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Weather Spotter · 08-04-2012, 09:44 PM

Well the front nose cone middle section (silver in post above) got to bugging me. I did not like the thin flashing as it bent under any pressure. this resulted in lots of wrinkles (see post above) and creases. I also did not like the caulk on the seams. my nose to hood transition was also not as good as i would like. I uses to small of hinges and did not design the flap right, so I had to unscrew the hinges to get the hood open

So today I decided to try to make it better by doing it in fiberglass

this is with the old off and 75% of the new fiber glassed. ran out of resin so stopped as asked a family member in town on errands to get me other gallon can. had fun with paint too

rest with one coat.

Done and painted:

08-04-2012, 09:44 PM	#55 (permalink)
Weather Spotter Wiki Mod Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Midland MI, USA Posts: 2,042 Max - '14 Ford C-Max SEL Thanks: 228 Thanked 304 Times in 210 Posts	Well the front nose cone middle section (silver in post above) got to bugging me. I did not like the thin flashing as it bent under any pressure. this resulted in lots of wrinkles (see post above) and creases. I also did not like the caulk on the seams. my nose to hood transition was also not as good as i would like. I uses to small of hinges and did not design the flap right, so I had to unscrew the hinges to get the hood open So today I decided to try to make it better by doing it in fiberglass this is with the old off and 75% of the new fiber glassed. ran out of resin so stopped as asked a family member in town on errands to get me other gallon can. had fun with paint too rest with one coat. Done and painted: __________________