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Fiberglass


          Material Surface Finishes




                Description:
                Description:                                                                                       Original Fibreglass

                  shapes, making it an excellent construction material. Fibreglass is widely used in bathtubs, boats,
                  aircraft, roofs, and other applications.
                 Rational for Chosen Material:
                 Rational for Chosen Material:
                  Fibre glass is a material that is commonly used in the maufacure of tables and chairs. it is a very versitile




                 Equipment Used:
                 Equipment Used:
                  Sand paper going from a low grit such as 180 to a high grit, 800. Grey primer and spray paint and a piece
                  of cloth


                 Manufacture Process:                                                                              Replication
                               Pr
                                 ocess:
                          ture
                 Manufac
                  suitable for reinforcement uses large furnaces to gradually melt the silica sand, limestone, kaolin clay,

                 Method:
                 Method:









                  Sand down the      Spray with grey    Sand again with      Spray with the   While its still wet push
                 swatch with rough       primer          higher grit sand   blue spray paint  down the cloth material
                    sand paper                               paper
                                                                                              look of the surface of
                                                                                                 the material
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