Here is a supply list
Big jug of fiberglass resin. $35
1-2 bags of cloth $4.50 each
autobody mat, either get at autozone or you can get it all at walmart or buy on ebay for bigger quantity
2" throw away brushes, need a lot. To hard to try and clean after each mix $1
1 qt clear plastic cups .87 cents
Acetone
80 grit sand paper
1/4" wire mesh in outside section of home depot
1/2" mdf
3-black trash bags
roll of aluminum duck tape
the prices came from walmart, this is not the only way to do this. You can use foil instead of a 1.1 mil black trash bag for separation from frame. You can leave the frame inside depending on application. There are lots of ways to lay glass and building a positive or a negative are your options for the actual process you will follow.
Updates.
We did the final trim, basically laid it on our permanent fixture the tube and drew a line with marker and then used a cut off wheel to cut the shape.
cut our components and did some sanding
Here is a look at the top, its close still some work here and there
working on sides as we speak
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be careful when sanding if you start to see the strands from the mat, then you need to stop and buildup areas around it, if its to high