I am almost sure mud is just mixed resin and polyurethane body filler together to get a more “liquid” for of bondo.
And dax, you said “long time veterans”, find out how long I’ve been involved with GB props, this site, and the old one.
The reason why I wrote the comment the way I did is because I don’t think its cool for someone to say that, unless you have the most expensive ingredients you can’t have the best product. I think that is a bit absurd in itself and kinda rude.
That is simply not true and not fair to those who want to find more affordable ways to acquire a pack shell.
I believe that talent and creativity is more important than having the most expensive materials, not everyone can create a decent shell no matter how much Smooth On/Cast they have available. But can always find another way to get the job done.
I don’t see how its ok to say that because I am not using “professional” materials, that I am somehow a ghetto noob who doesn’t know what he’s talking about, but if I make an obvious joke about someone on an extensive ego trip, I’m the bad guy…?
when I am actually trying to help out someone who might not be able to afford a “better-than-anyone-else-professionally-made” fiberglass shell. That’s all I was trying to do
I’ve had people cast parts I made, especially gun grips, I didn’t care about it, I made parts to help people finish their packs, not to make money. But to each his own.
Most of the time it’s made by the person doing the work based on preference or needs, I make my own proprietary blends for my shells after much trial and error testing… I spent nearly $1000 is different products and shipping before I was happy with the final results, it gets stupidly expensive real quick… Not saying you need to spend that much, chances are you will be happy with your first pick or it will be “good enough” there is a difference between doing a one off or doing a run…
You can use the polyester resin and/or bondo with a thickening agent like, milled fiberglass, chopped fiberglass, stranded fiberglass, glass micro balloons (Cabosil), powdered minerals, common wood sawdust, powdered or ground nut (Pecan dust is popular for wood workers) shells, household flour, baking soda, talc powder, cotton fibers, plaster of paris powder, dried paper pulp… Or?
Using a fiber like substance will increase strength but it won’t be as smooth and easy to work with as say a creamy smooth talc mixture…
For a quick and dirty homeowners version I would try sawdust as it’s easy to obtain…
