Fiberglassing center console help

[mbdblue]

can also use wax (I use turtle wax) as a layer in between the glass and tape; that way the tape typically peels off. You can layer the inside after you do a layer on the fleece, but for this, your openings won't be that big, so it may be a pain in the ass....How do you plan on finishing it, carpet, paint etc.?  

[yurvalentine]

5 hours ago, mbdblue said:

can also use wax (I use turtle wax) as a layer in between the glass and tape; that way the tape typically peels off. You can layer the inside after you do a layer on the fleece, but for this, your openings won't be that big, so it may be a pain in the ass....How do you plan on finishing it, carpet, paint etc.?  

Wax makes a great mold release.

 

Honestly I wouldn't waste my time glassing the inside. It's not going to benefit you any way adding the same amount of glass to the exterior wouldn't.

 

Oh and DeeBeez  P.S. stick that bitch in the oven for 3 hrs at 300F, see if it makes it stronger. Depending on the resin you used it might not make much of a difference but a post cure can do a lot for wet layups strength and stiffness. And help prevent future warping due to heat from sitting in the car.

[Mr DeeBeez]

Making the base was a success! Thank you for suggesting foil! It came right up! I made it pretty thick. Used almost a full bag of chop mat. 

As to how I am going to finish it, I would say paint. I got body filler and will try and make it look as good as possible. We will see how it all turns out. Everything I do is new to me so we will see. lol

[neuspeedescort]

4 hours ago, yurvalentine said:

No real reason to lay up inside the fleece. Just make sure you get enough layers of chop mat on the outside. Roll it out real good and it should be plenty strong.

the more you can get on this inside the less you need on the outside.  equals less body work.

[yurvalentine]

2 hours ago, neuspeedescort said:

the more you can get on this inside the less you need on the outside.  equals less body work.

More body work how? It should only be a couple mm thicker. The surface will still be the same. If you lay up all the glass at once, which you should to keep resin content down, you won't be doing any between mat layers.

[bsneon98]

10 hours ago, mbdblue said:

can also use wax (I use turtle wax) as a layer in between the glass and tape; that way the tape typically peels off. You can layer the inside after you do a layer on the fleece, but for this, your openings won't be that big, so it may be a pain in the ass....How do you plan on finishing it, carpet, paint etc.?  

Ive always had good luck with using wax as a mold release.

[neuspeedescort]

11 hours ago, yurvalentine said:

More body work how? It should only be a couple mm thicker. The surface will still be the same. If you lay up all the glass at once, which you should to keep resin content down, you won't be doing any between mat layers.

have you seen some of the glass work people are proud of?  i'm not sure of his skill level.  i by no means am a master.  but i do my best on smaller items like this to keep my glass work on the inside.  that way the glass bondo or regular bondo needed on the exterior is minimal.  items like this are not under the pressures of a sub enclosure.  sometimes glassing isn't even needed beyond a thick fleece, resin, and glass bondo.

[dolarbilz]

2 hours ago, neuspeedescort said:

have you seen some of the glass work people are proud of?  i'm not sure of his skill level.  i by no means am a master.  but i do my best on smaller items like this to keep my glass work on the inside.  that way the glass bondo or regular bondo needed on the exterior is minimal.  items like this are not under the pressures of a sub enclosure.  sometimes glassing isn't even needed beyond a thick fleece, resin, and glass bondo.

This is way to go..I try build up on inside most I can 

[Mr DeeBeez]

Thank you for all the input

I ended up not fiberglassing down far enough, so I laid more down tonight. Speaker rings get here soon so I will hopefully be putting the fleece on and glassing it this weekend!

[yurvalentine]

8 hours ago, neuspeedescort said:

have you seen some of the glass work people are proud of?  i'm not sure of his skill level.  i by no means am a master.  but i do my best on smaller items like this to keep my glass work on the inside.  that way the glass bondo or regular bondo needed on the exterior is minimal.  items like this are not under the pressures of a sub enclosure.  sometimes glassing isn't even needed beyond a thick fleece, resin, and glass bondo.

I'm pretty familiar with body work. I really don't see how adding layers will make it any different. It should only be slightly bigger, and the surface will be the same. Obviously you don't need these to be bomb proof but keeping future cracking and warping to a minimum is a good idea.