- Apply lacquers and waxes to mold surfaces to facilitate assembly and removal of laminated parts.
- Spray chopped fiberglass, resins, and catalysts onto prepared molds or dies using pneumatic spray guns with chopper attachments.
- Select precut fiberglass mats, cloth, and wood-bracing materials as required by projects being assembled.
- Pat or press layers of saturated mat or cloth into place on molds, using brushes or hands, and smooth out wrinkles and air bubbles with hands or squeegees.
- Inspect, clean, and assemble molds before beginning work.
- Mix catalysts into resins, and saturate cloth and mats with mixtures, using brushes. - Repair or modify damaged or defective glass-fiber parts, checking thicknesses, densities, and contours to ensure a close fit after repair.
- Trim excess materials from molds, using hand shears or trimming knives.
