Anyways I was wondering if anyone here has much experience with fiberglass resin or other resins?



I've applied a fair amount of polyester resin, which is what I assume you're referring to when you say "fiberglass resin". Fiberglass is glass strand, mat, cloth, or roving that forms a matrix when embedded in a polyester, vinylester or epoxy resin.



I don't care for working with they various poly or vinyl ester resins but the final result can be durable and cheap if you plan carefully.



I have also used marine and bartop epoxy resins as well as epoxy paints to seal wooden cages.



I've been trying to brainstorm for a cost effective caging solution and have been thinking about a 1/4" plywood shell coated with several layers of hardened resins.



Even with the cheapest fiberglass cloth or mat several layers will get expensive and end up weighing a lot. It would be more productive at that point to build the cage from plastic, IMHO, and possibly even cheaper.



To save costs you would be better off building structure into the shell with a thicker plywood, therby requiring less resin and possibly even eliminating the need for any sort of fiberglass reinforcement.



Also perhaps using radius type trim (for corners of drywall) for the corners to ease in cleaning and upkeep...



The drywall trim may work. I have formed a fillet with Bondo in the past and it works well.



If anyone has experience with resin and tints/dyes,I was wondering how white,white tinted resin will cure;if it will be a cloudy white or of good appearance.I could probably contact manufacturers for that but if anyone knows it would be appreciated.



I think the for a true white color a polyester gel coat is better than a tint. But like you said, contact the manufacturer.
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