After a few hours I got back to the barn and was impressed with the strength I was seeing from just 4 layers although I didn't think 4 would probably be enough.
I hit it with some 120 grit and scuffed it all up so I could do round 2
I mixed up another 12ish oz of resin and had 4 more pieces cut and ready. I wasn't sure if I should do just 2 or what so I ended up settling on 3 and use some of the extra resin to really load the top layer. Here it is with all 7 layers and plenty of resin on top
I let is sit overnight since I got the last 3 layers on just before bed and when I went out this morning it was looking great. I started to tug at the back of the pan to see if I could get it to lift off of the tape. It was a little slow, partly because it was pretty tight to the frame, but I was able to finally get it to work loose
Not too much stuck, probably another coat of wax may have helped
A few minutes to grab some edges of tape and it cleaned up nicely
I cut off some excess cloth and it is definitely a tight fit snapping down onto the frame
The fit won't eventually be so tight, I need to cut most of the "wrap around" bottom edge off of the pan and clean it up so I drew a guide line on it
I think it will work out ok
I'm just thoroughly impressed with this fiberglass. I haven't used fiberglass since probably 1994 on an old chevy cavalier I had that had a huge hole behind the driver's door above the rocker panel. I used the resin jelly on it and it worked great at that time, but I really had forgotten the level of ease of use and the strength it had. Looking forward to picking up my upholstery stuff and getting this finished up. My xs650 hard tail has an 1/8" steel pan I made, the GS750 brat bike has a plywood pan, so this is going to be nice I think.