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MrHunters · 10-24-2007, 10:17 AM

im working on an electronics box right now. (second one)
Its alot of work, well its alot of time since everything is a sit and wait to cure process.
And if you don't have open space to do it your going to stink up the entire house so be careful with that.
All in all 400 bucks for that is about reasonable when you add in all the time, and possible mistakes you will make.. Being a beginner working with glass and molding it to what i want(i don't know if you are or not) is taking alot to getting looking "professional"
Here are my steps thus far.

Buy a crap load of that green foam you use to make fake flower arrangements. You can get it at walmart pretty cheap.

Glue them together with liquid nail or something like that.

Cut your mold out (wear a mask)

Buy a ton of felt for the first layer (again you can get it at walmart)
Lay it on your mold with liquid nail
Try not to overlap the pieces because it will show up as bumps

Now a couple coats of resin over the felt. I used a roller for this step

Sand with a heavy grit to get all the bubbles and bumps out and then
B O N D O

Most likely at this stage your box is not exactly how you envisioned it so I bondoed the surfaces, sand, to get them nice and smooth then another coat of resin

Now you can start glassing. Im not sure what is better, A big sheet or multiple little sheets, since it's not that big I got away with one sheet per surface.
Resin the box then lay the sheet down on cardboard and wet the sheet. Then attach.. GET ALL AS MANY AIR BUBBLES OUT AS POSSIBLE.
SAND
BONDO
SAND
You can take the green foam out now. My cousin told me gas would melt it right out but that didnt work on the test foam i tried so thats probably a bad piece of advice.

More glass, if you like the way the outside looks at this point you can add it to the inside.

Repeat until it is as hard as you want it.

Make sure you put a final 3 or 4 coats of resin before you add the gelcoat which on my first try thought would smooth everything out.

I'll posts pics when Im done. I've been working on it most of the past 3 months. But I am taking my time this time.

Hope that helps a little to know what your getting into.

Supplies so far
1 gallon bondo $20
4+ square yards of fiberglass $50-$75
2 Gallons Boat Resin $60
15 platic bondo putty smoother things $20
few yards of felt $5
i am now part owner of latex glove company $15
stiring sticks $meh
throw away paint brushes (lots) $20
throw away rollers (not as many) $20
containers $10
cardboard boxes $meh
gelcoat $30
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$250
thats about it I think

10-24-2007, 10:17 AM	#2
MrHunters What was that!?! iTrader: (0) Join Date: May 2005 Location: East Kingston, NH Posts: 3,108	im working on an electronics box right now. (second one) Its alot of work, well its alot of time since everything is a sit and wait to cure process. And if you don't have open space to do it your going to stink up the entire house so be careful with that. All in all 400 bucks for that is about reasonable when you add in all the time, and possible mistakes you will make.. Being a beginner working with glass and molding it to what i want(i don't know if you are or not) is taking alot to getting looking "professional" Here are my steps thus far. Buy a crap load of that green foam you use to make fake flower arrangements. You can get it at walmart pretty cheap. Glue them together with liquid nail or something like that. Cut your mold out (wear a mask) Buy a ton of felt for the first layer (again you can get it at walmart) Lay it on your mold with liquid nail Try not to overlap the pieces because it will show up as bumps Now a couple coats of resin over the felt. I used a roller for this step Sand with a heavy grit to get all the bubbles and bumps out and then B O N D O Most likely at this stage your box is not exactly how you envisioned it so I bondoed the surfaces, sand, to get them nice and smooth then another coat of resin Now you can start glassing. Im not sure what is better, A big sheet or multiple little sheets, since it's not that big I got away with one sheet per surface. Resin the box then lay the sheet down on cardboard and wet the sheet. Then attach.. GET ALL AS MANY AIR BUBBLES OUT AS POSSIBLE. SAND BONDO SAND You can take the green foam out now. My cousin told me gas would melt it right out but that didnt work on the test foam i tried so thats probably a bad piece of advice. More glass, if you like the way the outside looks at this point you can add it to the inside. Repeat until it is as hard as you want it. Make sure you put a final 3 or 4 coats of resin before you add the gelcoat which on my first try thought would smooth everything out. I'll posts pics when Im done. I've been working on it most of the past 3 months. But I am taking my time this time. Hope that helps a little to know what your getting into. Supplies so far 1 gallon bondo $20 4+ square yards of fiberglass $50-$75 2 Gallons Boat Resin $60 15 platic bondo putty smoother things $20 few yards of felt $5 i am now part owner of latex glove company $15 stiring sticks $meh throw away paint brushes (lots) $20 throw away rollers (not as many) $20 containers $10 cardboard boxes $meh gelcoat $30 ------------ $250 thats about it I think Last edited by MrHunters; 10-24-2007 at 10:25 AM..