Foamboard?

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Forum Name: Fiberglass, Fabrication, and Interiors
Forum Discription: Fiberglass Kick Panels, Subwoofer Enclosures, Plexiglas, Fabrics, Materials, Finishes, etc.
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Printed Date: May 21, 2024 at 3:43 PM

Topic: Foamboard?

Posted By: abraxsis
Subject: Foamboard?
Date Posted: April 07, 2006 at 6:52 PM

Im planning on glassing an LCD into my center console, and I had a question. Has anyone ever used that foamboard stuff you can get in a craft store/Walmart for the frame? Its like a foam covered with paper. I thought about glassing the bottom for strength, then using a combo of mat/fleece and kitty hair for the top. It should give me a nice clean finish.

So has anyone used this foamboard in a glassing project?

Abraxsis

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Posted By: crazyoldcougar
Date Posted: April 07, 2006 at 7:40 PM

it is called "foam core"...you would have to somehow protect the edges of it since the foam will not like the resin very much at all...or should i say the resin will love to eat the foam...

what is your reason behind using this? you going for something thin? try masonite..

i am not exactly sure what you plan on doing with this...unless you plan on shaping it drastically i would use wood..

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Fiberglass Guru.

Posted By: firstrax
Date Posted: April 07, 2006 at 9:18 PM

I have used balsa foam in the past. Strong, light and it can take resin directly.

https://www.balsafoam.com/aboutbalsafoam.asp

Posted By: austincustoms
Date Posted: April 07, 2006 at 9:23 PM

or if it needs to be light weight, double up on that plastic stuff they use for signs on the side of the road. You know what I'm talking about? like courrigated plastic? I think they sell that at craft stores too.

Posted By: abraxsis
Date Posted: April 07, 2006 at 10:28 PM

Well I was planning on covering most of it with kitty hair at first, and the fiberglass is going to primarily going to be for stability and for tying the LCD mount into the console.

Posted By: crazyoldcougar
Date Posted: April 12, 2006 at 2:40 PM

i believe you are going about this wrong then...you should use the mounting brackets (shroud) for the LCD to hold it inplace...for a super clean install separate the the cover off the LCD screen...that is what you want to mold into your car...then it will look factory...some has done it on here i am sure...search for LCD's i am sure you will find it..

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Fiberglass Guru.

Posted By: torquehead
Date Posted: April 12, 2006 at 10:51 PM

Yeah Cougar has it right. Hey Cougar, didnt this umm...."TCalYen" or someone like that do a full build up of a center console in a Durango relative to this that we could reference? Im recalling he integrated the LCD's shroud face in the fabrication. Im not at my office to search for pics, but I know TCalYen had plenty of pics which would give Abraxsis immediate reference.

Ah, found it, and yes he did....heres the post: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=62553&KW=tcalyen

Good luck...