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I am Retired US ARMY with 25 years Active service and I was an Instructor for 6 years on the M1A1 Tank.. You Video class tutorial was to the point, short and to the detail! Love it..I have learned something from you Sir!! I am working on a Giant P-51 now and I will Fiberglassing my project, Thank You!
So incredibly informative! Even you mixing the resin being "rudimentary"... not to me, I'm a beginner, haha! And those periodic checklists are priceless. Thank you so much, I'm now a better man bc of you!
It has been about 150 years since I have applied cloth and resin to a model. This was a good reminder of how it goes. Thanks for taking the time to video. It will help a lot of people.
Greg sounds alot like Johnny Cash! Great video my friend! Thank you for eliminating all the guesswork. Makes on feel more confident applying fiberglass!
I build duck hunting layout boats and after watching this video, I realize that I have been using too much hardner. This is a great video, I don't know how anyone could dislike it. Thanks.
Thanks so much for a fantastic video. I am excited to work with fiberglass now........THANKS TO YOU!!!!! TAKE CARE PAL. PS My name is Mike, 64 yr old USA competition full size glider pilot and RC builder. Once built and flew the Dodgson Designs Saratoga Windsong ! I am in the process to start building again.
Great tutorial! One technical correction on the denatured alcohol. Alcohol is hygroscopic, meaning it absorbs water, including from the air. Manufacturers have to do special, expensive operations to get all the water out (that product is labeled "anhydrous" and costs!) - then over time it will absorb water from the air, so there's a shelf-life. A bit of searching suggests that hardware-store alcohol has around 7% water content. The cloudiness is from the alcohol ADDING water. That will cut the resin strength by some amount. Still, looks like thinning it does a great job of penetrating and hardening up the balsa (which also contains moisture) so you're getting good results, which is what counts here.
Just looking at the front end contours, you did an amazing job shaping the wood. Can't wait to try this with my modeling. Thanks for all the great tips.
I've always FEARED fiberglass- seems like it always had special techniques that I was unprepared to devise. But the realization that it's actually _EPOXY_ that holds fiber weave in place, makes sense: I've used 5-minute epoxy to waterproof firewalls, landing wells, all sorts of things. THIS just adds a little more "silkspan" technique. (Remember that stuff?) Thank you for doing this; it's very helpful!
Excellent! Your tutorial is very professional and I'm now eager to get out and start my big project! Someone suggested you sound like John Wayne but I'm voting you sound like Johnny Cash!
Your video editor is awesome. This was a very concise and informative demonstration. Simple, in plain english, and didn't deviate from the subject material. I watched the whole thing start to finish.
I will be building a rocket soon that will need fiberglass reinforcements to the "fin can" section so they can withstand supersonic flights without ripping off, which I've never done before. This is the exact video I needed to have the confidence to get it done. Thanks!
I was curious about the statement (around 8:43) that too much hardener would prevent set up. I would have thought too much hardener would cause set up to happen too quickly. It did for me using Bondo body putty. I used too much hardener and it set up in the container while I was still stirring it...lol Thanks for taking the time to post your informative video.
I've built fiberglass boats for the offshore power-boating industry and also rotor blades for helicopters. We always wet the area before fabric, then wet out and roll to desired consistency. the only time we wet only on top is when using vac bags
I learned a lot fromthis video. Its a great balance of big picture information, small details, and live examples. Thank-you, I'm feeling a lot more confident about my project.
Yeah, that was a good video. I particularly liked how you went into detail to explain the materials needed. One time use brushes, unbleached fiberglass and how to mix and thin the epoxy and how to lay it out. A very good tutorial. Thank you.
Excellent video. Greg is like the Bob Ross of the glassing world ! I too, will be using the Ziroli glass with Z-Poxy on my upcoming project. The only difference is that I will not be diluting the expoy with alcohol as I feel the viscosity of the epoxy is already thin enough out of the bottle...this is just preference.
being a new modeler we find means and methods hard to find, so we just stumble upon them, like this.. AND you can use minwax wipe on poly and rust-oleum oil base enamel directly on FOAM, we discovered this while painting an Arrow foam Corsair. I happened to get some oil base paints on the foam packing and realized that not only does it not dissolve the foam, it bonds very well to the foam. The cheap paint that came on the plane peeled off with some Blue tape after I had painted with some latex water base paints; We even poured some paint thinner on the foam and it pooled on the foam but Did Not Dissolve the foam. Yes, you can coat your Foam plane with oil base poly, paint etc, resulting in a Hard structural skin.
WOW!! Finally found a video that is short, sweet and to the the point and vary detailed. Thank you so much. Now I am finally ready to try this myself. Thank you.
After years of using fiber glass and CA glue, there's one thing I have repeatedly learned; do not wear a shirt (or pants for that matter) that you care about!
The best video I could find on RUclips! Thank you sir for actually explaining what I need! I’m building a skiff for saltwater and I think I found what I was looking for. Definitely got yourself a new subscriber!
Excellent presentation ! Very clear and concise directions on how to apply etc. Excellent lighting so I can see what's going on, excellent camera work, and probably saved me from making some huge mistakes on finishing my year long plane project. Thank you for a great You Tube tutorial. ( from Carl using my wife's account )
wow you have made my glassing so much easier having watched your video :) i used to put my epoxy on neat with a brush and got in all kinds of mess as you can imagine lol priceless info,much appreciated for your time in sharing.
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10 years later, I am still watching this video as a refresher course
And I myself just learned of this video as to I’m about to fiberglass a truck camper shell. Hope it will work just the same
I am Retired US ARMY with 25 years Active service and I was an Instructor for 6 years on the M1A1 Tank.. You Video class tutorial was to the point, short and to the detail! Love it..I have learned something from you Sir!! I am working on a Giant P-51 now and I will Fiberglassing my project, Thank You!
TheVerdad p-51 the airplane?
For domestic use which is good.long lasting
Long lasting safe in house
I used this technique to glass over cardboard tubes to make custom speaker pods. Came out phenomenal. Thank you for the lesson!
If you ever seen the projects Greg has done..............you'll learn to LISTEN to every exact word he says. He's is a top pro!
Man this guy is a professional ! you can really mess things up if you don't have the skills. This guys got it all worked out.
So incredibly informative! Even you mixing the resin being "rudimentary"... not to me, I'm a beginner, haha! And those periodic checklists are priceless. Thank you so much, I'm now a better man bc of you!
This still may be the best fiberglass tutorial 5 years later.
It has been about 150 years since I have applied cloth and resin to a model. This was a good reminder of how it goes. Thanks for taking the time to video. It will help a lot of people.
Greg sounds alot like Johnny Cash!
Great video my friend!
Thank you for eliminating all the guesswork.
Makes on feel more confident applying fiberglass!
I build duck hunting layout boats and after watching this video, I realize that I have been using too much hardner. This is a great video, I don't know how anyone could dislike it. Thanks.
Best tutorial I’ve ever seen! Excellent work sir!
Really good tutorial Greg. You're a natural instructor.
Thanks so much for a fantastic video. I am excited to work with fiberglass now........THANKS TO YOU!!!!! TAKE CARE PAL. PS My name is Mike, 64 yr old USA competition full size glider pilot and RC builder. Once built and flew the Dodgson Designs Saratoga Windsong ! I am in the process to start building again.
This nice looking man dose a really fantastic job of explaining it very carefully
absolutely a pleasure learning from you,. I am making sculptures and covering them with Fiberglass
I've done a heck of a lot of glassing in my time, and I really enjoyed this. Thanks!
Great tutorial!
One technical correction on the denatured alcohol. Alcohol is hygroscopic, meaning it absorbs water, including from the air. Manufacturers have to do special, expensive operations to get all the water out (that product is labeled "anhydrous" and costs!) - then over time it will absorb water from the air, so there's a shelf-life. A bit of searching suggests that hardware-store alcohol has around 7% water content. The cloudiness is from the alcohol ADDING water. That will cut the resin strength by some amount. Still, looks like thinning it does a great job of penetrating and hardening up the balsa (which also contains moisture) so you're getting good results, which is what counts here.
This is a great tutorial. Excellent examples, very clear and easy to understand. Thanks for posting!!
I just wanted to say thank you. Easy to understand, and easy to follow.
Thank you for this awesome video. I learned something today.
Coming to end of 2018 and you are still teaching many with one video. Thank you.
Just looking at the front end contours, you did an amazing job shaping the wood. Can't wait to try this with my modeling. Thanks for all the great tips.
I've always FEARED fiberglass- seems like it always had special techniques that I was unprepared to devise.
But the realization that it's actually _EPOXY_ that holds fiber weave in place, makes sense: I've used 5-minute epoxy to waterproof firewalls, landing wells, all sorts of things. THIS just adds a little more "silkspan" technique. (Remember that stuff?)
Thank you for doing this; it's very helpful!
Great tutorial. I love this fiberglass of yours. So soft. Like silk.
Excellent! Your tutorial is very professional and I'm now eager to get out and start my big project! Someone suggested you sound like John Wayne but I'm voting you sound like Johnny Cash!
X2 about Johnny Cash
Your video editor is awesome. This was a very concise and informative demonstration. Simple, in plain english, and didn't deviate from the subject material. I watched the whole thing start to finish.
I will be building a rocket soon that will need fiberglass reinforcements to the "fin can" section so they can withstand supersonic flights without ripping off, which I've never done before. This is the exact video I needed to have the confidence to get it done. Thanks!
Best RC GLASSING video I have ever seen. Well done.
I was curious about the statement (around 8:43) that too much hardener would prevent set up. I would have thought too much hardener would cause set up to happen too quickly. It did for me using Bondo body putty. I used too much hardener and it set up in the container while I was still stirring it...lol Thanks for taking the time to post your informative video.
I've built fiberglass boats for the offshore power-boating industry and also rotor blades for helicopters. We always wet the area before fabric, then wet out and roll to desired consistency. the only time we wet only on top is when using vac bags
BY FAR THE BEST TUTORIAL AROUND. THANK YOU SIR! NOW I KNOW WHAT I HAVE BEEN DOING WRONG!
Thank you so much for doing this. This is one of the best tutorials I have seen on doing this!
the best I've seen, this guy should do all the tutorial's on hobby stuff -good teacher . thanks you very much, now what was I working on???
You have great passion for fiberglass and it shows in your informative video.
Excellent! Follow the advice given and you won’t fail.
Thank you! I want to do this on my e350 class c motorhome but I'm still learning watching videos. =)
Very good tutorial made me a lot more confident to have a go. Thank you
Nice instructions on the fiberglass job, thank you
I learned a lot fromthis video. Its a great balance of big picture information, small details, and live examples. Thank-you, I'm feeling a lot more confident about my project.
A great video well done
Really good clear video. I feel like I can glass with confidence now.
Outstanding! Thank you for this tutorial, it eased my mind and set me up for success in learning ! Take care Sir !
Awesome tutorial!! thanks! this encouraged me to glass my plane.
very helpful tutorial! thanks for posting!
Thanks Greg, great tutorial!!
Great video I'm redoing a 54" fiber glass rc race boat for my first time. You covered every question I had. Thank you.
Thanks Greg, this was most helpful.
A great video I like the thinning process
Thank you for this fantastic video! You answered pretty much all the questions I had.
Yeah, that was a good video. I particularly liked how you went into detail to explain the materials needed. One time use brushes, unbleached fiberglass and how to mix and thin the epoxy and how to lay it out. A very good tutorial. Thank you.
Thank You Very Much, This video is one of the more informative and professionally done tutorials I have seen.
Thank you very much, Great instructions, very clear and to the point.
Very nice walkthrough and clear information.!!!
you sound like the duke, a lot! I've watched your video several times to make sure that I didn't miss anything. Excellent and Thanks
Excellent video. Greg is like the Bob Ross of the glassing world ! I too, will be using the Ziroli glass with Z-Poxy on my upcoming project. The only difference is that I will not be diluting the expoy with alcohol as I feel the viscosity of the epoxy is already thin enough out of the bottle...this is just preference.
Excellent video, extremely useful, thanks for sharing your expertise and experience.
Very nice, thanks for posting. I'll be outfitting my race car with new fiberglass parts with the knowledge gained from this video - Thanks!
Wonderful tutorial. Very helpful. I’m loving fiberglass and I haven’t even begun. Thank you.
Once you started painting the resin on it turned into a bob Ross show...very calming...lol
That's what I need. Thank you 😊
This was the fibre glassing video I was looking for. Excellent tutorial, thank you!
Fabulous instructional video....ahhhh..the things I can build with balsa wood and have it be strong!! Thank you
being a new modeler we find means and methods hard to find, so we just stumble upon them, like this..
AND you can use minwax wipe on poly and rust-oleum oil base enamel directly on FOAM, we discovered this while painting an Arrow foam Corsair.
I happened to get some oil base paints on the foam packing and realized that not only does it not dissolve the foam, it bonds very well to the foam.
The cheap paint that came on the plane peeled off with some Blue tape after I had painted with some latex water base paints;
We even poured some paint thinner on the foam and it pooled on the foam but Did Not Dissolve the foam.
Yes, you can coat your Foam plane with oil base poly, paint etc, resulting in a Hard structural skin.
Thank you Greg, that was outstanding.
Do u know where he gets the nonstarch fiberglass cloth
One of the most helpful and informative video's I have seen in a long while. Thank You very much for the great info.
Thanks for your videos! Can I fiberglass around/over hardware cloth?
scale glider build going to glass the wings, Great informative video Thanks
WOW!! Finally found a video that is short, sweet and to the the point and vary detailed. Thank you so much. Now I am finally ready to try this myself. Thank you.
Thanks for making this video. Very well done and helpful for a newcomer!
Thank you. Great instruction.
trimakasih senior vidionya sangat bermanfaat untu aku yang pemula yang lagi belajar untuk membut perahu sendiri
After years of using fiber glass and CA glue, there's one thing I have repeatedly learned; do not wear a shirt (or pants for that matter) that you care about!
The best tutorial❤
Great video and good tips on how to do it.
Thanks Greg. Very informative and great presentation!
Not a plane maker but a modeler. Thanks for telling me about zpoxy it’s a lot cheaper than what I have been using
Please do more of these type of vids
Greg is one of the best, plus he sounds like John Wayne.
The best video I could find on RUclips! Thank you sir for actually explaining what I need! I’m building a skiff for saltwater and I think I found what I was looking for. Definitely got yourself a new subscriber!
Excellent presentation ! Very clear and concise directions on how to apply etc. Excellent lighting so I can see what's going on, excellent camera work, and probably saved me from making some huge mistakes on finishing my year long plane project. Thank you for a great You Tube tutorial. ( from Carl using my wife's account )
Thumbs up for the black eye👍
Thanks for explaining this way..
Very helpful. Thanks for posting this video!
This one of the best video's out there!! THX!! just one question: do you sand, each time, with 220 or do you use other paper too??
Very informative for beginners
Thank you very much for your videos.
I learned a lot from this video. Thanks.
Very helpful. Thanks very much.
Awesome Tutorial
that was amazing. You said something about using a filler. what kind of filler, like wood filler?
Do you glass both sides before going back with the 2nd and 3rd coats? Or do you complete one side, then flip the model over and start again?
Excellent tutorial, thanks!
Great video guide. Very clear and informative. Answered all the questions I had. Thank you.
Wonderful video !!
Thank you for the great video. Is the entire hull of this boat made from balsa?
great. love the info
wow you have made my glassing so much easier having watched your video :) i used to put my epoxy on neat with a brush and got in all kinds of mess as you can imagine lol priceless info,much appreciated for your time in sharing.
Thank you! Was thinking of making some geeky scifi stuff with this!
good job and demo thanks these video help out greatly, dont need to chase people and try to get help...