Fiber Glass problems

Jangojack350

Jr Hunter
Im trying to fiber glass this halmet im making BUUUUUUT when i covered it in the resin and hardener mixture and leave it, it just goes sticky and doesnt make it any harder or plastic like... need help with it please :)


im using a product called David Fast Glass Resin and hardener
 
are you getting a 1:1 ratio? i know sometimes if you dont get a good enough ratio it tends to not harden like its supposed to...
 
Is it the Halfords stuff, Its been a bit chilly by us (I'm in Kent) so even though it stinks try and keep it some place warm if you can
 
yeah it is i live in billericay in essex should i put it like next to a radiator or summin while it drys?
also i think im getting the ratio right
 
The hardner for this stuff is a paste and its guesstimation as to how much you use. The first time I used it (the first time I'd fiberglassed) it didn't dry in places, so that project stopped right there.
But the second time I fiberglassed I made a mould for my mando lids (plug was from WoF plans) and I left it to cure in my utility room while the dryer was on, that cured fine.

JangoJack this is the way I used the david stuff and it worked fine for a mould and 2 helmet pulls from that mould (that was in December). It's probably not the proper/best way but for somone that had never done anything like this before I'm happy with my results from the same product.
Get yourself down to the 99p shop and get some disposable pint pots so you can see the resin mix and grab extra stiring sticks from McD's or the coffee shop to do the mixing
 
thank you so much for all your help, i brought the helmet inside to cure (its a combine helmet from half life 2) and i left it near a radiator on low heat and it cured fine :D. just got bondo to do now ¬¬ any tips on that?
 
Rub it down properly, there's only so many bumps and dents you can get away with calling battle damage.
Or you could try the rondo method 50/50 mix filler to resin + hardner to make a past ... look up some of skips posts and you'll see what I mean
 
Rub it down properly, there's only so many bumps and dents you can get away with calling battle damage.
Or you could try the rondo method 50/50 mix filler to resin + hardner to make a past ... look up some of skips posts and you'll see what I mean


what car filler should i use?
 
I got the second one, it works out a LOT cheaper in the long run.... I used 2 and a half of the smaller ones on my mando lid plug
 
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