Lots of them thar faces in Them! (1954).

[sewhite2000]

37 minutes ago, slaytonf said:

Isn't fibreglass a resin impregnated fabric?  Can't you resin-impregnate polyester? 

 

32 minutes ago, Sepiatone said:

That could be what it was.   But I'm not sure fiberglass could be considered a fabric, although you can make fabric out of it.....

From Wikipedia:

Fiberglass (American English), or fibreglass (Commonwealth English) is a common type of fiber-reinforced plastic using glass fiber. The fibers may be randomly arranged, flattened into a sheet (called a chopped strand mat), or woven into a fabric. 

and

A suitable resin for combining the fiberglass with a plastic to produce a composite material was developed in 1936 by du Pont.

[TikiSoo]

On 11/5/2020 at 3:44 PM, ElCid said:

The video refers to "polyester," but we call it fiberglass here.

As someone who has dealt with fiberglass, this is just my personal take on it:

"Fiberglass" for a car, boat, chair surface, etc is polyester fabric laid down conforming to the surface (fiber) then epoxy resin is brushed or poured over to seal & turn rock hard (glass) 

I've seen fiberglass in fine fabric grade polyester and thick weave Kevlar-like polyester depending on the time period & application. Apparently there are several different grades & levels of polyesters & resins, some free-standing (like a chair) and some covering a wood or sheet metal base.

[slaytonf]

Thank you for confirming my speculation!  So the fiber in fiberglass can be either glass fibers (or cloth), or polyester.

[Sepiatone]

We used to joke that before they were primered and painted all Corvettes were pink, just like that INSULATION they were made of!   

Sepiatone

[NipkowDisc]

On 11/7/2020 at 1:10 PM, sewhite2000 said:

 

From Wikipedia:

Fiberglass (American English), or fibreglass (Commonwealth English) is a common type of fiber-reinforced plastic using glass fiber. The fibers may be randomly arranged, flattened into a sheet (called a chopped strand mat), or woven into a fabric. 

and

A suitable resin for combining the fiberglass with a plastic to produce a composite material was developed in 1936 by du Pont.

resin and fiberglass are 2 of the main components of surfboards.