who444444
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Thought I'd post what I did to my 76 to show that yes any one can do fiberglass repair and mods.
My bike doesn't have a stock look already but I wanted to change it a bit more. So I decided to make my side covers and tank sides one piece.
here is a simple approach to fiberglass work.
1. mock up using some cardboard
2. cover cardboard with wax paper so resin doesn't stick to cardboard.
3. attach fiberglass cloth over wax paper.
4. mix resin and coat cloth.
5. repeat as needed.
6. use a fiberglass impregnated body filler product to deal with low spots in your work.
7. sand and paint.
Now I didn't have much fiberglass cloth around but I did have a roll of fiberglass drywall tape
and well it is fiberglass so what the heck. It worked pretty well and I saved some money 'cause where I was they wanted 25 bucks for a package of fiberglass cloth.
My bike is flat black which is very forgiving of imperfections. I am going to wet sand and re-coat the paint but wanted to quick paint it a go for a ride.
Now at my leisure I can pull covers and sand and paint 'till all the tiny problems are where I'm satisfied.
You can see them in the pics.
All that being said, It is easy enough that any one wanting to try glassing should go ahead and go for it.
Here's some pics.
dave
My bike doesn't have a stock look already but I wanted to change it a bit more. So I decided to make my side covers and tank sides one piece.
here is a simple approach to fiberglass work.
1. mock up using some cardboard
2. cover cardboard with wax paper so resin doesn't stick to cardboard.
3. attach fiberglass cloth over wax paper.
4. mix resin and coat cloth.
5. repeat as needed.
6. use a fiberglass impregnated body filler product to deal with low spots in your work.
7. sand and paint.
Now I didn't have much fiberglass cloth around but I did have a roll of fiberglass drywall tape
and well it is fiberglass so what the heck. It worked pretty well and I saved some money 'cause where I was they wanted 25 bucks for a package of fiberglass cloth.
My bike is flat black which is very forgiving of imperfections. I am going to wet sand and re-coat the paint but wanted to quick paint it a go for a ride.
Now at my leisure I can pull covers and sand and paint 'till all the tiny problems are where I'm satisfied.
You can see them in the pics.
All that being said, It is easy enough that any one wanting to try glassing should go ahead and go for it.
Here's some pics.
dave
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