resin smell

[willtx]

When will the smell of the resin usually go away, is their ways to aid it ? Yesterday I resined the inside and added the fiberglass cloth, Just wondering, I don't want to pass out on at Halloween lol. Thanks.

 

[Seno Ypsamee]

When will this usually go away, Yesterday I resined the inside and added the fiberglass cloth, Just wondering, I don't want to pass out on at Halloween lol. Thanks.

Put it in front of a fan or put it outside for a day or two, that should help some, if not a lot

 

[crackhead09]

itll either go away or youll get used to it im not sure for mine if its gone

 

[AoBfrost]

The less toxic smell of paint will make it go away. And if not, you could always hotglue a air refreshner into the helmet.

 

[willtx]

thank for all the tips guys, im just running mine under the fan now.

 

[Galganaban]

make sure its in a well ventilated area

 

[Vexona]

Agreed. You can also put some baby powder on it to help with the smell.

' Perfect for that baby soft spartan.'

 

[Walter Spase]

The smell will go away. The Fiberglass will harden, and it will be workable, but it takes a little while for the resin to fully cure, and once it does, the smell you are refering to will go away. If you place your pieces in a well ventilated, bright (sunny) area, it will aid in the curing process.

I know this works. I cut out the panel lines all the way around a 78 vette and laid in new fiber glass (thats alot of glass work). I also ground down the hood in several spots where it had stress cracks and laid new fiberglass. After a week or so, with the garage open during the evening the smell began to subside, and after 3 weeks there was no smell... however, when you start sanding, the smell may come back a bit, but a good respirator will keep that nasty fiberglass dust out of your lungs.

Have you ever walked up to a corvette and said, man that thing stinks like resin, I think I am getting "woozy". When it fully cures, it wont "smell".

 

[Sean Bradley]

Yeah, the smell goes away pretty quickly in the fiberglass and resin helmets that I've made.

Nothing to worry about.

 

[Galganaban]

Yeah, the smell goes away pretty quickly in the fiberglass and resin helmets that I've made.

Nothing to worry about.

cant wait for mine!!

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