Looks pretty smooth, huh?

So, I started to lay mat on the styrofoam and as I got into it I noticed the resin was eating little holes in the styrofoam, but I kept going. By the time I had the first layer of mat on the entire styrofoam mold was disintegrating from the resin. As I watched it, more and more of the styrofoam disappeared until the mat had sagged into about a two inch depression all the way around, and the sides had shrunk in.

I didn't know what to do, so I ripped out all of the mat I had laid up and cleaned up the gooey mess with acetone to try to salvage my floorboard. Luckily I was able to do it, and some sanding will get rid of the rest.

I don't know what went wrong, but I am not going to attempt this method again. I know Tom and Ken like it, and maybe I did something wrong like ommiting a barrier coat of some kind, but it sure didn't work for me.

Right now I don't want to see that car for a few days, but when I get back on it I am going to build the plywood pieces like I originally planned and maybe use poster board over it with a coat of resin to make a mold. That is what I did on my '27 and it worked great.

Time to head to the freezer and see if that frozen concoction is ready to drink. Shoulda stayed in bed today.


Don