Using fiberglass (pics)

every time i have used fiberglass it has been on cars...

i use 2-3 sheets per application and a light coat of resin on each piece.

then i would rough it up a bit with some sand paper and repeat until you get your desired thickness.

then you can use some "kitty hair" to make it smooth like a babys butt.

Chris here, just thought I'd explain what was going through my head when I came up with this notion. The idea behind not using any matte with the resin is that the wood fibers would take the place of the glass fibers. I've used this method before to seal the inside of subwoofer enclosures, and it works pretty well... usually. The thought of the oils from the stain preventing it from soaking into the wood never even crossed my mind. :stupidme: I agree that it was definitely too much resin, but like Connie mentioned, I figured what the heck -- it's just gonna go to waste so I might as well try dumping it all into the test piece. As far as the cracking goes, it was most likely from setting out in the sun too long while it was curing as opposed to using too much hardener. :gj:

incase u decide to use it agian. depending on what wood u use, MDF will soak up resin most of the time. others like pine do not. looks like u are useing a multi ply sheet. if u have a tank that is already together u can use a small paint roller to apply the coats. and where there are seams u can cut a 1 inch wide strip of fiberglass cloth where they meet.let the coat set up some then u can apply another coat with-out sanding the previous coat. then so on till u belive its sealed enough.

hope that can help u and any one else with questions. i may even creat a how to if enough people would be interested