[dicklaxt]

How hard is it to lay a coat of glass matt on a flat surface and get a decent finish.

I am building a bird house out if 1" thick foam insulation. I would like to cover this in glass and have a relatively nice smooth surface. It is all flat work and of course 90 degree corners. Im thinking the inside just needs to be painted with resin.This house is 31" x 26" x10",single story with a gable roof. No bathroom or kithchen all bedrooms.........rotflmao

I'm a pretty handy DIY'er so if I do it ,,,send the tips ASAP

dick

 

[Too Tall]

You will have to round the corners to get good adhesion and looks. Other than that its not difficult. Put some resin on the surface. Lay out the cloth. Use a hard plastic spatula or straightedge to wet out the cloth. Let dry. Use a high build primer to help fill in the weave pattern in the cloth and paint.

 

[dicklaxt]

How much do you have to radius the corners and what is high build primer?

Speaking of radiusing the corners there sure are a lot of edges on that roof and there is 4 slideouts with, for lack of a better word, drawer fronts. I always get into these messes it seems.

dick

 

[bobbyearl]

Do a test first to see if the resin will eat up the foam. You see your masterpiece melt before your eyes.
Good luck, Bob

 

[Too Tall]

At least 1/4" to help it lay flat around the corner and not pinch when the resin is drying. High build primer just lays out thicker. It does what 2-3 coats of regular primer will do. Either primer will do just fine. Just take a little more time before the final paint job with regular primer.

 

[los is 7]

Hey dick, I do composite work, this is very simple, pm me, and we'll do the job right.
I'll show you how to wet out glass and use vacum to get the smooth finish you are looking for.