[Double Venom]

Before sanding ANY fiberglass body wipe it down with ACETONE! This is a critical step and your body man will love you for it.

Do NOT count on the manufacturer to totally clean up the body after it comes out of the mold. The body will have a slight covering of "mold release" on it. If it's not clean, and you start to sand all you are doing is melting the release agent. What happens then is the release agent will actually be forced deep into the glass. The final results, which wont show up until the paint or even the last coat of clear is put on, are "fisheyes", craters, or even what's worse, poor adhesion!

DV...this weeks tips for the homebuilders