It took a year to make my suit. I use the same resin. Cant wait to see the bondo work
You want to be careful with putting on too much filler at once. It's much easier and better to keep the detail lines of you work on small sections at once. Looking good but, keep up the good work
I recommend getting a dremmel. It helps when restoring details and cutting down mountains of bondo. Its fast and easy.
Sanding, sanding, and more sanding! I can see in some places where I put too much bondo, for sure. I think if I did it again, I would do 1/4 of the helmet at a time.
Definitely - and this is what I was discussing with you in your other thread. Bondo isn't meant to be something you slap on all in one go - it's far, far easier (and less wasteful) to build things up to the level you need, rather than put too much on and then spend hours blasting it down to the level you want. Putting too much bondo on also puts you at risk of overstepping a mark when you're removing it, meaning you have to make another pass re-building to the level you need, which then wastes time and money... etc etc.
As for detailing and smoothing work - again, definitely work in smaller sections. You can see where you've been and were you need to go a lot more easily, which makes your smoothing process much more efficient.
Buddy, I don't feel you are heckeling me at all. Lol. I was in the army. I was told that I was a ****bag that couldn't do anything right for 3 years. I like a little banter.
About your other builds, it wasn't to criticize at all. I just wanted to see what you've built. I looked through your previous started threads and couldn't find any. I just wanted to put a name to a piece of work.
I hope the move to the US goes good. Where are you moving to?
Do you use bondo brand resin or the 2 part epoxy?
But what can I use to square off the inside of little places like the vents and around the mouth?
I meant resin for fiberglass. If you use regular resin or 2 part epoxy?We don't get the Bondo brand here in the UK, we're restricted to generic-brand overpriced gub. Seriously, I worked it out with RobTC and we end up paying something about $200 for a gallon of filler. It's possible to get cheaper alternatives, if we pay for shipping, but often it's just not worth it.