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Fiberglassing spare tire wells


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Wyboy 
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Posted: September 06, 2003 at 8:55 PM / IP Logged  
Ok, i tried searching for this first and found absolutley nothing, might be hard to believe but its true, even i wuz like WTF...but anyway can someone give me a good tutorial for fiberglassing spare tire wells? Also, if anyone knows any websites that explain how to make "false floors" include that too...
Wyboy 
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Posted: September 06, 2003 at 9:52 PM / IP Logged  
Ok, i found this one...
http://www.eatel.net/~amptech/elecdisc/fibrglas.htm
In this section(s)...
Now that it's clean, lay down some plastic sheeting (plastic drop cloths work good and they're cheap). Tape it up so that the odors are restricted to the trunk area (that's a little trick Fishman taught me for doing tubs in spare tire wells to keep the car from stinking for days). You can even block off the rear speaker openings if they are in the rear deck for maximum odor protection.
Once you've got this area masked and protected, you can start the process. Beware that this takes some serious time, and you have to concentrate to do it right. If you're rushing it, it will either not come out right, or it will look like garbage (and sound similar). Lay pieces of grille cloth (I prefer this for starters because it bends easily and will dry fairly quickly in air or with a heat gun) around the area that you're 'glassing. Cut it in strips that overlap and don't have too many wrinkles. Once these are laid down, you can put on your gloves and mask and mix up a small batch of resin. Follow the directions on the container for mixing the resin with the hardener (too much of this, and it will dry with the brush in it and then you're done with that mix and brush).
He says "Lay pieces of grille cloth (I prefer this for starters because it bends easily and will dry fairly quickly in air or with a heat gun) around the area that you're 'glassing. Cut it in strips that overlap and don't have too many wrinkles. Once these are laid down, you can put on your gloves and mask and mix up a small batch of resin."
Now, question #1, if i just lay down the pieces of grill cloth, wont they all start to move and get out of place once i start to put down the fiberglass resin? wouldnt that get real messy real quick?
Question #2, if i were to do this, would i put the pieces of grill cloth right onto the bare metal of the spare tire well? or would i lay down tape then tin foil first?
pureRF 
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Tape it all up then spray it with spray glue and put down aluminum foil, then tape once more. fiberglass it all with about 3 layers. then let it dry and pull it out and put on more layer then cut it to the shape. then make a sub ring and mount it. wrap it in fine fleece and glass that. then add layers and layers. then bondo and sand bondo and sand. that would also be a good place to use vinyl. this might help out
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