Possible New Reinforcemnet Method?

[gman4757]

Hi, this is my first post, and I am glad to be am member, but let me get down to my (possibly stupid) question: can you crosshatch clear duct-tape on the inside of a piece of card-stock before you actually assemble it for pre-emptive reinforcement and then once you've assembled it bondo it or something? Please, go easy, as this is my first post. Thanks!

 

[GiR3892]

welcome to the 405th , the sticky tape , although it might work , is probably not your best option . but it wouldn't hurt to try it anyway.

 

[LT GRAVE]

are you talking about making the paper stiffer?or do you mean about gluing the seams? im not sure what you mean by reinforce.

 

[H1rg0n]

If you use duct tape and then try to bondo/f-glass over top you might run into 2 possible problems.



First - F-Glass and Bondo may have a hard time sticking to the non sticky side of duct tape. You may get alot of lifting and that will offer no solid support.



Second - Both F-Glass and Bondo heat up as they cure. This may cause the duct tape to become loose as heat melts/softens the adhesive.



Just my 2 cents.....hopefully some more experienced builders can prove/disprove my theory

 

[gman4757]

Wow, I am amazed at the response I got, and thank you all for the welcome. What I meant was, if you print out all the pieces, then lay the ducttape on the inside, assemble it, then harden(fiberglass or bondo) it from the outside, would that work?

 

[Twitchfmx8811]

For my helmet I tried using medical tap since it was made of cloth but what I found is, although it worked very well it didnt do as good of a job in the toughness department as fiber glass. Since it was just the helmet and it doesnt get banged around I left it but the rest is and is going to be 2 layers of fiberglass.

 

[Gixxer]

What I meant was, if you print out all the pieces, then lay the ducttape on the inside, assemble it, then harden(fiberglass or bondo) it from the outside, would that work?

if u fg or bondo the outside, you will be covering the details .. you will need to dremel the details back . I was thinking doing the same way but it will make it harder. So i just stick to FG (1 layer) and rondo (1 layer) the insides ..