Fibreglass – Product Costing Calculator - Option 2

Use our Fibreglass Product Cost Calculator to get an estimated cost of your project.

Troubleshooting:
1. Please enter only numbers where required and weights in kilograms eg. 300g as 0.300
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3. Quantities of totals are estimated and depends on how products are applied.

Costing Calculator for Fibreglass Composites per Square Meter

Product Code:

Product Description:

1. Calculate Total Square Meter Area:

Enter width and length in meters only eg. 10.54

Enter Width:

X Enter Length:

= Total m² Area:

Weight and Cost of Fibreglass Materials

2. Surface Tissue

Total m² x Layers x Cost per m² = Total Cost
Total m² x Layers x Weight per m² = Total Weight

Enter Weight per m² eg. 25g = 0.025:

Enter Cost of Surface Tissue per m²: R

Enter number of layers to be used:

Total Weight:kg

Total Cost:R

3. Chop Strand Mat

Total m² x Weight x Layers = Total Weight x Cost per KG = Total Cost

300gsm:

No. of Layers:

Cost per kg:R

Total Weight:kg

Total Cost:R

450gsm:

No. of Layers:

Cost per kg:R

Total Weight:kg

Total Cost:R

600gsm:

No. of Layers:

Cost per kg:R

Total Weight:kg

Total Cost:R

4. Woven Roving

Total m² x Entered Weight x Layers = Total Weight x Cost per KG = Total Cost
Weights entered in kg eg. 450gsm = 0.450

gsm 1:

No. of Layers:

Cost per kg:R

Total Weight:kg

Total Cost:R

gsm 2:

No. of Layers:

Cost per kg:R

Total Weight:kg

Total Cost:R

gsm 3:

No. of Layers:

Cost per kg:R

Total Weight:kg

Total Cost:R

5. Coremat

Total m² x Layers = Total m² x Cost per m² = Total Cost
Thickness entered in mm eg. 3mm = 3

MM 1:

No. of Layers:

Cost per m²:R

Total m² 1:

Total Cost:R

MM 2:

No. of Layers:

Cost per m²:R

Total m² 2:

Total Cost:R

Weight and Cost of Resin Required

6. Gelcoat Required

Approximate quantity per m² is between 600gsm to 800gsm.
Calculation based on Entered gsm Gelcoat x Total Square Meters = Total Weight x Cost per kg = Total Cost

Enter grams per m² used eg. 0.60 to 0.80: kg

Enter Cost of Gelcoat per kg: R

Total Weight:kg

Total Cost:R

7. Flowcoat Required

Approximate quantity per m² is between 600gsm to 800gsm.
Calculation based on Entered gsm Resin x Total Square Meters = Total Weight x Cost per kg = Total Cost

Enter grams per m² used eg. 0.60 to 0.80: kg

Enter Cost of Flowcoat per kg: R

Total Weight:kg

Total Cost:R

8. Resin Required Ortho GP in Kg (Ratio 2.5 to 1) for:

Enter Cost of Resin per kg: R

Surface Tissue:

CSM 300gsm:

CSM 450gsm:

CSM 600gsm:

Woven Roving gsm 1:

Woven Roving gsm 2:

Woven Roving gsm 3:

Coremat MM 1:

Coremat MM 2:

Total Resin Weight:kg

Total Resin Cost:R

Weight and Cost of Catalyst Required

9. Catalyst Required (Total Weight in Kg) for:

Total Gelcoat / Flowcoat / Resin Weight x Input %

Enter Cost of Catalyst per kg: R

HOT 1%

MED 2%

COLD 3%

Enter Percentage to be used eg. 2.5: %

Weight Gelcoat:kg

Cost Gelcoat:R

Weight Flowcoat:kg

Cost Flowcoat:R

Weight Resin:kg

Cost Resin:R

Total Weight Catalyst:kg

Total Cost Catalyst: R

Total Weight of all above:kg

Total Cost of all above:R

10. Material Wastage at 10%

Material Wastage:R

11. Labour Cost

Enter Amount of Labourers eg. 2, How many Hours per Product eg. 3 and Cost per labourer per hour

Labourers:

Hours per product:

Cost per Hour:R

Labourers Cost: R

12. Accessories - Wood, PU Foam, Glass, Hinges, Bolts, Rubbers etc.

Add your non fibreglass accessories costs here.

Enter Accessories Total: R

Accessories Cost:R

13. Total Cost of Item

Cost Price per Unit:R

14. Add your Margin

Enter your Mark-up, Margin or Profit here.

Enter Margin eg. 20: %

Total Margin:R

15. Your Selling Price per Unit or Part

Price per Unit or Product:R

16. Number of Units / Products

Enter total number of Units or Products to be manufactured.

Enter Number of Units / Products:

Total price for all products:R

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The information included in this document is given in good faith and is intended to assist you the customer in determining the suitability of this product for your application. Due to the diverse applications and conditions in which many of our products may be used, we request that you, the user, test and inspect our product to satisfy yourself of its contents and suitability for your specific need. This document does not constitute any guarantee or warranty expressed or implied. The exclusive remedy for all proven claims is replacement of our product and under no circumstances shall we be liable for any special, consequential or incidental damages.

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