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yngcapone

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Posted: July 09, 2005 at 11:35 PM / IP Logged

I know how to use bondo but I dont know how to use fiberglass and I wanted to make a custom housing for my tv in my car, what kind of cloth do you glue to the surface so you can apply the resin?

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usually the least expensive fleese you can find at a fabric store.

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Posted: July 11, 2005 at 2:20 AM / IP Logged

Yeah anything that stretches, mostly polyester/fleece is the best fabric to use. Good luck!

Im a fiberglass whore!!

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Posted: July 11, 2005 at 2:26 AM / IP Logged

I personally prefer grill cloth as it doesn't soak up nearly as much resin. This layer is purely to supply a surface to apply the fiberglass on, so all the extra resin is wasted IMO. I've tried it once and will never use it again for that reason.

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Thanks

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I'm with steven on this one. If you do use fleece don't mix acitone with it. This will keep it a little thicker so it doesn't soak up as much.

Basically any type of cloth will work if it can stretch a little. If you have an old sheet laying around that'll work

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Think of it this way, the thick fleece layyer is just one more heavy strong layer of the box that means one less layer of glass to put on later. Besides the fleece is cheaper than grille cloth.

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Fleece is not nearly as strong as fiberglass mat/cloth. It is not intended to be a structural layer, but a surface to lay down your structural layers. And sure it may be a little cheaper than grill cloth, but considering it takes 3-4 times the resin, grill cloth becomes the cost effective solution real fast. I'd much rather have the enclosure that weighs less (less resin/thinner walls) and is just as strong.

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Again I'm with steven on this one.

EVen though the fleece costs less then the grill cloth, the amount of resin that it soaks up brings the total cost to MORE then it would cost for the grill cloth.

Also, the fleece layer is only a base layer. Its only purpose is to give you something to build on.

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When I use fiberglass what are the steps

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