Guest leejmes001 Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 hi i saw a thread about fiberglas being use to make rear lights now im new here and never modded a car before so can someone advise me this fiber glas stuff ready made? where do i get from? and what is name of it lol is this stuff weather proof? ie can i make a body kit myself from it? and it wont rott or break lol or am i totlly wrong hat fibre glass is? thanks lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest leejmes001 Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 you see i wanna make my own one off body kitt lol got loads of time on my hands and wanna attemp along with lights but is fiber glass ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eddie Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 hello lee yes fibre glass is the stuff most bodykits are made from but its not easy especially if you have never done it before you see lee you get strip of the fibre in varing sizes then you at the resin and keep building it up till you got the thickness and or shape you want (not as easy as it sounds) but if you want to try its ready available from most car shops and car body paint shops let us no how you get on thanks eddie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortcabrioletclub Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 can you build it yes you can anything can be done with practis and pationts and resurch ok both my bumpers part bonnet wings bodykit side skirts are all moulded fiberglass i been useing fiberglass for years and is good when it gose right but its not easy to build a full bodykit i wouldnt recomend if never used it get your self on to some glass fiber forums for tips theres a fue out ther also places like car shops are ok for small packets of fiber glass but you would need a loan to make anything big fibersports can help tay in essex and will sell industrial size mat and resin also a good boat yard will have some good contacts hope that helps p.s the smell is strong not good inside also is fibbrous so bad for lungs ........... so take care and use a good mask and glasses for safty hope that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escort Cabriolet Club Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Always get Brutus to knock you up a set !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alanman Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 I wouldn't make your own body kit. 2 reasons, 1 you've never used fibreglass before and 2 the cost would probably be rediculous anyway. If you're looking for something different to everyone else, look through magazines for bodykits for ANY CAR, don't stick to just Escorts. If there's a front bunper you like but its not for an escort, don't worry, that's the good thing about fibreglass, if it doesn't fit, it can soon be made to fit. Same goes for rear bumpers and side skirts/arches. It will be 1000 times easyier to alter an already made kit than start from scratch. And I think 1000 better looking too. Saying all this I would LOVE to try to make my own kit from scratch. But as I've said it would cost a fortune and probably end up looking shit. lol Alanman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashtest Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 just as alanman says it would cost you a fortune to make a kit yourself. i work with the stuff at work repairing the big bt vans you see (the backs are made of it) last year we had to make a large sombreo hat for a charity event that sat on top of a ford galaxy the cost of that was over 300 quid and we only made it very roughly as it was not seen close up and was only going to be scraped after the event. so again as alan says i would go for a ready made kit and adapt it to suit your own vission. also dont go to your local car spares or halfords ect but try and find a good motor factors \ body shop supplier these can supplie you with matting by the metre and resin by the gallon trust me a gallon of resin is soon gone on a large job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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