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How to fix fiberglass
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Get schooled in the art of fiberglass repair!
Ok so let me first say why I made this tutorial. I'm poor, I'm skilled, and I sorta have time. Ok so my goal here was to fix my bodykit for under 100 dollars in materials. So lets go to the hardware store or in my case Home Depot and here is what my receipt looked like:
Ryobi 5" Orbital Sander: $34.88
Sanding discs 100 grit: 2.94
Empty Metal Quart Can: $0.97
Acid Brushes: $1.97
Fiberglass strand mat: $8.97
Resin: $11.97
Shop Towels: $1.97
Grand Total: $63.67
So first off sand down the fiberglass of any paint/primer. Then mix the resin with the correct amount of hardener. Brush the resin on to the area that needs fixing. Cut a piece of strand mat to cover the crack/hole and make sure it covers it enough that there is 2 inches of mat on either side of the crack/hole. Brush resin over the mat. Let set for about 6 hours. Then sand. Wasn't that fun? Plus you saved yourself a few hundred bucks.
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Re: How to fix fiberglass (Score: 1)
by brandon on Friday, August 30 @ 15:50:10 CDT
(User Info | Send a Message) | So, when you put the strand mat over the already resin covered area, you then put more resin over the strand mat and then let sit, correct?
Then you just sand it down, with the strand mat still there? In the pics it looks kinda thick, won't it stick out like a sore thumb?
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