kc8oye Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Where do you guys get your fiberglassing stuff? I know I can get fiberglass body filler.. but I'm looking for the mat material and the resin for making custom things... i've got a nifty idea for a center console Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 71SSMC Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 You can get fiberglass supplies at any boat supply store, thats where I go to buy resin and mesh for custom shower bases. Boater's world and West marine are the names of the boat supply chain stores here in Jersey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallaby Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 We have a good selection of stuff at our local plastics store. I found them in the phone book...but beware, there is a bunch of neat stuff in that store like the expanding foams and balistic gels and all that stuff you've seen on Mythbusters. Oh, and they have acrylic resins and fiberglass supplies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanMonte Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 http://www.uscomposites.com/index.html Ordered some Carbon fiber, glass, filler cloth, resin and some oter stuff from them before. Would recomend checking them out! http://www.fiberlay.com/ <----- never used, just research Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc8oye Posted March 12, 2008 Author Share Posted March 12, 2008 allan.. npe.. never worked with glass before... but there's at least one way to learn!! (same way I learned to weld, I just picked the welder up and figured it out:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali4nia Monte Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Rub baby powder on your arms before you start...it will help to fill your pours...then wear long sleeve's and a respirator. It's reallllly itchy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Evil Austin Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Just like what Jaylene said plus I Gaf or Duct tape my sleeves to my arms and my sweatshirt hem (bottom) to my hips so I am enclosed, fiberglass is the devil to get out ! -EA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali4nia Monte Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 By the way you guys are my hero's I have been looking for a supplier of Carbon Fiber and couldn't find it anywhere, whenever I did a search online all I was getting were links companies that sell products made of carbon fiber, not the cloth itself! Mike wants to use it for a custom center console for us. Has anyone made anything with it? If so do you have pictures and are there any tips for working with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc8oye Posted March 14, 2008 Author Share Posted March 14, 2008 blah.. I work with fiberglass insulation in bare hands and arms... i have skin like leather it amazes people how I can let my cat chew at my hand and he doesn't do any real damage thanks for the tips guys!! btw.. I checked out my local parts store closely... they have it.. it's just down on the bottom shelf with the Gallon jugs of bondo $33 for a gallon of Bondo brand Resin.. saw the matt there too I think it was about $6 a package.. not sure how much was there. soon as I figure out what I'm gonna do first with it.. lol Allan.. how does it work doin a Gelcoat layer? when Lou did his fiberglass fender extensions on MuscleCars he didn't show how they did the gelcoat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanMonte Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 gelcoat is a product. Carbon fiber is much more finiky to work with if you are going to be able to see it as the cloth snags very very easy which makes it look like poop. Overall the CF actually seems to drape better. The cloth i have is twill weave. I havn't used much yet, i was going to make inner fenders with it but i backed out of it. I am very sensitive to glass fibers in my arms, i get irritated by firewall pads at work when doing tuneups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc8oye Posted March 15, 2008 Author Share Posted March 15, 2008 so do you just spread the gelcoat into the mold first? then do you let it harden/dry/tack/ or just start laying the mesh and resin right over top of it whiel it's still wet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc8oye Posted March 16, 2008 Author Share Posted March 16, 2008 hrrm, i didn't think about using an old t-shirt... :> but I figured I'd just staple the first layer of mesh down and stretch it tight that way.. or somthing :> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanMonte Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 use the cloth as above to get the best shape. if you staple the glass it wont be able to drape right and will bunch up and distort. i belive if you are using a female mold you paint it with gelcoat and let it tack up i belive. there are different types of gelcoat. do some searching on the internet and you should be able to find step by step, maybe even on the sites i posted for you. good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc8oye Posted March 17, 2008 Author Share Posted March 17, 2008 Thanks for the heads up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc8oye Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share Posted April 6, 2008 ok.. one last question.. I hope... If I'm doing somthing with multiple layers of mesh/matting.. as I lay the matting down and soak it with resin.. should I let that dry and harden before I add the next layer, or should I just do it all at once while it's still wet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanMonte Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 wet layup will work better as it bonds the layers more even. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc8oye Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 that's kinda what I was thinking meanmonte.. but I was also thinking that it could create problems with not drying/hardening properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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