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Richard[_9_]

On 1/4/2014 12:22 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 4 Jan 2014 09:13:15 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

How would you do this in fiberglass and what k7nd of cost would be involved?
You would make a "dummy" of the body, then make a mould over the
body dummy, then lay up a body in the mould - or make a form for the
body out of foam and fiberglass over the foam, then remove the foam,
and sand for a few weeks to get the surface smooth.

Hardly.

Try moldless one-off techniques and avoid most of that mess.

Glue up foam forms, shape them the way that you want, and
glass over. Epoxy doesn't desolve the foam, so no special
protection needed.

Or pain the foam with white glue and use polyester resin.

Or just buy a fiberglass bucket - they are available in varying
quality, at a wide range of prices, from numerous suppliers (the
simplest way)

Easier by far.

But not always exactly what one wants.