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Re: Flaired roadsters (fiberglass reinforcement)

To: mtyler <mtyler@hctc.net>
Subject: Re: Flaired roadsters (fiberglass reinforcement)
From: Thomas - Sweden <csp311@telia.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 17:49:36 +0100
I use Firet Coremat to build thick layers
or reinforce panels and moulds.

Thomas

mtyler wrote:

> Greg wrote:
>
> >Ooohhh yaaa, that's the stuff.  I don't know much about fiberglass, so, what
> >does "a little thin for street use" mean.  Could they be reinforced?  I guess
> >I could just call them huh?  Man, they look GREAT!  And I could get a lot
> >more
> >tire under the car to handle the power... must have, must have!  THANKS!!!!!!
> >Greg "Gettin' a bit rabid" Burrows.
> >
> Here's a lightweight fiberglass reinforcing trick that's so easy it wil
> seem like cheating.  You can make a variation on a box-section
> reinforcement with matress foam and some glass cloth. Just make sure the
> part isn't warped when you start or you'll never pull it back into shape.
>  Get some 1 inch thick mattress foam (softest you can find)and cut a
> beveled strip  2 1/2 inches wide. Use a metal straightedge and one of
> those snap-off utility knives.  Angle the knife toward the center of the
> strip so the edges look like this in cross section
> \__/   Maybe even steeper towards the middle.  Glue this strip where you
> want your box-section little side toward the part in order to make what
> looks like a foam bead (glue I use is either 3m Fastbond 30 NF or 3m
> Foamfast spray adhesive)  Let this glue cure for 24 hours and then apply
> a couple layers of glass cloth 2 is probably sufficient for a
> non0structural piece.  What you end up with is a modified box-section
> filled with mostly air, very little weight added!
>
> -Marc T.
>
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