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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