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fiberglass tonneau question

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Topic: fiberglass tonneau question

Posted By: rghrdr18
Subject: fiberglass tonneau question
Date Posted: August 18, 2003 at 10:19 PM

i am trying to make a custom fiberglass tonneau cover for my 1996 eclipse, how would i make a form for this, what would be the easiest way to do this?



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Posted By: JamesRH
Date Posted: August 19, 2003 at 12:37 AM
take some kind of fabric that is fairly stretchy, but mostly cotton.....stretch it over what ever you are covering and use wood pieces to shape the fabric how you want, give it a couple coats of fiberglass resin, and your halfway there...



Posted By: rghrdr18
Date Posted: August 19, 2003 at 9:33 AM
what about if i am trying to make two arches on the tonneau cover, one behind each seat, that drop down towards the back end of the car?



Posted By: JamesRH
Date Posted: August 19, 2003 at 9:44 AM
can you post a pic, cause im trying to visialize what your doing and i cant....



Posted By: rghrdr18
Date Posted: August 19, 2003 at 10:25 AM
if your msn messenger is your email i can send it to that? let me know, thanks


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