What type of resin to use?

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Topic: What type of resin to use?

Posted By: masterwacker
Subject: What type of resin to use?
Date Posted: September 04, 2004 at 8:05 PM

All right, I have my center console built (out of 1lb. foam and mdf) and wrapped in 100% polyester fleece. It is ready to be glassed. I went to the store yesterday to get the resin and the mat and they had two types of resin. They had polyester resin and epoxy resin, and since glassing the console is not a right now need I decided to ask you guys a couple questions:

1)What is the difference between polyester and epoxy resin?

2)As to what resin I should use is it as obvious that since I have the console wrapped in polyseter fleece that I need to use polyester resin? Or should I use epoxy resin?

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Posted By: Alpine Guy
Date Posted: September 04, 2004 at 8:08 PM

You should use polyester resin, , im not shure of the difference between the two tho.

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Posted By: auex
Date Posted: September 04, 2004 at 8:21 PM

Polyester for fiberglass, epoxy for kevlar.

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Posted By: masterwacker
Date Posted: September 04, 2004 at 11:48 PM

Thanks guys.

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