fiberglass to weather strip
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Printed Date: May 11, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Topic: fiberglass to weather strip
Posted By: xxm3racingxx
Subject: fiberglass to weather strip
Date Posted: April 23, 2006 at 5:34 PM
How wouldl I be able to do this the quick and convenient way. I want to build a skeleton but not bondo up to the weather strip. All I want to do is use 1 large sheet of fleece and staple it. I want to fiberglass all the way to the weatherstrip . Fully fiberglass trunk. How would I do this.
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Posted By: xxm3racingxx
Date Posted: April 23, 2006 at 5:36 PM
Posted By: xkuco
Date Posted: April 23, 2006 at 8:08 PM
pic dont work u have to save it and put it in like photobucket.com or something
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Posted By: xxm3racingxx
Date Posted: April 23, 2006 at 8:15 PM
you sure my second one doesnt work ? it works for me, I posted at my huse and im at my uncles now...
Posted By: xkuco
Date Posted: April 23, 2006 at 8:21 PM
yeah u have to sign up and lots of people dont like too sign up
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Posted By: xxm3racingxx
Date Posted: April 23, 2006 at 8:27 PM
Posted By: xkuco
Date Posted: April 23, 2006 at 8:44 PM
ok to answer ur questionu want to cover it up with weather stripping the way that is right??? and also do u want it to be remmovable????
Posted By: xxm3racingxx
Date Posted: April 23, 2006 at 9:05 PM
yea, like you cant see anything eles and it is fully to the weatherstrip. I would like to be able to remove it yes.
Posted By: xkuco
Date Posted: April 23, 2006 at 9:23 PM
ok this is pretty hard to explain and a harder process u basically have to have ur structure built like a box for it to come out it will be hard and not worth it cause in the long run the edges will crack from takening it out and itll look like crap so if u want something like that u have to sacrafice either have to keep touching up or lose ur trunk!!
Posted By: tbone31
Date Posted: April 23, 2006 at 9:36 PM
ive seen guys get the encloser close enough to the weather stripping then take the encloser out and wrap plastic on the interior then place the encloser in and use kitty hair or fiberglass and build it up to the weather stripping.
Posted By: xxm3racingxx
Date Posted: April 23, 2006 at 9:47 PM
It really doesn't matter if I can or can't take it out. I just felt it would be easier since if there's a problem you can take it out. Or when you have to paint it..
Posted By: tbone31
Date Posted: April 23, 2006 at 10:22 PM
well i may be reading this wrong but, whats wrong with makeing it and getting it close to the edge, then do the plastic or tape trick and use something like kitty hair and smooth the edge up to the weather strip? you would still be able to pull it in and out, if you feather the edge up nice the weather strip should just slide over it like the oem plastic.
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: April 23, 2006 at 10:28 PM
Remove the weather stripping from the trunk and mask off the entire trunk area where the weather stripping was. Have all the areas inside the trunk that you want to have showing framed with MDF( amps, subs or processors ) so that you can attach fleece to the frame and also to the masked off area of the trunk surround. Place a large enough peice of fleece into the trunk so that it will cover the area where you have the framed up equipment and also enough to cover the trunk opening. Center the fleece in the trunk and attach the fleece to the MDF frames. Pull the fleece tight around the trunk surround and re-insert the weather stripping with the fleece underneath it. Pull tight where needed and then start appying your first layer of resin to the fleece. Only resin up to the weather stripping but do not touch the weather stripping. Do 2 layers of resin and this will give it enough strength to remove the weather stripping and still save the form of the trunk. Take more resin now and apply it to the area of the surround that did not have any resin on the fleece and after you have the fleece soaked in, take some plastic or Saran Wrap as a barrier between the weather stripping and the soaked fleece. Allow to dry and repeat process once again until the outer edge is hard enough. In the meantime start fiberglassing the area inside the trunk and use about 2-3 layer of glass to ensure proper strength for such a large area. For the area that you have under the weather stripping, you can probably get away with 2 layers on the outside of the project and use another 2 layers on the backside of the project to add more strength. You don't want the outer edge of the project warping on you at this point otherwise you will need to cut and refiberglass sections. ------------- Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: xxm3racingxx
Date Posted: April 23, 2006 at 10:46 PM
Thanks man that helped a lot! :)
Posted By: xxm3racingxx
Date Posted: April 23, 2006 at 10:46 PM
Thanks man that helped a lot! :)
Posted By: xxm3racingxx
Date Posted: April 23, 2006 at 10:47 PM
Thanks man that helped a lot! :)
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: April 24, 2006 at 9:36 AM
Your Welcome Your Welcome Your Welcome ------------- Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: ricoshay
Date Posted: May 17, 2006 at 8:59 AM
That was a great explaination on a difficult job! I just may be inspired enough to try it now. Anybody got like 12 gallons of resin i can "borrow"? LOL!
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: May 17, 2006 at 10:01 AM
ricoshay wrote:
That was a great explaination on a difficult job! I just may be inspired enough to try it now. Anybody got like 12 gallons of resin i can "borrow"? LOL!
I know of a guy up in Courtney that can hook you up with some blue resin by the 16 gallon pail for cheap  ------------- Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: May 17, 2006 at 11:49 PM
I have no idea who that could be. Price Check!
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Top Secret, I can tell you but then my wife will kill me.
Posted By: mustangfoo
Date Posted: May 18, 2006 at 2:27 AM
lol how much is cheap?? HaHa shipping to me would be a major P.I.T.A. though as I live in California in the states
Posted By: ricoshay
Date Posted: May 18, 2006 at 8:37 AM
mustangfoo wrote:
lol how much is cheap?? HaHa shipping to me would be a major P.I.T.A. though as I live in California in the states
me too... in Georgia!
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: May 18, 2006 at 9:08 AM
The weight is about 48 lbs so shipping to Cali from Canada would be pretty expensive. Forbidden is the dude with the resin and it workes great, but shipping would probably make is equal out the same in the end compared to a local place you can get it at. Have you tried boating yards or marine repair shops ??
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
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