Cuttin' glass..

[beanhead]

...fiberglass that is. I just got a 6-pack hood from glasstek. Fits real good, real good workmanship top to bottom except...the holes in the front of the scoop are not cut out...woops well it's my first one so lesson learned, apparently I wrongly ASSumed it would come opened up.
I want to get this done myself so what is the best tool/technique for getting a clean cut, and what works best for sanding the edges to get it nice and happy afterwards? Thanks!

Doh!

 

[Bb70charger500]

I'd just drill it in a few spots and get a grinding stone and have at it the corner s will come out perfectly if you use a stonet he long runs you can jig saw or something then grind smooth if needed after

 

[miller]

A little lesson I learned, on drilling holes in fiberglass, is to 'dress' the drill bit cutting edges. Flatten the cutting edges, more to a 90* angle. That changes the bit's action, from cutting, to more a scraping the hole, and a cleaner cut.

 

[not so famous bob]

A little lesson I learned, on drilling holes in fiberglass, is to 'dress' the drill bit cutting edges. Flatten the cutting edges, more to a 90* angle. That changes the bit's action, from cutting, to more a scraping the hole, and a cleaner cut.

I had to cut out the holes in my 6 pack scoop. Go slow, tape around the opening ur going to cut, as not to scratch the surrounding gell coat. I drilled some holes, and then used a fine bladed jig saw, and also a hi speed grinder for longer runs. Leave a little to work w/ a file and sandpaper, sneak upon it. U will spend a great amount of time getting the holes to match up. When u get it them the way u want them, u can use a small flame torch to burn the fiberglass hairs off> be careful doing that too!--PATIENCE!

 

[beanhead]

Thanks guys, I got 'er done...ended up using my small air-powered angle grinder with a cutoff wheel, and drilled holes near the round spots then fine tuned with a file and some sandpaper. Worked fine but what a mess...I knew it would be so I covered myself well and used lots of baby powder! No itchy for me lol...had my fill of that over the years

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[beanhead]

I had to cut out the holes in my 6 pack scoop. Go slow, tape around the opening ur going to cut, as not to scratch the surrounding gell coat. I drilled some holes, and then used a fine bladed jig saw, and also a hi speed grinder for longer runs. Leave a little to work w/ a file and sandpaper, sneak upon it. U will spend a great amount of time getting the holes to match up. When u get it them the way u want them, u can use a small flame torch to burn the fiberglass hairs off> be careful doing that too!--PATIENCE!

Your flame-the-wild-hairs trick worked perfect too thanks!