Yet another plywood tank
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PICTURE #1: Fiberglass matte/strong fiber weave combo that i used for all the sides.....
PICTURE #2: Same combo matte cut to one of the sides. What you are looking at is one of the sides. The bottom and back sides have already been glassed. Its important to make sure you take the time and cut things nice and neat because its really hard to hide fiberglass screwups, unless you sand them down, which is really messy. The more time you take to make it neat, the less prep work you have to do for the next coat. That goes for primer, bondo, etc.
PICTURE #3: On the left is your average fiberglass matte. On the right, is the combo. See the difference? The one on the right sucks up ALOT of resin, as it is thicker, hence more voids to fill. But in the end its worth it. This kind of matte is used in alot of boat repairs as it is highly sturdy.
PICTURE #4: I use the regular matte for the seams because the edges can be frayed. When you lay this on top of the other matte, and impregnate it with resin, you can hardly see the edges. If you dont fray them and glass it, you will be able to see the seam easily. Like a step.
PICTURE #5: You can see that the frayed end blends well into the other matte, and it will remain that way when you glass over it.
Today i finished all the fiberglass work on the inside. I will give everything a good sanding to kill the highs and then lay down the final coat of fiberglass. So far i have used over 2.5 gallons of a 5 gallon resin bucket. I would assume that if you don't fiberglass the whole inside, you would not use as much resin. But i want this to be as sturdy as possible as I will be moving in six months and this baby is coming with me.
PICTURE #2: Same combo matte cut to one of the sides. What you are looking at is one of the sides. The bottom and back sides have already been glassed. Its important to make sure you take the time and cut things nice and neat because its really hard to hide fiberglass screwups, unless you sand them down, which is really messy. The more time you take to make it neat, the less prep work you have to do for the next coat. That goes for primer, bondo, etc.
PICTURE #3: On the left is your average fiberglass matte. On the right, is the combo. See the difference? The one on the right sucks up ALOT of resin, as it is thicker, hence more voids to fill. But in the end its worth it. This kind of matte is used in alot of boat repairs as it is highly sturdy.
PICTURE #4: I use the regular matte for the seams because the edges can be frayed. When you lay this on top of the other matte, and impregnate it with resin, you can hardly see the edges. If you dont fray them and glass it, you will be able to see the seam easily. Like a step.
PICTURE #5: You can see that the frayed end blends well into the other matte, and it will remain that way when you glass over it.
Today i finished all the fiberglass work on the inside. I will give everything a good sanding to kill the highs and then lay down the final coat of fiberglass. So far i have used over 2.5 gallons of a 5 gallon resin bucket. I would assume that if you don't fiberglass the whole inside, you would not use as much resin. But i want this to be as sturdy as possible as I will be moving in six months and this baby is coming with me.
Nice work. Keep it up - I'm right behind you in glassing my tank, hopefully within a couple of weeks.
Thanks man....ive finished glassing all the sides and corners except for the front
I will sand down everything and do one last final coat..
Then i will paint....install glass....and finally supports for bowing....stay tuned....
I will sand down everything and do one last final coat..
Then i will paint....install glass....and finally supports for bowing....stay tuned....
thanks......its starting to get there.......
need to plumb it and finish painting the outside frame.
I've decided that I like the way the wooden stand looks and have decided to not paint it. In fact, if I were to do this again, I would leave it all wood outside.....
Anyways, I hope to get this done before new years rolls around....
need to plumb it and finish painting the outside frame.
I've decided that I like the way the wooden stand looks and have decided to not paint it. In fact, if I were to do this again, I would leave it all wood outside.....
Anyways, I hope to get this done before new years rolls around....
