"Help!" for: Fiberglassing, Resin, & Bondo

[Darkrider9]

I know, its just my parents are super cheap...but Ill keep trying to convince them to get me one.
also, I got these foam brushes from JoAnns, 5 for $1, figured it couldnt hurt, will those work with the resin or will the resin eat them?

Don't know if the resin will affect those, I think it will, however you can get packs of regular brushes for the same price from the dollar store. I got like 30 brushes for 6 bucks a while back, and they have lasted me through my leg pieces and I still have 12 left.

 

[ventrue]

I know, its just my parents are super cheap...but Ill keep trying to convince them to get me one.
also, I got these foam brushes from JoAnns, 5 for $1, figured it couldnt hurt, will those work with the resin or will the resin eat them?

Maybe they are saying no because they don't want you to use resin in the first place?

 

[Darkrider9]

I apply fiberglass usually on the edges of pieces where they collide with others and I always get a few fibers that stick out of the end of the piece, can these be sanded off or cut of with scissors or something? How do I remove them?

 

[ventrue]

I apply fiberglass usually on the edges of pieces where they collide with others and I always get a few fibers that stick out of the end of the piece, can these be sanded off or cut of with scissors or something? How do I remove them?

You can sand them off after you're done hardening. This gets easier if you put a little resin on them.

 

[Ral Partha]

I apply fiberglass usually on the edges of pieces where they collide with others and I always get a few fibers that stick out of the end of the piece, can these be sanded off or cut of with scissors or something? How do I remove them?

Halfway or three quarters through the drying process, when the fiberglass is no longer sticky and stringy but still pliable, you may cut it with a pair of scissors. Then use a sander to file and deburr the edges when it's completely dry.

 

[SpartanGirl]

Maybe they are saying no because they don't want you to use resin in the first place?

no, they dont care that im working with it, they said just use it outside, but they just dont think I need the respirator
@Darkrider where can I get that pack of brushes? I keep hearing about people getting those huge packs but I dont know where to find them

 

[Darkrider9]

@Darkrider where can I get that pack of brushes? I keep hearing about people getting those huge packs but I dont know where to find them

I got mine from dollar tree, I always see them in any dollar store I go to.

Or HERE, 36 brushes for 10 bucks.

 

[Darkrider9]

I have heard people saying to avoid air bubbles under the fiberglass. What happens if there are air bubbles? Why is it a problem?

 

[Starvinartist80]

I have heard people saying to avoid air bubbles under the fiberglass. What happens if there are air bubbles? Why is it a problem?

Air bubbles create weak spots and opportunity for the glass to separate from the resin. All of that can lead to cracking.

 

[chefwurm]

1. Is there a difference between fiberglass resining and just resining?(if it exists)

2. When doing a helmet, do you resin the inside or just the outside?

3. Do you bondo the inside and outside?

4. If there isn't a difference between the fiberglass resining, do you HAVE to have the fiberglass sheets for the inside?

 

[Ral Partha]

1. Is there a difference between fiberglass resining and just resining?(if it exists)

2. When doing a helmet, do you resin the inside or just the outside?

3. Do you bondo the inside and outside?

4. If there isn't a difference between the fiberglass resining, do you HAVE to have the fiberglass sheets for the inside?

5. Is it ok for minor mistakes on the pep, like not lining up the numbers right, or on the inside the whole entire tab doesn't stick down?

You already started a thread with these questions so please don't spam the boards by posting the same identical questions to another forum or thread.

 

[CoolC]

You already started a thread with these questions so please don't spam the boards by posting the same identical questions to another forum or thread.

1. Is there a difference between fiberglass resining and just resining?(if it exists)

2. When doing a helmet, do you resin the inside or just the outside?

3. Do you bondo the inside and outside?

4. If there isn't a difference between the fiberglass resining, do you HAVE to have the fiberglass sheets for the inside?

5. Is it ok for minor mistakes on the pep, like not lining up the numbers right, or on the inside the whole entire tab doesn't stick down?

Agreed with Ral Partha. I answered your previous post to tell you to read this sticky, not to repost your questions. All your questions can be answered with some reading.

 

[chefwurm]

You already started a thread with these questions so please don't spam the boards by posting the same identical questions to another forum or thread.

I didn't know how to delete the thread.... and I was suggested this as a way to get my questions answered.

 

[Spitfire22V]

Nevermind...

 

[Ral Partha]

I didn't know how to delete the thread....

You can't. Only the mods and staff can do that.

and I was suggested this as a way to get my questions answered.

CoolC said to go to this sticky and read the posts, not to-re-post your questions here. He even provided the link where you find the list of no-no's on this forum.

 

[SpartanGirl]

What am I supposed to do when my parents simply won't allow me to purchase a respirator because "back in the day in New York we all used to work with this stuff fixing cars and none of us ever wore any masks or anything"?

Edit: I'm sorry for the unusual question but I need to figure out how to improvise, I dont want to get sick because of my fathers ignorance

 

[Dizzerak]

What am I supposed to do when my parents simply won't allow me to purchase a respirator because "back in the day in New York we all used to work with this stuff fixing cars and none of us ever wore any masks or anything"?

Edit: I'm sorry for the unusual question but I need to figure out how to improvise, I dont want to get sick because of my fathers ignorance

I would think you could change methods for a nontoxic build or save up to get a respirator. Best advice, fight ignorance with hard facts. Look up as much info as you can, chemicals involved and their side-effects and show the nonbeliever. I have heard of people going to the hospital with collapsed lungs from breathing some of the chemicals in that are commonly used in regards to armor making. Good luck.

 

[ventrue]

What am I supposed to do when my parents simply won't allow me to purchase a respirator because "back in the day in New York we all used to work with this stuff fixing cars and none of us ever wore any masks or anything"?

Edit: I'm sorry for the unusual question but I need to figure out how to improvise, I dont want to get sick because of my fathers ignorance

You can try to convince them, but I doubt that's going to be easy if they've worked with the same material years ago without any health effects. You can try reading section 3 of the MSDS to them or point out other examples of what people thought was safe ten or twenty years ago (asbestos, smoking, etc.). In the end, if they can't be convinced, you can either buy a respirator yourself or use a different resin, but they're all more expensive and buying that respirator is probably cheaper in the long run. Aqua Resin is one of the few alternatives that doesn't require a respirator.

 

[Spitfire22V]

What am I supposed to do when my parents simply won't allow me to purchase a respirator because "back in the day in New York we all used to work with this stuff fixing cars and none of us ever wore any masks or anything"?

Edit: I'm sorry for the unusual question but I need to figure out how to improvise, I dont want to get sick because of my fathers ignorance

At this point, considering how much difficulty you're having regarding the toxic materials for a suit, I'd say to look into making a foam suit, or holding off on this hobby until you have the means/funds to do a fiberglass suit properly. With foam, no harmful materials, just hot glue and paint, etc. You could make a helmet out of foam too, but I would at least try to make the helmet out of Pep. That way, you'd only need a small amount of fiberglass cloth, and you could buy finishing epoxy, which I don't believe is as harmful as resin (if at all), and can be found in small amount at your local hobby store. I used this before I started using resin. However, it is much more expensive than resin ($18 vs $11 for smaller quantities).

And though I don't mean to be disrespectful, your father's attitude is indeed quite ignorant. Just because he used toxic materials (and with the abundance of information about them, there's no denying they aren't harmful) without proper safety gear and turned out OK doesn't mean one does not need them. This is only amplified since it's concerning his child, which he should be even more protective of than himself.

Just because there are 5 empty chambers when playing Russian Roulette doesn't make it any less of a terrible idea...

 

[ventrue]

epoxy, which I don't believe is as harmful as resin (if at all)

It is harmful, but in a different way. Similar to urethane resin, you'll find a lot of people who claim that you can use epoxy safely without a respirator (and they may even have a point in that it's relatively safe to breathe, compared with concentrated styrene fumes) but personally I wouldn't use it without one - better safe than sorry.
Truth is, nobody really knows what all the fancy chemicals in there do, especially when thrown into one big pot and applied all at once. Many of the effects still aren't very well studied, but if you're in your early twenties (or in this case, even younger), you don't necessarily want to expose yourself to a substance that can cause cancer - even if that effect is "only" suspected.