Saturday, October 27, 2012

Fiberglass rear end

Paul from Red Bearing Auto Repair sold me the back half of an MGB ragtop that I could use on the Pink Panther. But before cutting it off, I decided to make a fiberglass mold of it

I started by taking non-stick aluminum foil and laying it out on the rear of the car


Once it was covered in foil, I laid out the woven fiberglass blanket. I made a mistake here, I should have cut it into smaller pieces, it would have been smoother.

I covered the fiberglass with resin and spread it out with a roller and brush


Once it had cured, I was able to just lift it off the car and the foil pealed off without much trouble. It's not very stiff, though, I would need to glass in some balsa pieces before using it.

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