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Well i just finished my 2 enclosures.. i think they came out good for being the 1st fibergalss project.. but when i tried to finish the fronts of them no matter what i did i could not get them perfectly smooth.... the 2nd one i used a lot more bondo and more or less just built up about an 1/8 of it and that seamed to make it better.. but still not good enough, so i ended up just covering them in vinyl...
So what do the pros here do to get the perfect finish??
next time i think i may also use car paint and a sprayer since i think it would fill in better than just spray paint cans...
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Use sanding blocks when you are doing the shaping on the fiberglass/bondo.
Sand the fiberglass/bondo down to 180 grit, then spray on a polyester primer which will fill in heavy scratches, sand that with 320 grit, then 400 grit, then it's ready for paint.
-------------------- Mike Pipes "High on resin and high on life" Posts: 431 | From: Lake Havasu, AZ | Registered: Jun 2000
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ok, so the polyester primer is probably what i needed. i jsut used normal prmer from home depo...
also how much bondo do you use? cause on one enclosure i used just thin coats (about 2) and on the other one i tried a thick coat, which seamed to look better after sanding.. but still could of used another coat of bondo i think...
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another good thing to have is icing, its finishing body filler....u dont put it on thick, but very thin.....u can pick it up at body shop supply stores, and yes....use a sanding block, makes a BIG difference
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you can get it all at Finish Master here in Fresno. there are a couple of primers like that. I used the PPG NCP280 and you need the NCP285 hardner/catalist/activator, can't remember which they call it. it will be about $70 then you need to spray it.
-------------------- Zapco Studio 204 & 500 (2) JL Audio 15W6's Linear Power PA2R (other stuff) Full Air Suspension Posts: 63 | From: Fresno, CA | Registered: Oct 2000
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