glassing door panels

[Gr1m]

so anyway i sort of got myself into a big project...been glassing my door panels. lot of work, messy as fack and the weather hasnt been great so drying time is longer then normal. anyway i glassed the first door panel and am waiting for it to dry now. heres a couple of pictures. richie said to give it a day or two to fully cure so im gonna go out and get fucked up for my birthday and worry about it another day lol.

PS: i would not suggest being an idiot like me and start a big fiberglassing project without any experience whatsoever.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q67/alero88/door%20glassing/DSC00127.jpg
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[pimpalero2003]

dt wait for pics to load hope you drilled a lot of holes i have to pieces which are still sticky and i have grinded everything off it never set all the way i think we decided it was bad stuff

[pimpalero2003]

now i looked at the pics if you dont wear a mask youll get happy hahaha and do you have poopers now??

[Gr1m]

not yet, and yes i drilled plenty of holes and sanded her good, i only had like 3 small air bubbles that i filled in yesterday

[pimpalero2003]

nice so has it been raining there that will kill cure time. i hae the auto loc kit and a solinoid busted so id say go with spal.

[Gr1m]

yes its been around 50 degrees and raining, so its cold in the garage and im sure the moisture isnt helping either

[pimpalero2003]

yeah i always kill it with a lot of the hardner it will get so freakin hot i dont like to wait

[Gr1m]

i put too much on one of the batches i made and i ended up wasting like 2oz of resin because it hardened so fast.

[Eh_nigma]

Oh, how I love FG'ing parts... can't wait to start the interior pieces for the rear...

looking good though.

[Gr1m]

its not too bad once you get the hang of it, its just hard on the door panels at the top with all the curves to get out the damn airbubbles, hoping the dash will be alot easier

[Eh_nigma]

What type of FG are you using? The hair or the woven?

[Gr1m]

polyester resin with chopmat

[cavaliers60]

I might need help if I ever get to fiberglassing pieces of my interior....
I'm thinking of just recovering it... I'll probably need some advice from you, eh_nigma.

[pimpalero2003]

matt is the easiest then use hair for extra strength for the holes
damn im wainting to go start workin again heh

[Gr1m]

i heard you use cloth for smoother surfaces, and it is generally stronger, but the door panels are very curvy and thus you use mat, whatever it seems to be stong with the mat and ive been following what richie has told me

[clutch1]

looks like its goin excellent man, have doing even more sanding coming up :]

[billytheman1188]

Niiiiice, you better practice a lot, cause when i come down there your doing mine! ;-) hahahaha, jk i dont need that shit. Im going performance!

[Eh_nigma]

What is the ultimate goal with the doors?

[adam337]

make me a set. ill give you 50$ shipped :D

[pimpalero2003]

50 bucks wont even cover the beer drank will makin

[Gr1m]

lol i spent like $50 on resin for this door panel, im ordering online now to save money, but i used just under 2 quarts of resin for one door panel = mucho $$$, its going to look sort of like what richie has with a few tweaks (going to look like its all one piece)

[pimpalero2003]

id almost say why dont you throw some speakers in the back doors or tvs?

[Gr1m]

havent gotten to the back doors yet

[pimpalero2003]

how did u like strpping the leather off i just sprayed it with paint stripper and it came off just by taking a knife and plling up. i ried just using a razor blade but gave up after an hr

[Gr1m]

well i used a flathead screwdriver for most of it, after about 2 hours of that i went out and bought a dremel, finshed the other half of the door panel in about 20minutes

[pimpalero2003]

on the next one try the paint srtipper foam spray stuff let it set of like 10 15 min takes it straight to the white plastic took maybe 3 mins after i let it set and i have a bigger pannel.

[AftermathAlero]

on the next one try the paint srtipper foam spray stuff let it set of like 10 15 min takes it straight to the white plastic took maybe 3 mins after i let it set and i have a bigger pannel.

you know paint stripper will distort the plastic and eat it up too right?

Laq. Thinner works just as good but won't eat the plastic.

[Gr1m]

you know paint stripper will distort the plastic and eat it up too right?
i knew theres a reason i call richie instead of zach :lol:

[pimpalero2003]

yeah i know rich but it doest reaaly go into the plactic at least i didnt have that problem all the little texture is still on that panel

[pimpalero2003]

and vin youve talked to richie before i ledt voice mail once other then that just text

[Gr1m]

zach your english is terrible half of the time you post lol

[billytheman1188]

zach your english is terrible half of the time you post lol

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

[pimpalero2003]

im always on her on my cell sry

[Gr1m]

yea so im gonna get the spal door poppers i think, i also need a need valve for my trainhorns gotta talk to rick

[AJules]

yea so im gonna get the spal door poppers i think, i also need a need valve for my trainhorns gotta talk to rick

going no doorhandles?

if you are, i'd suggest having a good backup

[Gr1m]

i think having door poppers is a good enough backup, dont you?

[pimpalero2003]

coat hangers get in easy

[AJules]

i think having door poppers is a good enough backup, dont you?

not if the battery dies

you'll be stuck, the coat hanger won't do much when you have no handles for it to grab onto

[pimpalero2003]

um yeah actully all u do is grab the cable its easy done it before

[Gr1m]

yea i think my 2 stinger SP1000s and my 2.0 cap are all going to die at the same time and not be able to power my door popper solenoid, maybe nextweek that will happen

[pimpalero2003]

burn vin if u lose power with that ill laugh if i can get a cam ill show how easy it is to get in with poppers

[AftermathAlero]

haha.. i climbed out my ragtop a few times.. not besides of solenoids problems or dead battery.. but because i forget my remote/keys. I always leave my car door open in my garage, so i dont have to repop the door the next time. And a few times.. i run into the car then realize i don't have my remote/keys.

[pimpalero2003]

that be funny to see you climbing out the top of ur car i have the i think its the starter switch you can get at auto stores its like 110 amps are something those little cheap plastic ones suck ass

[AftermathAlero]

that be funny to see you climbing out the top of ur car i have the i think its the starter switch you can get at auto stores its like 110 amps are something those little cheap plastic ones suck ass

u need grammer punctation! the cheap switches works, u just need to put a relay on them or you'll fry the switch. no one sees me climbing out cuz i'm in my own garage anyways and it in a back alley way. My neighborhood isn't front of the house driveways.

[pimpalero2003]

ahh haha sry rich im on a phone remember hell those other switches are like 7 bucks and no realy and have messed up yet

[Gr1m]

well anyway today i bondoed the door just thought i would throw up a few pics of it, tommorow is a long session of sanding, and i still have a spot of two that i need to build up a little more bondo to

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q67/alero88/door%20glassing/DSC00144.jpg

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http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q67/alero88/door%20glassing/DSC00141.jpg

[pimpalero2003]

wow lots of sanding have fun bro your going to be white 2maro from the dust..

[YALEROYNOT]

attach a shop vac to the sander ? :haha:

might help

[Gr1m]

wont matter that shits gonna be everywhere

[Oldsnut]

Couln't you have put on lighter coats of bondo? That's an insane amount of bondo.
And for God sake, cover everything else in your garage or you will be cleaning for the next year.

[Gr1m]

its kind of hard when you need to build up like 1/4 inch with the bondo to make it flush where the map pockets were lol

[pawzbear]

oh well, yeh, you learn by doing! Hes def doing better than i would so far haha =)

[pimpalero2003]

oldsnuts right ull find that shit everywhere

[Gr1m]

finished sanding most of it down, just threw on a little bondo on some areas that i have to build up
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q67/alero88/door%20glassing/DSC00153.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q67/alero88/door%20glassing/DSC00152.jpg

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[pimpalero2003]

for the litte pinholes that ull most likelty have get some spot filler works just like bondo minus u can use very very little or it wont set up and dont have to mix it

[volfenhag_alero]

Just get a High Build Primer and some MEKP and when you prime you door panel it will fill all of the pinholes and give you a smooth surface to paint on.

[Gr1m]

i have icing that im going to use after im done with the bondo....

[pimpalero2003]

mmm icing that sound good o wait its for the car not fot the fat guy to eat damnit

[billytheman1188]

mmm icing that sound good o wait its for the car not fot the fat guy to eat damnit

the second gayest post ive seen on here:lol::lol:

[pimpalero2003]

heh im tired and hungrey

[clutch1]

Looks excellent!!
Awesome job, this is your first time with fiberglass, right? I'm impressed.

Did you use Bondo brand body filler? I've heard that stuff shrinks a lot as it hardens and cracks, that's why I guess Rage Gold is better, idk. Did it give you any problems like that?

[Gr1m]

yes this is my first time with fiberglass and bondo, i guess its coming along, ive learned alot from this first door panel and the rest of them should be a lot easier, here the sanded door, with a few craters left to sand out and still spots where the factory carpet was that needs to be built up a little bit.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q67/alero88/DSC00158.jpg

i gotta go bartend tonight and for the rest of the weekend so i dont know if ill get anything done in between, maybe ill get back to it on sunday afternoon

[pimpalero2003]

arent u like 19 vin? how do u bartend?

[rustyballs_69]

arent u like 19 vin? how do u bartend?

You don't have to be 21 to bartend, 19 and up I believe.

[pimpalero2003]

u have to be 20 here just to get liquor license to be a server uness they changed the law here idk newyork is prolly alot different

[pawzbear]

here you have to be 18 to serve 21 to bartend. and even to serve they put you through alcohol awareness training. I would do bartending next year.. i just hate working nights i love a 8-5 job.

[pimpalero2003]

so quess ull never be a stripper then hahahhaa jk

[pawzbear]

hell dont hate on strippers too much.. i could make a killin doing that shit!

[pimpalero2003]

i love them

[Satsuriku]

i love them

and that post was post number 69 on this thread..............interesting! :p

[pimpalero2003]

hahaha (sry vin for crapin)