Some pics during construction of my 540g

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very nice
 

michael

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Nice project! Looks like its going to be pretty wild.
 

Guinness

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All the epoxy is in. 2 coats green then 2 white then 2 blue. I went with blue because they were out of black and I'm glad I did. The Sweetwater paint in dark blue is incredible. The glass will go back in next weekend, and a fill test the weekend after that.
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I cant wait to see it when its done!!! Looks AWESOME!!
 

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hey Guinness

can you post some info on the epoxy your using? i'm debating a lil project for myself. its a toss up between epoxy and fiberglass. both of which i have no experience with either :p
 

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5th post hopefully be able to see pics. :headbang2
 

Guinness

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b-man said:
hey Guinness

can you post some info on the epoxy your using? i'm debating a lil project for myself. its a toss up between epoxy and fiberglass. both of which i have no experience with either :p
Fiberglass is stronger, but I have 2 coats of truck bed liner under the 6 coats of epoxy and all internal corners are slightly rounded so I don't think the fiberglass was neccessary.If I was to do it over again I would fiberglass the inside, at least in the corners.

The epoxy I used was "Epoxy paints by Sweetwater". You can find it at www.aquaticeco.com
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