Fibreglass Cafe Seat Build

Looks good!
Nice write up too.

wow nice work!that turned out realy good.fiberglass scares me,in a sorta good way though.:laugh: i would like to experiment with making a couple things tho.seeing guys on here do it makes it seem almost doable.:huh:

Thank you, for the detailed write-up. That made my day.
The seat looks great as well.

Thanks guys, its definitely been a fun project.

Blackbanshee, you should really give it a try, it's pretty easy to work with and easy to cover your mistakes Believe me I know.

I you should take all your posts in this thread and put them together into an article and post it in the Articles section under the KZ Information tab.
I think it would really help anyone trying to do something similar for the first time.

Excellent thread

Thanks steell, I could do that. I'll probably rewrite it to add a bit more info.

Another bit of progress in the seat. Last night put a few coats of clear coat on it and tonight I wetsanded it and then polished and waxed it. Came out pretty decent. This is really my first time using Dupli-color products for finish work and they are easy to work with and bring about pretty good results. Here is a picture after the sand, polish and wax.

Looks HOT!!!
Want to make another for my 550 project? Nudge, nudge:cheer:

wow that turned out nice!

yes please make it a how to article.i guess most any auto body paint store can sell you the items needed to pull this off?any idea round abouts how much you spent on the project?if that is not to personal of a question.

I bought the fibreglass stuff from a Marine fibreglass store. They had a kit there that included a gallon or resin (polyester), plenty of mat, gloves, mask, roller and catalyst. It was $60 I believe. The body filler you can pick up at any automotive store, and the duplicolor practically anywhere. Also, the seat cushion is made from a kneeling pad which was ~$5. Foam bricks I picked up on sale for a few dollars. In total I say it cost me around $100. However, I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to fibreglass and I'm sure I used way too much resin. I could have easily made two seats from the kit. I still have loads of mat left.

Also, you'll need wet/dry sand paper and some buffing/polishing supplies. I already had all of this from painting my car so there was no real additional cost here. Plus you’ll need lots of time, especially if you are as slow as I am.

thanks for the reply.keep up the good work,i can't wait to see the finished bike.

Truly impressive work, you must be very proud of the outcome, I know I would be! Excellent post, thanks for taking the time to write it all up. It will help many of us.