So there are a lot of us working with fiberglass bodies, accessories, and parts that need repair, modification or total re-work and it seems that there are a lot of ideas being tossed out as "The Gospel" for what's right and what's not. I picked up my approach by talking to a guy with 40+ years of paint & body, much on glass or using fillers the right way for long term stability, and reading tech articles and books on glass working. That said, my way may not be right for everyone, and simply may not be right!!

I'm posing a question to the guys out there who have been working glass through the years, and who know what's right and what's not without having to ask anyone for suggestions. We have a few guys on here who earn their daily bread slinging resin on mat, and we have a few more who have been building/repairing glass boats, car bodies, consoles, etc, etc, for many years. My thoughts are that it would be a big value to have some true expert input on something like 1) repairing a hole in a panel, 2) repairing a rolled edge, like a door jamb, 3) extending a panel, like a door or hood edge that may need an added 3/4" to close a gap with the jamb, 4) molding a part where one has or makes a mold, lays up mat & resin and then pops it out after curing to finish, maybe relatively small parts, 5) making a panel from scratch, like a Deuce hood side or... that needs to be flat, and stay flat, and maybe free forming with fleece the right way ?

Any true Glass Master's out there who are willing to share? Looking for some good, step by step ideas on how to do the work and thinking it might save some of us some grief as time goes by.