Luke_zoo Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 hey! Ive bought come fiber glass and a kit and I would like to make my own fairing for my minimoto, Does anyone know how to do it? could give me some tips? Ive looked for videos but Ive not had any look. Help please . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVWOCI WVS Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Your best bet is to make a mould, wax it, then glass into that. Are you using polyester resin or epoxy? What kindof finish are you looking for? I've only ever really used glass on boats, but I use gelcoat for the final finish if I want something to look pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke_zoo Posted January 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Your best bet is to make a mould, wax it, then glass into that. Are you using polyester resin or epoxy? What kindof finish are you looking for? I've only ever really used glass on boats, but I use gelcoat for the final finish if I want something to look pretty. Epoxy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Cover your fairings in masking tape, fiberglass over, leave to set an then sand to win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke_zoo Posted January 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Cover your fairings in masking tape, fiberglass over, leave to set an then sand to win. so easy to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 fibre glass kit? well what does it include? chopped strand matt or wovencloth? post a pic of what your trying to make and im sure i can help as i use fibreglass, resins and all sorts of composites pretty much every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke_zoo Posted January 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 fibre glass kit? well what does it include? chopped strand matt or wovencloth? post a pic of what your trying to make and im sure i can help as i use fibreglass, resins and all sorts of composites pretty much every day. http://www.beedspeed.com/images/MiniMotoFa...gRaceYellow.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 unless you do that in two halves that will be a mission! especially if you dont already have one something to mould around. the thing is with most composites e.g fibreglass. is that the glassing is easy, its just the making of the mold that can be a nightmare! making a mould like that will take a long time unless you have one already to mould around. also im not sure what you got in this fibreglass kit, but it almost deffinately wont be what you need. itll be alot easier to buy one mate, honestly Cover your fairings in masking tape, fiberglass over, leave to set an then sand to win. look how thin it is, the weight of the glass alone will distort it making a distorted mold, thus being useless as it wont fit. also masking tape will leave a shitty finish, and moulding into a masking tape finished mould will never work. there are ways to do it, but involve a few too many tools and other materials which will add to more then its worth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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