I finished my kit today. I know it's been awhile, but I just got a new job, and it's a little time consuming. In the end, it would have turned out nicer, and cheaper if the pros had done it. I spent alot on fiberglass resin and paint. The resin is nonsense, seriously, this stuff sucks to work with. You mix the liquid, and it stays liquid (impossible to use for anything) for about ten minutes. In literally a ten second span, it goes from non-useable liquid, to non-spreadable goup. Five seconds from that, it is hard. Plus, it is sticky as hell, and it will get everywhere. Don't waste your time using this to build the body. Just sand down where it needs it, and be happy. Putting it on is a piece of cake. Painting was a disaster. I don't know if I had crappy paint or I needed more clear coat or what. I might not have done a good enough job sanding. Scratch, I know I did not do good enough. It came out rough in the end, with sort of a grainy quality, which will be interesting the first time I wash the car.
Here's the best part. The first paint turned out ok. Like an idiot, I let it dry for awhile, and fliped it over to put on the grills. (A struggle in itself, Resin again!). To my pissed off surprise when I turned it back over, paint from the front was stuck on my mat! One word... SHIT! By this time I was so pissed, I just sanded a bit, definitely not till smooth, threw on some more primer and paint and called it a day. HAHA. when I was masking my grills for this last bit, one was not well enough attatched, and it popped off. Resin strikes again.
What am I left with? A bumper that is obviously home painted, with a few paint drips, noticeable sanding marks, smooth in some places and like a sandy beach in others, and grills that might fall off. I am however very proud of my creation, and I can look at it and say that I did it.
I would recoment this project for anybody with the knowhow and will to do it. Or just die hard do-it-yourselfers like me. It was hard, my feet and hands hurt, and are both jet black with sticky mess, (HAHA.. sorry), and my kit is less than adequate, but I am happy, I did it.