Originally Posted by
slade1274
At that temp, you should have plenty of pot life (working time).... possibly too much. No "kit" exists, but I'd be happy to help with needed materials. First- how quickly do you want it to "set"? Two resin types you can use is polyester and epoxy. Polyester stinks to all hell, but does kick and harden to full cure faster than epoxy as it can be adjusted with the ratio of hardener to resin to make a "hot batch" to compensate for the cooler temps. Epoxy can do the same to a degree, but it's a bit touchier. I did an epoxy bar coat on the outside cantina bar last summer in Fla- when that kit kicked (began to catalyze and harden), it kicked HARD. That process is exothermic, so it gives off heat. When concentrated in a quart plastic cup, it is tremendous heat. Starts to smoke and can easily melt the plastic and ruin whatever is around it. Tried mixing two at a time and when I was done spreading the first, the second was hard and smoking. Dropped it in a bucket of water for safety. I had done that to a lesser degree with polyester in the past to get a fast cure at colder temps, but never that big of a batch. Anyway- If you want to like the fiberglassing process enough to do it again, you need to buy good product. If you don't have a boat supply place local that has quality material, buy from US Composites. Decide if you want Polyester or Epoxy resin- later I will recommend mixing per directions and using a heat gun/hair dryer once the glass is laid up to heat the area and begin kicking off- to which point it will sustain itself with its own heat.
Also, you can go cheap on body filler, but Rage Gold is so much easier to use that it's almost fun. If you want structural strength from the filler, you will need to go with BondoGlass though. A bit tougher to work with, but the stuff cures like a rock.