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I just used my fabric and used 100% poly but it was real thin. It worked great i just had to slop on resin at the sub ring but it worked really welldream it, build it, fiberglass it

if u put enough mat on and make it strong it wont crackdream it, build it, fiberglass it

I always start with grill cloth and then put two or three layers of glass CLOTH...not glass mat over the top of the grill cloth.... this builds a VERY sturdy enclosure that is VERY easy to finish... minimal sanding then spray it with 3m sprayable polyester filler and block it out... prime...paint...done Good Luck Erik Manager/Installer Car Tix Ogden Utah

Erik, Got a quick question for ya, Im doing my first big fiberglass job which entails glassing the whole back end of a yukon. Ive been doing fiberglass for a while just never painted as a finish till now. So im tryin to learn the easiest way to get the smooth finish for the paint. The 3m sprayable polyester filler your talkin about, does it act kind of like a filler primer, filling the small indentations and such? Any other advice would greatly be aprpreciated! Chris

k... The finish is the fun part... if you build the enclosure and panels the way i described above, you will have a relatively smooth finish to work with. Some minor sanding with 180 & 220 grit paper on a DA sander should knock down any rough or high spots.. spray on the 3m poly with a gun applying a couple of good coats (don't worry about runs... this stuff sands like a dream) let it dry and you're ready to block it out, I use brown primer as a guide to insure all low/high spots get attention and start sanding (use a flexible block with 220 grit paper)DONT USE A D/A OR BARE HANDS! as doing so will cause ripples in the finish... if you need to...do another layer of spray poly and repeat the blocking process then prime and paint... Good Luck, Erik Manager/Installer Car Trix Ogden Utah

and the spray poly does fill most imperfections, if there are any left use a glazing putty.. I prefer Evercoat Metal Glaze Blending Putty and if needs be you can finish off the primed box by wet sanding with 400 or 600 grit paper... =] Erik

cartrix i pretty much have my whole box done but it was done mostly with mat and some cloth, cloth will probly be the last layer. But after i sand for millions of hours and then bondo and sand more and wetsand how do u suggest i get that professional look, where it looks like a car finish? Would i get it painted at a body shop?dream it, build it, fiberglass it

yeah what you would do is just take it to a body shop have them prime it and wetsand again to get all the imperfections out(cause ounce you prime it you find alot more of them) and then choose the color and have them paint it like a regular car."get in where you fit in"

couldnt i prime it then find the imperfections because i heard it would be a ton less if they just have to do the painting and no sandingdream it, build it, fiberglass it