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Canberra
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May 2002
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DIY Fibreglassing
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Sun, 07 November 2004 05:25
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Can anyone tell me if it is possible to buy DIY Fibreglass kits?
Also if you know, Where and how much?
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melb
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March 2004
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Re: DIY Fibreglassing
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Sun, 07 November 2004 05:29
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yeh bro, there around $30 from your local hardware store eg bunnings , hard ware house etc
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Location:
Sydney
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February 2003
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Re: DIY Fibreglassing
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Sun, 07 November 2004 09:25
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go to a retailer, like a fibreglass workshop, places that repair boats. the stuff you get in the kits may not be suitable, as it tends to be heavy csm for patch work. also who knows how old the shit is.
go and speak to a pro and sort out what glass you need and buy enough resin/hardener/gel coat to suit.
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Registered:
May 2002
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Re: DIY Fibreglassing
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Sun, 07 November 2004 09:42
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When I lived in QLD I just went to the place that make the Hayden surf ski's, they would give me about 600 ML of resin hardner and let me grab some matting off-cuts for 10 bucks. way better than buying it from a hardware store.
Try to find a boat/surfboard place. (help's if you're on the coast I guess...)
Tim.
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Location:
Canberra
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: DIY Fibreglassing
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Sun, 07 November 2004 12:21
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thanks guys i'll look into it when I strat my new project....
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Location:
Hobart, TAS
Registered:
October 2004
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Re: DIY Fibreglassing
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Sun, 07 November 2004 12:29
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out of curiosity, what is your next project?
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Location:
Liverpool, Sydney
Registered:
September 2004
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Re: DIY Fibreglassing
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Sun, 07 November 2004 12:42
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Yeah, it just depends how big your project is and how much stuff you need....
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Location:
Adelaide
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August 2003
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Re: DIY Fibreglassing
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Sun, 07 November 2004 13:52
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hope its not a big project...
errors = lots of cash
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Location:
Canberra
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: DIY Fibreglassing
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Sun, 07 November 2004 16:29
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When I come back from holidays I am going to have a go at building one of these,
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Location:
Bundaberg, Qld.
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: DIY Fibreglassing
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Sun, 07 November 2004 21:18
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awesome. 
wouldnt be too hard to shape it out of MDF or Urethane foam then glass it. (MDF being the cheaper option).
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Location:
ipswich queensland
Registered:
April 2004
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Re: DIY Fibreglassing
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Mon, 08 November 2004 00:22
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i built one of those a few yrs ago
cost me about $10
i just used a bodyboard and mouted my plane engine in a aluminium tube with 2 rudders on the back.
awesome fun (until it stalled in the middle of the creek)
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