How to make custom fiberglass parts start to finish

Hey Fabricators,
In this video I make some custom fiberglass fenders for my trailer. It takes you from the beginning of making the die, all the way to the finished product mounted on the trailer. Listed below are a bunch of links and details for most of what I used in the video.

(This is good for building up thickness, this is almost 1/8" thick)

[ryancooling]

I do a lot of fiberglass repair work (rv’s, jet skis, etc). I’ve been wanting to learn how to make parts and this is a great video showing the process in a timely manner. Appreciate you showing this start to finish.

[katykabm]

Omg the satisfaction when the fiberglass just pops off of the metal die!!😍

[chriswicburg]

Great job!
I appreciate the complete start to finish in one video, and with the important details you included

[tireauction]

Great video I really enjoyed it. Been trying to get my head rapped around how to build my mold. Thanks

[jamesfield]

1st video i chose to watch to learn how to do this and I don't need to watch anyone else's. Great stuff. Thank you

[mikeygifford]

Awesome! Making some fenders too. Thanks for the information

[billybike]

Awesome work, lots of great ideas, thanks for sharing!

[daxinventor]

Amazing! I am learning to make my own molds to make a lot of different parts for my truck. One of the things Thanx a whole lot bro. This info is perfect for me.

[Eli-zgtj]

You're a real artist my friend and that's a cool dog you have! 👍

[pedrobalduci]

hey! adding a flange to the mold also increases tremendously its stiffness

[kevinhamling]

G'day,
It's been a long time since I've done any fibreglass work.
But from what i remember of it your job is outstanding.
A+ From me.
Thanks for sharing ✌️Peace from Melbourne Australia.

[MonticelloMagic-yvqu]

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yeah
Kool you included your dawggie

Happy Dawg

eye appreciate this video you made
Thanks a million

though the process is painstakingly
time consuming

your end product
money saved
and boy your absolute joy
when the fender popped on out of
the mold

was beyond exclamation
just pure delight

Awesome

Be Well
God Bless

and Thanks again

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[warrenblake]

Good basic video ..can I offer some suggestions ? If you rolled some strips of panel steel to go across the under side from side to side at the steel only stage, with an over lap of 3 inches both sides, and tacked them in place with your mig you would get a plug which resisted twisting .It also gives a rigid accurate trim . edge . I prime my plugs ( dye ) with a Duratec primer or regular 2 pk automotive primer . Any divets can be stop puttied with Dynatron or similar wet sand finished and buffed before the wax parting agent ( around 5/6 ) polished and left an hour after polishing between wax coats . Then pva before the tooling gel ..It will give you a mould which will need much less wet sanding to get ready to mould from ..👍 otherwise good info ..

[fremanpool]

I think to start fiberglass work business. This is really helpful videos

[DaveHyooz]

Excellent video, thanks for sharing and explaining 🤟🏼

[Flatstepcreator]

Beautiful work man I learned a lot from this, I don't know anything about fiberglass but I'm interested for making hard toe caps for protective work boots

[ntdracing]

Great video!...We need to do the same thing on Honcho's fenders. Thanks for the info.

[jmeladams]

Very cool and well done…but I have to ask why? Maybe I missed something, but what’s wrong with robust steel fenders for a trailer? Weight?

[martinlowe]

Amazing work!!!I have a question for you. How long to wait between the first and second coat of gel coat when making the mold from the metal up the super work!!

[CharmingCheek]

Thank you so much for this video! I have a new beetle I’m working to customize and this will help immensely. Question: Any issues with making my die from carved foam insulation board?