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Hey guys,


So I started the fiberglassing process.  I'm already thinking for the next build, I'm going to use the resin/cloth method instead of the Bondo Glass with the fiberglass mat on the outside...But anyway....


I applied a layer of the fiberglass filler and then cut pieces of mat and pushed them into the filler around the dome, back of the helmet, sides and cheeks.  I'm going to use a layer of resin and cloth on the inside of the bucket to reinforce it as well.  This stuff sets pretty quickly, so I used golf-ball sized globs (according to directions) and spread it around a small area then place pre-cut pieces of the mat in it.  There were a couple of times I was not fast enough and the stuff in the mixing tray began to dry and was not spreadable, so I learned to get all of it out of the tray and spread onto the helmet quickly.


I let the first layer with mat dry for 24 hours then covered it all in another layer of the fiberglass filler.  I am going to have a lot of sanding to do to get the lines and definition back around the helmet :)


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