TahliaEspen Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Hello! I need help knowing what to do to extend my fiberglass (tripon) armor to fit me such as my abdomen piece. I was told to buy sheets of abs plastic (I did) and then wasnt told what to really do next. I'm very knew to prop building so I've got no clue what to do. Do I just line the ABS up directly to the fiberglass and just use bondo to connect the pieces? Do I overlap? I'm not sure. Thanks! Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScaryGuy Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Bondo alone is not strong enough to hold the pieces together, you need to put a piece of plastic behind the seam to glue both sides together. If the plastic has a different thickness then the fiberglass then you need to be a bit creative with using multiple sheets etc to get the same thickness as the fiberglass. If the area you want to shim is curved you might need to curve the plastic first. Abs can be curved when heated, either by using boiling water or a heat gun. A heat gun takes a bit of practice because you can easily overheat the abs with that. Here's an example on how I modified my abs kit. A thick piece of 2 mm abs was glued behind both sides, then the seam is filled with bondo or abs paste. I used thick abs because I bend open the ab section when dressing. You want to avoid flexing at areas with bondo because it probably will not hold under stress. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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