learning to make fiberglass parts?

milo · **Posted:** Fri Jan 12, 2007 7:27 pm

Hi, just wondering how hard it is to learn to make fiberglass parts
ie just for now I thought id try a custom face plate, and maybe the surrounding area of my auto stick ie where the cup holders are..
not sure what I got in mind yet, maybe space for my gps, and ipod
dunno..

Link · **Posted:** Fri Jan 12, 2007 8:17 pm

Im looking to make a fibreglass boost gauge holder, if/when i do ill see if i can post up a diy thread

milo · **Posted:** Sat Jan 13, 2007 12:10 pm

check out this video site its got heaps of free videos on making parts

http://www.freemansupply.com/video.htm

and this site too for foam based building
they built a whole car but it gives you an idea I guess...
http://www.rqriley.com/frp-foam.htm

osiris23 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 14, 2007 4:42 pm

i tried fibreglassing a subbox. it was a $100 disaster which went in the bin.

Marc · **Joined:** Thu Mar 08, 2007 6:32 pm **Posts:** 47

ill write up a DIY with pics in a lil while when i get rid of my airvents and replace them with a Apexi SAFC-II and RSM units.

Here is one i did on my old car.....

Gimme a couple weeks, bit busy for the next lil while.

bennettaru · **Joined:** Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:25 pm **Posts:** 64

osiris23 wrote:

i tried fibreglassing a subbox. it was a $100 disaster which went in the bin.

haha, this is the exact same as my story

Double Overhead Sun Visors · **Posted:** Fri Mar 09, 2007 10:16 pm

tidy install - nice fiber job, guages look good flush mounted...

bennettaru · **Joined:** Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:25 pm **Posts:** 64

^

its "fibRE"

:wink:

milo · **Posted:** Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:44 pm

nice work Marc

milo · **Posted:** Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:28 am

Marc wrote:

ill write up a DIY with pics in a lil while when i get rid of my airvents and replace them with a Apexi SAFC-II and RSM units.

Here is one i did on my old car.....

Gimme a couple weeks, bit busy for the next lil while.

hey any more updates?

Boost Junkie · **Posted:** Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:29 pm

i've been making my own fibreglass vented bonnet for my race car (i can't afford a cabon one) using stuff i bought from Bunnings. you can get different size kits that come with everything, fibreglass sheet, resin, catalyst, measuring cup and instructions. i cut a hole in the original bonnet level with the back of the radiator 640mm long (length of radiator) and 100mm deep. i rubbed back the top of the bonnet and sprayed 2 cans of expander foam from Bunnings onto the areas that i wanted raised and glassed over. after a day of drying the foam can be cut, filed and sanded into whatever shape you like. after all that the fibreglass was the easy part. just don't mix too much catalyst in the resin or it'll go off really quick. then its just a matter of cutting sheets to the sizes you want, brush on mixed resin onto the parts your working, lay the sheets onto it and then brush more resin on top of the sheets. make sure you drench the sheets or it won't set right.
i'll try to get some pics up of the bonnet soon, hope i've helped.

R1Z4T · **Posted:** Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:50 pm

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=how+to+fiberglass&aq=0&oq=how+to+fiber

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