Thread: where to buy fiberglass materials

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Matt is right. If you hit up the "discount marine stores" like West Marine or Boater's World, you will pay about 2 X as much. Even Home Depot and Lowes for resin is not such a great deal. You want to find a true boatyard type dealer, or a fiberglass supply house. Look in the yellow pages and shop around for price.

I normally pay about $ 20-25 a gallon for polyester resin, but when I have been out and had to go to Home Depot I have paid almost $ 40 for the same thing, and West Marine was near $ 50 a gallon.

As for the other consumables, you will get your best deal there on plastic tubs, throwaway brushes, acetone, etc too. And don't let anyone kid you, polyester resin is polyester resin, regardless of what you pay or the name on the label. Also, buy your supplies by the box, like throwaway brushes and latex gloves. You won't believe how many you go through doing fiberglassing. And, don't buy your mat and cloth in the prepackages, those are waaaaaaaaay overpriced. Buy it where they cut it off of the big roll and sell it by the yard.

Don