i've seen a few of you on here mentioning that you've used fiberglass for various projects. can any of you do GOOD fiberglass repair work?

i've located a factory fiberglass targa top very cheap for a car i have, but it has a couple of cracks that would need repair before paint. the extent of my fiberglass experience is throwing a few quick patches on various things.

if anyone thinks they can do an adequate job for a decent price, drop me a pm or post here.

12/17/2006 11:34:39 PM

jeff is good at fiberglass. (jbaz)

not sure if he has time for that though

(he needs to fix the fairing i just bought tonight for my rr )

[Edited on December 18, 2006 at 12:11 AM. Reason : fd]

12/18/2006 12:10:53 AM

how good is good? we're not talking about one of ya'lls rigged up, wanna be street fighter, spray bombed bikes... i'd do it myself if it was that sort of project.

i need body shop quality, or pretty close to it.

[Edited on December 18, 2006 at 12:17 AM. Reason : .]

12/18/2006 12:16:11 AM

i dont know in the beginning his fiber as mine was ghetto (mine hasnt though ahhahah). now it's come a long way. he rebuilds whole sections of missing fairings. it's actually quite amazing. he's making a seat cowl currently out of a pass. seat that was rashed up on his rr.

y u need pro quality just patch that sucker up.

[Edited on December 18, 2006 at 12:22 AM. Reason : saf]

12/18/2006 12:21:41 AM

it's going on a car that's actually worth the effort to do it right and look good. i picked up a very solid c4 vette for a sweet deal, it just needs a little tlc in a few areas.

i guess i'll wait for him to post up and see if he thinks he'd be up for the task.

[Edited on December 18, 2006 at 12:28 AM. Reason : .]

12/18/2006 12:27:14 AM

I've got everything here to do it. No problem. Seriously. I've been fucking up boats for years.

12/18/2006 12:32:32 AM

i completely forgot about that... pm sent.

[Edited on December 18, 2006 at 12:36 AM. Reason : .]

12/18/2006 12:34:08 AM

he's pro lvl u couldnt pay him enough

12/18/2006 12:36:12 AM

Offtopic Fibreglass question:

I have some glass fibre parts that don't fit very well. Can I use my heatgun to try to heat up the resin and bend them a little?

12/18/2006 12:59:10 AM

You can't permanently bend parts like that. You can heat 'em up to make 'em a little more flexible, but they really won't take a permanent set like that.

A lot depends on the resin used in the layup as well. I don't heat epoxy for anything, as that shit creates some FOUL and DANGEROUS fumes.

Polyester resin outgasses as well when heated, though it's primarily styrene monomer that you'll smell. And the shit is MAD flammable.

I think there's a good chance you'll do more damage than good if you heat too much. And I wouldn't heat except to fit the part, and then only to increase flexibility. You're not going to make it permanently bend any different, and if anything, heat accelerates the cure of FRPs, and can actually cause excessive shrinkage, warping the part further.

12/18/2006 1:07:13 AM

Mmmmm, heat, and fiberglass schtuff. Tasty.

12/18/2006 1:13:23 AM

Now I know what the fuck happened to you, Ed!

12/18/2006 1:18:15 AM

ahaha, gg.

12/18/2006 1:24:50 AM