Fiberglass is great stuff! Whatever you can dream up is possible!!!

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Here is one of my projects from many years ago, which was intended to be marketed. Unfortunately, the bike market shifted unexpectedly before we got to market with it. The molds and some parts are for sale from my partner in the effort.

I've mocked up masters, built molds, hand laid car bodies, body parts, and done a ton of Corvette repairs and customizing, bike parts, and drag car work.

I would like to help, but my deep involvement slowed way down about 20 years ago. I am just not familiar with the chemical products available today. :-( If it is anything like paint products, they have changed radically... and not for the better.

Probably the best I can do would be to share some ideas for mocking things up. One thing I used to use was 1/4 inch hardware cloth. I used to buy it at Ace Hardware. It is like a stiff screen that could be cut and wired together, then wet cloth or mat laid over it. After you build up enough strength, the mesh can be pulled away from the inside, and the outer surface finished by skim coating with filler and block sanding. That technique, combined with finding some suitable shapes to add compound curves, could be used for almost anything.

Another thing I used regularly was a spray product that acted as a mold release. That kept the new glass from sticking to the old.

If I see something I can offer solid advise on, I'll jump in.