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Old 10-05-2014, 04:07 PM   #38
bananana
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So the electronics box I made first turned out great. Just needs a bit of sanding/bondo and some paint. Very strong and definitely hard enough to bash skulls if I so please.


So learning new things is always fun... I've been checking up on the new glass parts all weekend and for some reason I feel like I did something wrong for these two parts. I'm going to guess that I didn't mix my hardener well enough or I added too much acetone to the mix. The parts are somewhat hard but still a tiny bit tacky, translucent and not very strong.

Anyone with fibreglass knowledge want to chime in? I'm wondering what my solutions are... Do I let them cure longer and see what happens? Scrap 'em and start over? Or can I perhaps add a couple more properly mixed layers for some more rigidity?

The electronics box cured overnight with a space heater so my assumption is that a whole weekend should've been ample time?
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