Palm Swell Material

[royinidaho]

Whats a good material for creating a palm swell. This would be on a regular stock.

First attempt was w/fiberglass cloth and resin. Second attempt is with Crayola Molding Compound. Sweet to create the shape but, slow to cure, shrinks and does not stick.

Any tho'ts?

Thanks

[Jack]

Well, it sure wouldn't look purty, but auto body filler would do a good job- stuff dries in a few minutes.
Bondo is the brand name I know of, but any of 'em will do. Any auto parts store should carry some.

[royinidaho]

Ended up using the following:

Resin/hardner (bondo type stuff) with fiber glass cloth (not good), Quick Steel (Very Good) and JB Weld stuff that's similar to Quick Steel (Better than Quick Steel for finishing)