[Goosesdad]

Same idea here as before with the rear section, when laminating sharp angles and doing it vertically, mix up a hot batch of resin, brush it on and let it tack up a bit before laying down the fiberglass cloth. It just helps anchor the glass down while you are wetting it out with a normal mix of resin. That only works with "cloth", doesn't really work with "mat". Cloth is your friend when doing funky shapes and sharp angles, mat won't lay down right in those cases. Though you do need at least 2 layers of cloth if you want it to be rigid.


Wetted out. Good tip.... Remember this process is totally back@sswards for how you would normally do fiberglass in a mold. But if you ever do it like this, it will mean that you are going to sand/smooth the 'glass. So...get some "surfacing wax" and mix it into the resin. The wax will rise to the surface and create a layer that allows the resin to cure better/harder for sanding. I know that probably doesn't make a lot of sense but it works great. In this case, I didn't mix it in the resin for laminating but then mixed it into a final batch that I just brushed on the already laminated part, sorta heavy, you can see the runs. Doesn't matter as this will be rock hard and will get sanded off.


Another good tip....make an acetone station for Al pans for cleaning brushes and rollers. I have a dirty pan and then a final rinse pan. When done, just pour it in an old container and take the hazardous waste depo at your local landfill.