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Material: fiberglass vs epoxy
By:Dave McKinney
Date: 5/27/2003, 11:26 pm

Hi everybody,
I have just finished my mold for a seat formed to me, it is made with fiberglass matt and epoxy resin, but I was wondering, to save on very expensive epoxy, should the actual seat be made from cheaper fiberglass or epoxy, I plan on using copy toner for a black look and I figured that sun damage would not be much of a problem because the seat would be almost always covered by a spray skirt or my back side. Is fiberglass a better material? So far I haven't had much luck getting the mixture right, the stuff either gels up in the mix cup or it does not dry. Any thoughts? Thanks.

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Material: fiberglass vs epoxy
Dave McKinney -- 5/27/2003, 11:26 pm
Re: Material: fiberglass vs epoxy
Kevin -- 5/28/2003, 2:37 pm
Re: Material: fiberglass vs epoxy
Doug K. -- 5/28/2003, 12:48 pm
Re: Material: fiberglass vs epoxy
ChrisO -- 5/28/2003, 7:47 am
Re: Material: fiberglass vs epoxy
LeeG -- 5/27/2003, 11:57 pm