
01-30-2023, 11:33 AM
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This florist foam is a nice lightweight medium for giving dimension to fiberglass, it shapes incredibly easy and polyester resins won't eat it.
As I need to keep the door panel anchored to the door to keep it's shape until the glass sets up, had to laminate it on the car. While the resin will stick to the foam, because the glass will be hanging vertically, the weight of it would just peel away and fall to the ground. So a quick brush of some really hot resin, let it tack up a bit and then 2 layers of cloth were laid down.
This pic is just after that first sweep of resin.
Then with the 2 layers of cloth laid down. This will get a sweep of filler to blend it into the panel. That front edge looks rough because it's puposefully not feathered in so I don't grind it away while smoothing it into the door. This will lock in the vertical concave of the door panel.
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