Ok, ladies and gentleman,
I've decided to trash my first attempt at the glass. Not because it couldn't be salvaged, but because I'm having trouble working with it, and I think if I start completely over, I'll have better luck than cussing at the current mess. Hopefully I've got enough dough to go buy what I need in order to do this wed, cause I'm off, but if not I will have to wait until this saturday or sunday. Mind you, this is an attempt to make what I want, custom, and not spend $120-200 smackers. From what I hear, the experience is "priceless"
First attempt:
Supplies & cost:
Blue tape - $0
Chicken wire - $8.50
Resin - $14.00
Glass mat - $6.95
Paint brush - $2.47
Gloves - $3.50
Total: $35.42
Second attempt, estimate of supplies and cost:
Leftover blue tape, resin, hardner, plastic and mat.
Aluminum tape - $6.99
3- 2" paintbrushes - $6.00
3 pairs gloves - $4.50
Releasing wax - $7.00
Total: $24.99
Total between both attempts: $60.41
Total money saved? $89.59 because we all know my time is WORTHLESS.
Pics as soon as I start. Wish me luck. I'm going into a second attempt with the scorn of defeat, and the taste for success.