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[PER10D]

update on the pods, i ended up mixing a small amount of resin with a load of catalyst and did a coat over the not so dry fibre glass, next day it was hard as a rock...

i've done 2 coats and am thinking whether i should do my third coat of fibre glass????

one other thing, how wot is the best way of cuttin fibreglass??

[Mr_Bob]

it's pretty tough, angle grinder, metal file, possibly a jigsaw.
make sure you wear lots fo protection when cutting 'glass... breathing especially.
the dust goes everywhere and damn it's itchy!

[Macca]

Ill 2nd Mr bob there But warn that fiberglass fumes CAN be casnogenic (SP) they normally contain MEK.

When i fiberglassed the pods i didnt have much overlap on the edges and was able to use a stanley knife

[PER10D]

man i have a shet load of hangin off the edges...

just did my third coat tonight, this time i put heapz off catalyst and it worked fine, was dry after 2-3 hours...
anyways tomorrow when i wake up i'm gona start sanding them into a better shape...

any advice with that sanding?? wot number sand paper?

and also should i cover in material or paint it?

any other advice i need to know at theis stage of the pod building??

thanx heapz in advancce..

[PartyJase]

start with a fairly large grit sandpaper to remove large amounts before going to small grit stuff to get rid of minor imperfections