custom fiberglass

[dean_harryman]

heres what I am going to do...i am going to measure height lingth and width of what i want to build....then I am going to make a wooden box at those dimensions....then i am going to poar expanding foam into the box and wait 24 hours....then I am going to dissasemble the box and have myself a peice of rigid foam roughly the shape I want...then I am going to carve the foam to make it look like a front end in a bodykit....then I am going to sand and refine the shape....then put my stock bumper mounts on the foam...cover it in a bunch of layers of glass....then sand the glass smooth....and then primer the glass with primer black( just like my car) and then install.....does this sound like it would work???

[hybrid_john]

hey man...sound pretty good. i think it shold work...do you have a place to get supplies? If not here , this might help. They have everything you need, including the urethane foam, and its fairly inexpensive...and if you keep it fiberglass you shouldnt have any problems with your plan....
Good Luck....just make sure you get it down right the first couple times...it can get kinda pricey if your not easily satisfied!

let us know how it turns out for you!

[volkdent]

Try TAP plastics too. They are a chain, I just don't know where they extend too.

Jason

[dean_harryman]

thanks for the link john, if anyone has any suggestions on the weight of glass I should use (3oz....6oz) i would appreciate it....and what kind of ofresin should I go with.....I am going to try a small piece...like a scoop for the decklid first....could I use the supplies for fiberglass that they sell at wal-mart just to try it out/??

[effvee]

Hi here is a site that can help. www.fibreglast.com
Also I am in the process of altering my running boards. I like the part about the spray foam. will this foam stick and frim up pretty fast? I have release agent, but I'm told waxing the mating area and then apply the release, will help the parts to come right off. Where can I buy this foam? I went to Micheal hobby shop and bought some hard foam the kind they use in flower decoration. But not the spray foam, it seems much easier with the spray foam, I will give it a try.

[dean_harryman]

I got it at a hardware store when I did some glass work at school

[dean_harryman]

I got some foam today....I am going to try to build an air scoop for the rear deacklid....I am going to force air to the carp...heheh