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Old 01-16-2008   #1 (permalink)
sweatmachine
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home made fiberglass seatpan

With some inspiration and instruction from Rodburner, I decided to try my hand at fiberglass for the first time. I've wanted a new seat for a long time but just didn't want to pony up the dough and I didn't really like anything off the shelf anyway.

I removed the stock seat and covered the frame and gas tank with blue painter's tape and the rest of the bike with some old spidey sheets, then I laid down a layer of 'fiberglass cloth' and slathered it with resin:





I let it cure overnight (should have used the blow dryer) and when I got home from work yesterday I laid down a couple of layers of the mat and slathered them with resin:



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