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Andy GSi
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27th Feb 04 at 11:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well i have been making some door pods, and started using fibre glass to get some of the shape, but i have found it easier using filler, is this wise?? or will it crack??
Kris TD
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use as little filler as possible!
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27th Feb 04 at 12:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
a slight skim of filler over the top should be used to level any imperfections and allow a smoother finish
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Yes DONt make them a big block of filler lol, use fibreglass and just filler to help you get it perfect smooth.
Andy GSi
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well, i think i will start again, and re-do it with fibre glass, any1 know any good techniques on how to use it??
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no - I was wroking on mine today - Im using chop strand matt with a layer of bi-axial fibreglass matting, then finishing with 320gm/m2 chop strand, with a poly-ethene resin - then finishing in gel coat - only a small amount of filler to be used, and will use bare p40, maybe a bit of chop strand if its too big a gap
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and my TV and dash pod is gonna be a similar constuction as well - but over a wire mesh core; for the structure
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if u wanna do it amazing and can get hold of it - do it in pre-preg carbon ( pricey at £26 sq.m) but worth every penny. Looks amazing and u get a pre-determined and pregnated amount of resin - not too much and not too little
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mdf basing coverd in cheap b&q mesh for the shape, then fibreglass over the mesh then filler to smothen and maybe quick little sand and then spray or cover
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r u onabout using p40 or whatever the trade name is fibreglass - cause thats more of a filler tbh


ur much better using a lighter core than MDF - something like a styrene based foam; plus its easier to shape

[Edited on 27-02-2004 by LiVe LeE]
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try expanding foam from b&q or summin
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quote:
Originally posted by andysri
any1 know any good techniques on how to use it??


sand sand and sand - ya will need plenty of time - cause it wont be a 10 minute job
corsa_godfather
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im doin mine at moment.pack pods out the way u want them to fit then use expanding foam on them to fill the gaps.then just a matter of sand down skim of fibreglass then filler
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what grade paper to sand down fibreglass?
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use a 40grade disk on a power sander,wont take half as long!
then shape the filler with 120 up to 600

[Edited on 27-02-2004 by combat_sri]
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yeh i used to use filler/fibre glass
expanding foam is good to work wiv tho
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with fibreglass -= - i use - 100 grit - then 180 grit - then start on the wet and dry - 400-600 etc

 
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