Jerry, I've worked with fiber glass before. It's messy but it can be done. There are basically 2 types of backing you can use depending on the type of mixture you go with.
I'm going back a few years now but I used some stuff called Tiger Tail. It comes in a can of all different sizes and is the gel looking stuff. Then there is a hardener that comes in a tube. I don't know after this many years how much you can still see but the hardener has to be mixed with the gel. A few drops and then stir it up on a paper plate or something similar. The good news is you won't get the mixture wrong necessarily. If you put too many drops in the gel you have to move a lot faster because it will set real fast. Not enough and you wait a long time to harden. Once you mix the 2 parts, you have a choice of backer to spread the mix on. The stuff I use comes with mosquito netting I call it. It's fiber glass screen. You can also get sheets of what looks like Scotch Brite and use that as well. The Scotch Brite sheets are probably best for beginners because you don't have to worry about the mix running through the screen and making huge clumps when it dries. Hey maybe your first boat should be an ice breaker and you can test it on the lake! ----- Original Message ----- From: Jerry Richer To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 7:01 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Anyone ever used Carbon Fiber or Fiber Glass? I'm considering using Carbon Fiber to make some model boats and airplanes. I've been advised to experiment with Fiber Glass first because the techniques are similar but Carbon Fiber is considerably more expensive than Fiber Glass. Have you had luck working with either. Jerry [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
