[Land-speed] A foam question

[Doug Odom]

Mayf, There are a couple ways to make one off parts like what you want. One 
way is to form the shape you want out of chicken wire. When you get it where 
you like you can lay some finer wire mesh like window screen over the 
chicken wire. then bondo that to get a nice finish. Remember to make the 
bondo pattern slightly smaller than you want the finished part to be because 
you are making the inside of the part. Use molding release wax on the bondo 
and then lay up the fiberglass over the bondo. When it cures it is easy to 
cut/break the wire/bondo out of the backside.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "drmayf" <drmayf at mayfco.com>
To: "LSR" <land-speed at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 10:09 PM
Subject: [Land-speed] A foam question


> Well, more in line wih fiber glassing than foam. What kind of foam do I 
> need to get to make a buck to build a one off fiberglass piece.  I want to 
> put a slightly modified nose ont eh Sunbeam, noting fancy but more aero 
> than the blanked off grill opening.
>
> Anybody made fiber glass parts using a foam shape? I watched them o it on 
> Muscle Cars and it idn't look all that bad. I'll be listening for anyone 
> who has done this to chime in....
>
> mayf