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:eek: WOW!!  That looks really great Braks!  You should be proud!  I don't have a fiberglass helmet (not yet) ;), but I did make my own gauntlets out of fiberglass.  Even a perfect original, with a perfect mold, perfectly cast will need some finishing.  Making the helmet flush to the visor right out of the mold is impossible.  The outside of any fiberglass piece is all smooth and pretty, but the other side will have some variation in thickness of both the gelcoat and the layers of fiberglass.  A few layers of bondo and sanding will fix it right up.  The gelcoat is very tough and needs to be sanded down with a course, then medium, and finally fine grit sandpaper before primed.  This will make the surface perfect for wetsanding and then painting. :thumbsup:


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