Fibreglassing a pillion seat

[M.V.]

HI All, I picked up a s/h pillion seat with the intention of removing the cover & fibreglassing over the old foam, any idea if this would work?

I've not done any fibreglassing before, so if you've any tips, links, do's/do nots, I would love to hear them!

Thanks all!

[Kayla]

HI All, I picked up a s/h pillion seat with the intention of removing the cover & fibreglassing over the old foam, any idea if this would work?

I've not done any fibreglassing before, so if you've any tips, links, do's/do nots, I would love to hear them!

Thanks all!

It will work (I had a go with an old FZR400 pillion seat) but you need to take your time. Make sure the area you're working in is well ventilated and away from any family areas (your family won't appreciate the styrene vapours ) Use acetone to clean the equipment as soon as you're finished with the resin mix. Work quickly but not hastily as once the resin starts to gel it's useless. Wear gloves.

If you're going anywhere near anything that you don't want polyester resin on, make sure you cover it up.

You might need to use some body filler to get a good edge on the corners- I found that the fibreglass hole repair compound (hairy bodge) worked better than the polyester filler which is quite heavy of you use lots of it.

Take your time and don't expect it to be perfect first time... Good luck!

[Red Rex]

... and after you've got thro' the 'final finishing' coat process and got that 'smooth as a babies bum' surface ready for painting .... you'll spray the primer and top coat and suddenly the super-smooth finish looks like a WW1 battlefield.
The painting process seaches out even the most invisible hairline cracks and magnifies them.
Be patient ... it'll come good in the end