Ok, so I was looking at fiberglassing my dash and I tried using resin and mat... and it was a mess. Lol. The other day I saw Fiberglass "JELLY", and was wondering if any of you have tried it and your resaults with it. From what it sounds like, its like body filler, or fiberglass filler with strands of mat in it, that you apply like body/fiberglass filler. Anyway, just wondering if anyone has tried it and if they like it, pros/cons of it because I went and blew the money on it for it to turn out to be crap. Thanks.
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It looks like it's more for spot repair than actual entire projects. I'm just going by Google as I've never heard of it.
However, your first time fiberglassing is going to be a mess, I know mine was. I put in too much hardener and had a few seconds of work time lol. Then the next few were not very smooth to say the least. Try smaller projects with resin and mat to get better and then move up to bigger projects like the dash you tried.
Also check out this thread...
http://www.j-body.org/forums/read.php?f=45&i=90581&t=90581&p=1
...which looks like what you're trying to do.
gorilla hair, or cats hair I think if what it is called, and I think it is more as a filler to fill in larger creases or holes and stuff like that too.
but I don't think that it would work very well to do the entire thing with it, could be useful to add volume(to put it in a word), rather than structure.
like you said, more or less like bondo, where it fills holes, but in places where too much bondo is a bad thing.
or that is the way I see it, I have never used the stuff, and my fiber glassing is very limited too, I made a trunk lid cover that I still have to smooth out a little and cover in some felt or thin carpeting, the thing is kinda bumpy right now.
good luck and just remember, patience is an ally, use it and your project will turn out great.
cheers, Steve
fiberglass Jelly is like kitty hair, but has NO strands Of fiber Glass in it. The Jelly is green in color and uses the red creme hardener ,Same as the Bondo. I bought some a few years back just to try, but never ended up using it. If your making things best to us Fleece of some type of polyester materials that stretches easily. Good luck bro..
Ok... so I started using resin and mat... and it went ALOT smoother this time... it was a very small peice, but at least this time there were no air bubbles under the mat, that was my biggest problem before. I found that it helps alot to kind of dab accross the mat with a brush to get air bubbles out. There is alot of resin built up in a few places, but I think lay some resin over it again, some sanding, and maybe some body filler, sanding, then paint hopefully. I think the one coat of resin and mat will do. Do any of you have any tips or tricks that could help me out? Also, I am glassing the top front peice of the cavi dash where it has just a VERY thin layer of vynal on the top, since it is so thin, could I just go ahead and glass with that on? Or, would it be best to just rip all the vynal off, sand the plastic under it and lay the glass there? Thanks. Sorry, very new to fiberglassing. I know "sndsgood" knows alot of his stuff when glassing, you guys are helping alot, thanks again!!
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some people use a fiberglass roller to lay the mat, me i just take a paint brush and basically poke at the mat pushing the resin into the cloth. i try not to brush the cloth or your cloth ends up moving with the brush. some guys will cut half the bristles off their brushes to get the brush a bit stiffer but i usually dont bother with that. its all in what yoru comfortable with. as for the vynal i'd take it off. and i'd do at least 3 coats on any piece your do to get some strength to it. nothing worse then being almost done with something and then bushing thru the fiberglass. i say better to be safe then sorry.
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I use the same technique... dap/poke at the mat... I think it gets air bubbles out better, and gets the mat to lay a little better. Anyway, I got 3 coats of glass on the peice, they were good, no air bubbles, sanded between each layer, then some body filler, sanded between coats, and I shot a coat of primer, and there were about 15 small pinholes.... so i sanded a little, body filler, sand, THEY WONT GO AWAY!!! lol... anyway you know of to get rid of the pinholes? There annoying lol... also, is this normal? It is not all the way through the glass, maybe 1 layer, and they are spread out. Maybe just some resin then sand?? Thanks.
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David Ortlieb wrote:I use the same technique... dap/poke at the mat... I think it gets air bubbles out better, and gets the mat to lay a little better. Anyway, I got 3 coats of glass on the peice, they were good, no air bubbles, sanded between each layer, then some body filler, sanded between coats, and I shot a coat of primer, and there were about 15 small pinholes.... so i sanded a little, body filler, sand, THEY WONT GO AWAY!!! lol... anyway you know of to get rid of the pinholes? There annoying lol... also, is this normal? It is not all the way through the glass, maybe 1 layer, and they are spread out. Maybe just some resin then sand?? Thanks.
pinholes are fairly normal. they are usually due to your mixing process. a good high build auto primer can cure them, or a glazing putty. i usually hit the pinholes when i get them with glaze(icing) sand then prime. rattle can primer isnt good for this type of thing
