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> So teach me about fiberglassing..., oil cooler shroud inspired by eastcoaste
Aaron Cox
post Feb 28 2006, 11:42 AM
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i have a 13" x 4" setrab cooler in the front of my car... its been up and running with no ducting so far. id like to make a fiberglass shroud to duct the air out the bottom......

so - reading east coaster's fg cooler shroud thread i think this is a great idea....
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i know nearly nothing about fiberglassing....

i have no problem shaping a nice foam "plug" (what kind of foam should i use?) et.....

so if someone could give me a run down on procedure such as...

Plug / release agent/ fg cloth/ resin / cloth / resin

they have a fiberglassing kit at FLAPS, 32 oz resin, 8 sqft fg cloth, hardener and maybe some matt was in there also - dont remember...

so any help you could give me would be much appreciated

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post Feb 28 2006, 12:41 PM
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QUOTE (lapuwali @ Feb 28 2006, 02:25 PM)
If you use styrofoam (which is styrene) to make the plug, you can't use commonly available polyester resin, as the resin will attack the foam.....

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A cheat around this is to cover the foam plug with a thinned out white glue and water mix, cover with paper, paint a few more times with the glue mix, let dry and then glass. The paper is stuck in there, but if it's on the inside no one will notice.
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