Custom Mando :D (Pic Heavy)
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Aden Kyramud
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Something Dem and I do is cut a slot in the bottom (inside) of the gauntlet, then fill it with resin and slush that around the inside; as it soaks into the cardboard it will began to become a solid mass with the cardboard acting like the fibre in a normal glassing job.
Then we usually do a brush-on coat on the outside (or maybe two...) then sand it a bit...makes really strong gaunts, if a little brittle (resin without glass tends to do that...)
:cheers
A'den
Then we usually do a brush-on coat on the outside (or maybe two...) then sand it a bit...makes really strong gaunts, if a little brittle (resin without glass tends to do that...)
:cheers
A'den
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SaberMaker
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Ord'ika that looks amazing!
A'den and Adonian: Thanks for the resin tip, I'll keep that in mind.
A'den and Adonian: Thanks for the resin tip, I'll keep that in mind.
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Aden Kyramud
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HE LIVES!!! CREON!!! How's it going vod?
and yes...me too...I sew with rivets...
and yes...me too...I sew with rivets...
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Ordeyn
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Creon! Yo, ad'ika. Aw, it's not that bad! Well, I had my mom with me the whole time in case I really screwed something up. :rolleyes But still...
Okay, so I'm going shopping on Friday and I need to know what brands and blah to buy...and what to buy! Not clothes, but like bondo-glass and that stuff. What do I need to glass my gaunts and helmet? Help me make a shopping list guys!
Okay, so I'm going shopping on Friday and I need to know what brands and blah to buy...and what to buy! Not clothes,
but like bondo-glass and that stuff. What do I need to glass my gaunts and helmet? Help me make a shopping list guys!
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Fractal Fett
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Looking good Ord'ika!!!
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If you are going the Bondo Glass route you will need:
Bondo glass
Sanding paper grit of about 400
Sanding paper of about grit 800 - 1000
Wet and dry paper of about grit 1500 up
A dust mask
If you are going the fiberglass resin way you will need:
A fiberglass kit
Several cheap paint brushes (Dollar stores will do these best)
Sanding paper grit of about 400
Sanding paper of about grit 800 - 1000
Wet and dry paper of about grit 1500 up
A dust mask
Rubber gloves to protect your hands.
Bondo glass
Sanding paper grit of about 400
Sanding paper of about grit 800 - 1000
Wet and dry paper of about grit 1500 up
A dust mask
If you are going the fiberglass resin way you will need:
A fiberglass kit
Several cheap paint brushes (Dollar stores will do these best)
Sanding paper grit of about 400
Sanding paper of about grit 800 - 1000
Wet and dry paper of about grit 1500 up
A dust mask
Rubber gloves to protect your hands.
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Aden Kyramud
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400 grit? I start with 40 grit...
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