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Fiberglass Jukebox - Completed
Zobeid:
Safety note for anybody who wants to work with fiberglass. . . Always wear gloves when handling the resin.
Some people think its cool to get their hands on the resin when laying it. It doesn't appear to irritate their hands at all, so they assume it's safe and all those warning labels are just the usual BS. Not so.
I knew about a fellow who made high-power model rockets out of fiberglass, he was somewhat famous (or infamous?) for them. But after doing it for a while, and after all that skin contact with the resin, he became sensitized to it. Now he can't work with fiberglass at all -- even with gloves -- because it would make him too sick.
mountain:
--- Quote from: Zobeid on March 28, 2008, 09:36:18 am ---Safety note for anybody who wants to work with fiberglass. . . Always wear gloves when handling the resin.
Some people think its cool to get their hands on the resin when laying it. It doesn't appear to irritate their hands at all, so they assume it's safe and all those warning labels are just the usual BS. Not so.
I knew about a fellow who made high-power model rockets out of fiberglass, he was somewhat famous (or infamous?) for them. But after doing it for a while, and after all that skin contact with the resin, he became sensitized to it. Now he can't work with fiberglass at all -- even with gloves -- because it would make him too sick.
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Also, use a breathing mask when sanding. those little glass fibers will tear up your lungs quick!
BORIStheBLADE:
Very cool project. :applaud:
joey1207:
Okay, here is the cab after sanding and initial primer. Sorry, i have pics of before and after body filler, but my phone is hosed up and wont send the pics! I sanded the fiberglass with 40, 80, 120 grit sandpaper, applied the body filler, sanded it with 80, 120, 220, then wet sanded with the 220 again. Then I applied first coat of primer, wetsanded and applied the second coat, ran out of supplies. My fiance said i cannot work on it any more this weekend! The jukebox is themed Thunder Struck, she calls it Thunder ---stingray--- because she says the amount of time I spend with it is a homewrecker! LOL, my girl, she is the bomb, love her to death!!! anyway, here are a couple of pics, more coming soon!
Neilyboy:
dang nice work man.. I am anxious to see how the control panel attaches to this thing!! Awesome project man I look forward to watching this one progress!
Neil
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