I decided last month to make myself a seat cowl for Angie. Not being able to get hold of one to copy was proving to be a problem, so I had to start from scratch.
I took of my seat and covered it with a dustbin bag, then proceeded to do a fiberglass layup ontop of the plastic bag.
After a night to harden I pulled it off very easily thanks to the bag.
Trimmed and sanded, checking the fit and lines....
Covering the cowl in body putty so it can be sanded to a fine finish.
Finish sanded and matt sprayed to check for hi-spots...
Eventually I was happy with the part, now I had to make a mold..
Here I've prepped it with molders clay...
On with the gel coat....
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Let it tack, then on with a fiberglass layup...
Leave it overnight again, pulled it, sanded and polished.
Here's the result from the first pull, primed, base coat and clear.
It was quite a bit of work seeing as I had to make one to start with, but I'm happy with the results. The colour matching isn't 100%, but I can live with it. Personally I think it needs a sticker or two - but haven't found anything suitable as yet.
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I took of my seat and covered it with a dustbin bag, then proceeded to do a fiberglass layup ontop of the plastic bag.
After a night to harden I pulled it off very easily thanks to the bag.
Trimmed and sanded, checking the fit and lines....
Covering the cowl in body putty so it can be sanded to a fine finish.
Finish sanded and matt sprayed to check for hi-spots...
Eventually I was happy with the part, now I had to make a mold..
Here I've prepped it with molders clay...
On with the gel coat....
Let it tack, then on with a fiberglass layup...
Leave it overnight again, pulled it, sanded and polished.
Here's the result from the first pull, primed, base coat and clear.
It was quite a bit of work seeing as I had to make one to start with, but I'm happy with the results. The colour matching isn't 100%, but I can live with it. Personally I think it needs a sticker or two - but haven't found anything suitable as yet.
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