Using Cotton?

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Forum Name: Fiberglass, Fabrication, and Interiors
Forum Discription: Fiberglass Kick Panels, Subwoofer Enclosures, Plexiglas, Fabrics, Materials, Finishes, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=80258
Printed Date: May 17, 2024 at 11:28 PM

Topic: Using Cotton?

Posted By: slipone
Subject: Using Cotton?
Date Posted: July 13, 2006 at 3:06 PM

Instead of fiberglass matting, could I just use cotton? Like a hanes T-shirt for kick panel sized projects?

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Posted By: slipone
Date Posted: July 14, 2006 at 1:36 AM

lol, yeah thats "weird"... lol ok thanks for the info. i seen a project on fiberglassforums.com, and he used a tshirt which is why i asked. ive been doing a lot of research and i am excited to get into my first fiberglass project. i think kick panels are a small enough project for me to experiment with.

now i was just curious about one more thing. lets say to make the kick panels, i mold the panel in my car. ill get some aluminum, some masking tape, and prepare it to be molded. now, i dont think i apply resin because there is no matting. so i apply the resin to the aluminum and masking tape? or cant i just use a hardener to make a mold, mount my rings and then fiberglass on top of that?

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Proudly stuffing large packages into small boxes since 1983.

Posted By: hakosuka
Date Posted: July 14, 2006 at 8:45 AM

you should use matt when you make the mold, because if you just have hardend resin, its gonna be really brittle and probably snap or break. i would recommend using at least one layer of matt on the kickpanel itself too. you dont wanna do all that work and have it crack...