Best, affordable, place to buy fiberglass and resin?

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Best, affordable, place to buy fiberglass and resin?

Postby jimbo69ny » Fri Nov 23, 2018 8:32 am

Where is the best place to buy my fiberglass materials? For a previous job I purchased stuff from TAP in California but shipping to NY was brutal. They also weren't very cheap.

Is there a place you all recommend? I have a 5x10' teardrop to wrap. Its going to be a lot of material! :frightened:
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Re: Best, affordable, place to buy fiberglass and resin?

Postby Juneaudave » Fri Nov 23, 2018 8:59 am

Raka is really good! http://www.raka.com/
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Re: Best, affordable, place to buy fiberglass and resin?

Postby KTM_Guy » Fri Nov 23, 2018 10:00 am

I use Discount Marine supply. Good prices on West System epoxy.

http://www.discountmarinesupplies.com

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Re: Best, affordable, place to buy fiberglass and resin?

Postby swoody126 » Fri Nov 23, 2018 11:52 am

try DUCKWORKS BBS

http://www.duckworksbbs.com

they work heavily w/ DIY boat builders

they have tested virtually every product they sell and can answer most any question you might have

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Re: Best, affordable, place to buy fiberglass and resin?

Postby jimbo69ny » Fri Nov 23, 2018 5:12 pm

I emailed each off those companies through their website. The second one is the closest to me so hopefully shipping would be cheaper.

I'll see who responds the fastest.

Thank you for the leads! TAP was great and very helpful but the shipping charges for every item was driving me crazy.
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Re: Best, affordable, place to buy fiberglass and resin?

Postby wysedav » Fri Nov 23, 2018 5:57 pm

I had good luck with Aeromarine and progressive polymers epoxy. About half the cost of West systems and no issues. I bought my fiberglass from Thayercraft. He had great prices but you have to work with what he has.

Good luck.
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Re: Best, affordable, place to buy fiberglass and resin?

Postby Andrew Herrick » Wed Nov 28, 2018 5:49 pm

Another vote for Raka.

Personally, I don't think there's anything wrong with name brands like West System and MAS. You just have to be aware what you're paying for. You buy Raka, you buy chemicals, and that's about it. You buy West Systems, and you're paying for all the awesome product literature and product testing that goes into their stuff.
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Re: Best, affordable, place to buy fiberglass and resin?

Postby jimbo69ny » Wed Nov 28, 2018 5:57 pm

I tried all of those companies. Only one responded. When I asked for more info I never heard back.

TAP has been PHENOMENAL!!! OUTSTANDING customer service, just expensive shipping....

I just placed my order for my supplies. I went with TAP. There was a local company I found in Rochester but they had horrible service. Then a local boating company in my home town of Ithaca but they were closed for the winter. So I went back to TAP. Image
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