this just reading this sounds like I need to let a pro do it.