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As stated I am completely new at this.
For the past 10 years I have been having these made out of 26 gauge steel panels.

My thought is that I could use these steel panels as a mold and press the shape out of fiberglass.



I am completely new at this so I will start with some basic questions.

  Is it possible?

  The final panels at 40x48 and made out of a full 4x8 foot sheet. How much fiberglass would you need to make a similar panel.

Thank you in advance and I know I will have more questions.

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Still looking for some insight on materials.

Resins... Can you recommend a resin?
       I currently use TotalBoat High Performance Epoxy Resin for woodworking.  Will this also work for fiberglass?
chemical release agent? Recommendation?
Fiberglass recommendation?
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artistwantab - 6 Years Ago
     Yes it should be possible, although it will be difficult to get it neat as you would have to get the fibres to conform to all the tight corners which is quite difficult. You may well need to look dow...
Warren (Staff) - 6 Years Ago
             I don't need it to be as strong as the steal. The steal is way over kill. I need it a bit stronger then fiberglass roof panels. I don't know any thing about the vacuum bags method. That seems a...
artistwantab - 6 Years Ago
     Thank you so much for the reply. Don't worry about the labor. Those sheets above are done individually on a large metal brake one row at a time. Its very labor intensive and costly to produce. That.....
artistwantab - 6 Years Ago
     Pressing two sheets together would be a good method as long as it doesn't flex or distort. That way you can wet lay the resin onto the fabric and press the two together to ensure the fabric conforms....
Warren (Staff) - 6 Years Ago
             Wow Thanks.... Ok...so now that I am certain I am moving forward with this I have technical questions. Resins... Can you recommend a resin? chemical release agent? Recommendation? Fiberglass...
artistwantab - 6 Years Ago
     Sandwiching the fibreglass between two metal sheets seems the best idea, but how will you squeeze them together evenly? My thought would be to use a vacuum bag, which would exert an even 14psi over....
Steve Broad - 6 Years Ago
             I plan on making a jig that I can tighten bit by bit in the corners and center. Going to make the jig completely out of wood. Would you recommend coating the wood with something in case any excess.....
artistwantab - 6 Years Ago
                 Good luck with clamping it evenly over the whole area :-) Treat the wood with the same release agent you are using on the steel.
Steve Broad - 6 Years Ago
     I can see a couple of problems here. First, you will have to "roll" the top metal sheet onto the bottom sheet whilst feeding the glass mat in from the open end, otherwise the glass will not be able t...
Zorbit - 6 Years Ago
     Still looking for some insight on materials. Resins... Can you recommend a resin? I currently use TotalBoat High Performance Epoxy Resin for woodworking. Will this also work for fiberglass?...
artistwantab - 6 Years Ago

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