Thread: Fiberglass Forms

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I'm thinking about doing something similar. Toying with the idea of being able to pull the console out when "showing", putting it back in to go down the road.

Originally Posted by RECOVERY ROOM

This was made using a solid block of pour foam the sanding it to shape then glassing up, bondo sealer then finally cover with leather.

Recovery Room,
When you say "pour foam" are you talking about something like this, but maybe in the 2#/cf type? If this is the stuff, how do you go about forming your "block" to get started? Here's the link where I found the picture.
http://www.fiberglasssupply.com/Prod...pour_foam.html


Does something like "GreatStuff" foam in the can work?

Originally Posted by rspears

Does something like "GreatStuff" foam in the can work?

Roger, it's funny you mention the GreatStuff. I regularly visit a custom interior shop close to my work just to see the cool cars he's working on. On one visit I came into his shop as he was spraying GreatStuff onto a door panel then quickly laid blue painters tape over it to keep it from falling off the panel, he was building up that area for an armrest. He laughed and said that I discovered one of his 'secrets'.

Mike

Originally Posted by Mike52

Roger, it's funny you mention the GreatStuff. I regularly visit a custom interior shop close to my work just to see the cool cars he's working on. On one visit I came into his shop as he was spraying GreatStuff onto a door panel then quickly laid blue painters tape over it to keep it from falling off the panel, he was building up that area for an armrest. He laughed and said that I discovered one of his 'secrets'.

Mike

Mike,
On the blue tape did he have a panel of tape ready, and stick it on the top ends and across the bottom to form an arc - kind of the arm rest shape, or did he have a hole through the panel, allowing the foam to expand through the hole with tape on the back side?

Roger, the door panel base material was marked with the basic outline of the armrest design. Using the outline as a guide, he would spray a small amount of GreatStuff and as it started to expand, he would apply a piece of blue tape below the foam then loosely drape it over the foam to keep it from falling off the panel (take into consideration the panel was attached to the door). This process continued from the rear to the front of the panel until he had the outline covered and the depth he was after. Once the foam cured, he sanded it into the final shape.

BTW, these weren't small armrests, the door panels were completely sculpted for an incredibly customized '70 Hemi ‘Cuda. When the car arrived at his shop, there was nothing in the interior except a pistol grip shifter sticking out of the floor and a steering wheel/column from the dash, even the dash was only the underlying skeleton. The interior was built using Eric Brockmeyer Design drawings the car's owner provided, it turned out beautiful.

Mike

Originally Posted by 35fordcoupe

I think it looks good. I plan to do something similar, but I hope to fit a narrow console between the seats too. I like how you didn't make it go up further toward the firewall. I want all the foot room I can get. If anything I would say make it a little lower, but you have that panel made and I don't think it's worth changing anything.

35fordcoupe, thanks for the constructive comment about lowering the profile. I let it sit for a few days, and yesterday picked it up and took an abrasive cutoff disk to it, sectioning it a little over two inches which also shortened it more than an inch and narrowed the bottom about 3/4". Here it is with the new profile and shorter switch panel, plus a shot of the piece I cut out. I like it much better now, and it does not get into my leg space nearly as bad.

I like the looks of it better also Roger,,,

[QUOTE=rspears;410185]Recovery Room,
When you say "pour foam" are you talking about something like this, but maybe in the 2#/cf type? If this is the stuff, how do you go about forming your "block" to get started? Here's the link where I found the picture.
http://www.fiberglasssupply.com/Prod...pour_foam.html

We make a box with cardboard to the size of the part we want and line it with plastic then pour the foam in. The stuff you found will work just fine. just be careful on how much you use it really expands alot !!!

I like the change...very well done!

Thought I'd post a couple of pictures of the finished product. I had it "finished" once before, but when I mounted my window switches the wiring plugs went into the cup holder area, so I had to add a spacer piect to the switch panel, blend it in, and spray it again.

My finish is a light coat of spray can bed liner for texture, sprayed satin black with a rattle can. The texture gives it a nice look, IMO, and I'm happy with the way it fits the area. Still need to stich up a shift boot, and make a walnut ring to mount it, but the form is done and in place. Still need to mount some angle brackets to the floor for permanent mounting.

Man that turned out nice.

Originally Posted by butch27

Man that turned out nice.

Thanks Butch. It changed quite a bit over time.

I agree--that looks very professional. Nice work, Roger!

Originally Posted by rspears

Thanks Butch. It changed quite a bit over time.

I agree Roger! The end results are very nice! About 90% of the way through this thread I just didn't like it but the finished product looks so much better!

While I won't be doing one for my project I can see how it ties your interior together! Great Job!

I agree,thats kool,,You should take a mold off it,and sell a few....hundred..