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video of a diy fiberglass skin

Postby saywhatthat » Wed Feb 03, 2021 11:45 pm

had a few ask how hard to make your own fiberglass skins . Most real fiberglass skins are gel-coat and mat. It is heavy and a bit weak . As it comes in a roll cost a lot to ship. cheaper to ship a pale .We use gel/mat /7oz woven mat . here a video how easy turn off the sound if you are flowing saltydawg ,whiteryanc , Stomperxj build same ideal. Two different skins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BCyE6CcRVA
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Re: video of a diy fiberglass skin

Postby noseoil » Thu Feb 04, 2021 8:02 am

Lo hablo un poco, pero no entiendo nada...
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Re: video of a diy fiberglass skin

Postby greygoos » Sat Feb 06, 2021 4:24 pm

noseoil wrote:Lo hablo un poco, pero no entiendo nada...


Estou de acuerdo. I agree
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Re: video of a diy fiberglass skin

Postby saltydawg » Sat Feb 06, 2021 5:02 pm

I have done a fair amount of glass work. I will keep buying it at 1.28 a sq ft.
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Re: video of a diy fiberglass skin

Postby saywhatthat » Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:24 pm

this was more for those that can not drive and shipping cost is to high . Those that want the lower weight and a bit stronger . Cost for fiberglass is going to be hard to guess. for what happened in CHINA A lot of rollable skins come from there . Order 1000 pounds of mat all they sale was under 500 pounds. A 50'' roll is 114 pounds. The last panales with inside glass ,1 '' HD foam out side glass with gel coat with a $15.oo worker was $ .84 a square foot on 5' by 10' panel .

Saltdawy wish you would get how you are going seal the roof to sidewall . Have all the panels cut to copy Tony's trailer in is book that you can get at amazon. Just scared of the wall to roof seal. :frightened:
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Re: video of a diy fiberglass skin

Postby saltydawg » Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:52 pm

saywhatthat wrote:Saltdawy wish you would get how you are going seal the roof to sidewall . Have all the panels cut to copy Tony's trailer in is book that you can get at amazon. Just scared of the wall to roof seal. :frightened:


I sanded it to give room for a layer of glass and filled it with microballons and epoxy. Then I painted it with boat paint.


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Re: video of a diy fiberglass skin

Postby saywhatthat » Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:58 pm

Thanks .Was worried about how strong Being our trailers are rentals man they get beat to hell
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Re: video of a diy fiberglass skin

Postby saywhatthat » Sat Feb 06, 2021 8:18 pm

should drop price lower we will be getting two https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM4CT-T2y3k the biggest cost was the walk in cold box have to keep at 0 Celsius
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