resining/fiberglassing + rain = problem!

[S15Costuming]

I have a HUGE problem...I have to finish my armor before a convention (which is next friday), but it is going to rain for the next couple of days until the 2 cons (don't believe me? check the weather in Miami, FL) I really don't want to risk my armor falling apart while resining and fiberglassing in the rain. What do i do to solve this problem? :/

 

[The Black Hatter]

Dont resining it in the rain. Once a piece is resined and fiberglassed its waterproof.

 

[S15Costuming]

Dont resining it in the rain. Once a piece is resined and fiberglassed its waterproof.

i ment that the rainy weather won't let it dry...

 

[HaloGoddess]

Well, if you have a garage, I suggest working in there if you can. If not, see if someone you know will let you use their garage.

If that all fails, then you could try and make something like a tent so that you can work on all your projects. It doesn't have to be an actual tent, but just try and get something with enough cover and something that will hold up to the weight of the rain fall.

If you still can't do something about it, then you may end up like how I was for the release of ODST.......screwed! XD I couldn't finish my stuff due to the weather.

 

[S15Costuming]

Well, if you have a garage, I suggest working in there if you can. If not, see if someone you know will let you use their garage.

If that all fails, then you could try and make something like a tent so that you can work on all your projects. It doesn't have to be an actual tent, but just try and get something with enough cover and something that will hold up to the weight of the rain fall.

If you still can't do something about it, then you may end up like how I was for the release of ODST.......screwed! XD I couldn't finish my stuff due to the weather.

i have a garage...but it's crowded...plus, my dad said no

can i resin and fiberglass in a shed?

 

[paradoxdj]

a shed should be fine as long as you keep it well ventilated, i.e. door open all the time. just make sure it doesn't leak, also if it's too cold for the resin to dry i don't suggest having a space heater in the shed since the resin fumes can be flammable. rain shouldn't cool down the weather enough so that the resin won't dry, i'v personally had it dry in about -5*C weather up here in canada, you just gotta make sure you use a little extra hardener to compensate. if you run out of hardener then the look around at the place that you bought the resin from, they should have some tubes that you can buy without the resin.

 

[AlexSpartan177]

i have a garage...but it's crowded...plus, my dad said no

can i resin and fiberglass in a shed?

Just open the doors and use a lot of hardener. I've resined when it rains. But because of the humidity, it takes the resin a lot of time to cure. So now I use like have of the hardener for a big batch of resin.

 

[S15Costuming]

Just open the doors and use a lot of hardener. I've resined when it rains. But because of the humidity, it takes the resin a lot of time to cure. So now I use like have of the hardener for a big batch of resin.

you saved the day!!!

*gives you a cookie*

 

[Karma]

Yes you can fiberglass resin in a shed. BUT make sure it is well vented. And i mean REALLY well vented. i worked with fiberglass in a garage redoing the bottom of a boat with my dad. man after a few minutes with 1 workshop fan going out the door. it still got really filled with fumes. (with respirators of course....)

 

[mdb]

I use epoxy as opposed to polyester resin due to easier mix ratios and much less stink of fumes I also find the resin itself is less brittle once set up anyway.
I will use heat to help set up the resin faster in colder weather but there are times when it simply means waiting one more day. Apparently UV lights will help too- again talking epoxy here and boat building...

So yes, shed and ventilation and give it an extra day. I don't muck about with hardener as again I use a different system.