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Old 11-10-2009, 11:48 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RandomFact314 View Post
Hmmm, awesome, will you do my under body too?
LOL.

If only it were that easy!!.

It's funny too, cause if you add up the cost of the supplies, like the foam board, and glue to hold the foam, it costs less than $100 for all the panels.

The big ticket items are the cloth at about $50 and the resin at ouch, $100.

If someone wanted to be *really* thrifty, they could...

1) Buy foam board
2) Purchase loose weave nylon fabric, similar to a 'breathable' wind breaker
3) Get about one gallon of Elmer's Wood Glue
4) Pickup some small pieces of wood, and attach to underbody at strategic locations
5) Using nothing more than a hacksaw blade, 1/2 round 1" wide rasp file, 60 grit sand paper glued to a foam block, and start cutting out foam pieces and...
6) Glue together
7) Shape and smooth, then *glue* the nylon fabric on the outside of the foam board shape
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