Fiberglass Repair and Construction Handbook [Paperback]

Jack Wiley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1988

Step-by-step instructions cover everything from safety precautions to materials selection to the final lamination process. Practice exercises offer hands-on experience for with glass cloth, mat, core materials, and resins. Information is provided on molding, structural concepts, and the caring for cured fiberglass. There is even a list of suppliers, repair techniques for materials other than fiberglass, and a complete section on covering wood with fiberglass. Reviewers praise the first edition: '...provides an excellent introduction to working with fiberglass for new construction and for repairs' - "Finescale Modeler". 'A good general reference for persons starting to work with fiberglass reinforced plastics...worth having' - "Road & Track".'Readers learn how to mend everything from bathtubs to swimming pools, to rustproof and customize cars, and much more' - "Antique Motor News". '...an indispensable book...' - "Ohio Fisherman". '...excellent text for anyone contemplating fiberglass work of any magnatude' - "Book Reviews". '...describes the strength, durability and lightness of fiberglass, while exploring a great many of its astonishing number of applications' - Wright Publishing Co.

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From the Back Cover

Step-by-step instructions cover everything from safety precautions to materials selection to the final lamination process. Practice exercises offer hands-on experience for with glass cloth, mat, core materials, and resins. Information is provided on molding, structural concepts, and the caring for cured fiberglass. There is even a list of suppliers, repair techniques for materials other than fiberglass, and a complete section on covering wood with fiberglass.

Reviewers praise the first edition:

"...provides an excellent introduction to working with fiberglass for new construction and for repairs." -- Finescale Modeler

"A good general reference for persons starting to work with fiberglass reinforced plastics...worth having." -- Road & Track

Readers learn how to mend everything from bathtubs to swimming pools, to rustproof and customize cars, and much more." -- Antique Motor News

"...an indispensable book..." -- Ohio Fisherman

"...excellent text for anyone contemplating fiberglass work of any magnatude." -- Book Reviews

"...describes the strength, durability and lightness of fiberglass, while exploring a great many of its astonishing number of applications." -- Wright Publishing Co.

About the Author

Jack Wiley is an experienced craftsman and the author of several TAB books including The Fiberglass Boat Handbook, Working with Fiberglass: Techniques and Projects, and Making Your Own Exercise Equipment.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (May 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0830627790
• ISBN-13: 978-0830627790
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #774,953 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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83 of 84 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Annoying, April 16, 2001

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Mark Pikas (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fiberglass Repair and Construction Handbook (Paperback)

This will be short:

Have you ever seen one of those books that looks like it will have a lot of good info on how to do something, open the cover and realize that it's just a "this is nice stuff that you could do if you knew how, but I'm not going to tell you the details of how..." book? This is that book.

To add to that, it's outdated, and even though all the products introduced and shown were of one brand, they didn't even take a picture of them but instead someone drew a picture of the can sitting there...

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Unreadable, August 13, 2007

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W. J. Wheaton (Mesa, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fiberglass Repair and Construction Handbook (Paperback)

This book is nothing more than a series of unaddressed topics. They talk about many possible fiberglass repair situations but never quite get around to telling you how to fix them. Confusing photos. I know as much now as before I got this book. Ask a pint dealer or some old guy at Home Depot, you'll get better information.

16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Must be imaginative..., December 19, 2002

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SAUL ZEIGEN MUGR (Bogota, Cund. Colombia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fiberglass Repair and Construction Handbook (Paperback)

I agree that this book has serious problems with pictures and photos, because the drawings included are very poor so you cannot identify the difference between the different materials. But in my particular case, people in fiberglass materials stores understood what I was looking for (by the materials and fluids names) and at that moment theory and reality matched perfectly.
The amateur results that I was expecting (car speakers, small boxes) were achieved completely.