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Re: [Land-speed] A foam question

To: "Doug Odom" <dlodom@charter.net>,<drmayf@mayfco.com>, "LSR"
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] A foam question
From: Skip Higginbotham <saltrat@pahrump.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:00:55 -0700
Mayf:
I have foam and cloth and resin....call me.
Skip





At 07:14 AM 10/16/2008, Doug Odom wrote:
>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@mayfco.com>
>To: "LSR" <land-speed@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
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