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Old 09-17-2015, 02:03 PM   #5 (permalink)
JRMichler
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Another Idea I had was to make the thing, then coat it in resin with a brush, a few layers to firm it up. then I would be able to cut out or louver it in areas that need venting. it would also retain it's shape when taken off of the vehicle that way
If you saturate any sort of cloth or felt with something that goes on liquid, then gets hard, you have created FRP (fiber reinforced plastic). The liquid that gets hard can be polyester resin (the cheap stinky stuff), epoxy resin (better, more expensive), varnish, shellac, etc. The fabric can be cotton, fiberglass, Kevlar, carbon fiber, or paper. Google Taylor paper glass for an example.
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06 Canyon: The vacuum gauge plus wheel covers helped increase summer 2015 mileage to 38.5 MPG, while summer 2016 mileage was 38.6 MPG without the wheel covers. Drove 33,021 miles 2016-2018 at 35.00 MPG.

22 Maverick: Summer 2022 burned 62.74 gallons in 3145.1 miles for 50.1 MPG. Winter 2023-2024 - 2416.7 miles, 58.66 gallons for 41 MPG.
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