Okay, I finally gathered up my genitals
and began fiberglassing my dash...i think i really #$%&!# up and used body filler and then put fiberglass resin over that....so....any suggestions or ideas?
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so you put filler...over vynal...then resin? if so...yea you @!#$ up. gotta take of the vynal 1st then sanded it all down then glass it.
yeh, first rip that vinal off, scuff up the material under that so the fiberglass has somthing to stick to, even preferibly drill small holes all over so the glass can acually grip to it. the first coat watch how hard you sand, becareful not to crack it. It will get stroner the more coats you apply. After you first coat, I would say then apply two more heavy coats. Remember to sand heavy between coats so the next layer of fiberglass can grip to your previous layer! If you want it to be real strong after your third layer of glass you can apply a thin coat of "kitty hair". One court of kitty hair would do the job for you dash. this stuff will be hard so you can sand it with 40 grid untill its all about the same level......just dont get to crazy and sand it all off! Make sure to not have any high or low spots making sure that its all the same level. At this point it dont have to be perfect, bondo will do the rest. Then mix your bondo and apply it all over. HUGE TIP...a $4 cheesegrader will help tremindisaly. After applying bondo and before it gets hard (should be like a hard tacky feeling) start grading your bondo. This will save lots of sanding by getting a jump start at getting it all smooth. Two or three LIGHT coats of bondo should do the trick. Once you have your last coat of bondo on, start by sanding with 80-100 grit wait till it seems smooth, then around 220 grit, after that wet sand with approx. 400 and remember to use a sanding block or spunge to prevent finger waves! I HOPE THIS HELPS. If you need further assistance you can e-mail me!
^^ right. make sure you drill holes (lots of holes) in the dash so the glass can get into the material and really stick
Well here I go again, but I keep finding these threads with topics really close to things I wanted to ask, so sliiiightly off topic.
What's the dash look like when you take the vinyl off? Does it still follow the shape or is it shaped weird? I'm asking because I would like to change out the vinyl and padding for a different material with no padding so wondering if there'd be some shaping involved.
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make sure you drill holes (lots of holes) in the dash so the glass can get into the material and really stick
Or wipe the plastic with laquer thinner before applying your fiberglass resin. Just don't use too much thinner.
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anyone wanna glass and paint my dash for me.
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sndsgood wrote:you can lay all your coats of fiberglass at the same time, no need to sand between each coat.
hey im always interested in learning something and im not afraid to admid i dont understand so here i go....(sndsgood) you were the one that e-mailed me pics of you box a while ago if you remember, when you say you can lay all your coats of fiberglass at the same time exacly how is this done, wait till one layer is still tacky then lay the next ect....this would save a lot more time im just not to sure on how this is done.
lay some resin down, then your cloth, and soak it in so all the airbubbles are out like u normally do,then just lay another layer of cloth on and soak it in, and another layer and so on, one right after the other. only thing u have to watch for is when u start putting on a second or third layer, make sure your patting the cloth with the brush, dont try and brush the resin on or youlle end up moving the cloth underneath, as long as you basically poke the cloth with your brush to push the resin into the cloth to saturate it youlle be fine. only areas you cant really do this, is if the surface is vertical or upside down because the extra weight on a vertical surface can cause it to slide. but even then you can still usuallly get by with 2 layers or so without much problems.
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sndsgood wrote:lay some resin down, then your cloth, and soak it in so all the airbubbles are out like u normally do,then just lay another layer of cloth on and soak it in, and another layer and so on, one right after the other. only thing u have to watch for is when u start putting on a second or third layer, make sure your patting the cloth with the brush, dont try and brush the resin on or youlle end up moving the cloth underneath, as long as you basically poke the cloth with your brush to push the resin into the cloth to saturate it youlle be fine. only areas you cant really do this, is if the surface is vertical or upside down because the extra weight on a vertical surface can cause it to slide. but even then you can still usuallly get by with 2 layers or so without much problems.
you mean like your fleece material or fiberglass mat? im not sure witch you were implying! Thanks for all you help sndsgood!
Follow <a href='http://web.njit.edu/~cas1383/proj/links/index.htm'>this</a> link and read it all the way through.
www.alpine-usa.com they have complete guides on how they did all of their demo cars, I found it pretty informative.
