After you have added a good amount of resin to your mask you are ready to fiberglass it. You can purchase fiberglass from stores like Wal-Mart, Home Depot, or boating stores. However you don’t need to buy actual fiberglass for it to work. Since fiberglass is only used to add strength to the mask you can use just about any cloth like material even medical gauze works just fine. I used some old fiberglass screening that I found around the house in my mask and it worked just fine. To apply the fiberglass you will need latex gloves and a paint brush. To start fiber glassing cut the fiber glass into strips. Then coat the entire inside of the mask with a coat of resin. Before the resin dries apply the strips of fiber glass to the inside of the mask. Make sure to push the strips of fiberglass down all the way so they stick completely to the inside of the mask. Once the resin dry has dried add a couple more coats of resin over top of the fiberglass and let it dry. After the resin has dried peel the silicone mold away from the mask and you’re ready to go. It was important to use 100% silicone because the resin should not stick to it. If you peel the silicone off carefully so as not to rip the mold you can reuse it to make another mask. The next step is painting.
Finished
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