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Old 06-04-2008, 04:20 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
Probably OK for making a "grille plug", but not so good for wheel skirts, which need to have some structural strength and can only be so thick.

I could however see using this kind of stuff to build & shape the skirt area, apply a release agent and skin it with fiberglass - you end up with light, stiff skirts by making a polyurethane mold to lay the glass on.
Not sure I follow you.

Are you saying make a base using the foam and then fiberglass over it?

Or just making a mold with the foam and filling the mold with fiberglass?

Any ideas on a clip-like thing to attach it to the car?
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