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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