Resins

[WitnessOfTruth]

Are there right and wrong resins? I PMed a Q&A person, but I"m too impatient to wait for an answer (please dont hurt me heh). This is the resin that I bought

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I just dont know if it's a "wrong" resin since it sayss "finish coat" on it. Another reason I ask is because i dont feel warmth when it's spread onto the fiber glass.

 

[FinnishSpartan]

As long as you purchase a polyester based resin (general purpose fiberglass resin), you will be fine
It sounds like you forgot to add the resin hardener, if you dont add hardener, your fiberglass will never cure =(

Be sure to send any questions you have to the question/answer team, or you can pm me if you have any problems.
This question could also have been found in the stickies.

Good luck on your project, i hope all goes well =D

-FSS

 

[Jax Archillies]

there two differnt kinds of resins....

regular resin...which is what you shoudl be using

and sanding resin...which is used as a "top coat" which you can get very gloassy. its what gives a surfboard its smoothness....

try NOT to use this.

 

[WitnessOfTruth]

i added the resin hardener and its actually pretty solid/firm. It just never got warm.

 

[rvb4life]

you wont feel it getting very warm, its on a minute scale, maybe 3-5 degree change. wanna experiment, dump the whole tube in the little bit you use, itll get hot. trust me.

lol dont do it though, its expensive. just mix 9-10 drops per ounce, you should be fine.

and also, pm the Q&A team members that are online. we also get emails.