Best, affordable, place to buy fiberglass and resin?

[jimbo69ny]

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!

[Juneaudave]

Raka is really good! http://www.raka.com/

[KTM_Guy]

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

http://www.discountmarinesupplies.com

Todd

[swoody126]

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

sw

[jimbo69ny]

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.

[wysedav]

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.

[Andrew Herrick]

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.

[jimbo69ny]

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.