Zprime

Well...from one of my class...I got to learn to do fiberglassing....we made an aircraft wind tunnel model using fiberglass....the thing is solid

the basic of fiberglassing is easy.....but the mess...is another thing
what you will need:
1. fiberglass mixin (the liquid exopy and the hardener)
2. mixer...proper mixin is a must, you need the exact proportion to get a good mix
3. fiberglass cloth
4. blue foam from DuPont
5. sand paper
6 Hot wire
7. jigsaw saw
8. Bondo
9 brushes
well..the idea is you make the mold out of the blue foam....you can shape them using the hot wire or jigsaw saw
and sand them.
then you arrange the cloth on the mold and brush the mixin on it. Repeat till x layer..one layer at a time....
you do not have to wait till the layer is dry...just make sure that the mixin is covering the cloth evenly....
The more the layer, the thicker and more solid the product will be....
wait until dry...about 36 hour.
Then you can sand the thing....
put bondo where necessary
to get rid of the foam, pour acetone on it...
finishing, just primer and paint ...like regular painting...
I don't remember the specific name for the the mixin nor the fabric...I could ask if anyone interested...
Let me tell you though...you can not do this in a dirty environment...has to be clean...and do not do it at indoor without good ventilation....you'll get high....I did...hehe...was not intentional...kinda happen when you are working with it for 12 hour non stop....
ok...
have fun

mingo

iTrader: (4)

oh yeah and guys, be careful not to get fiber glass splinters on ucle peet, it'll itch for a LONG TIME> i'm real familiar with fiber glass.. work in cold climate, will have more time to mess with it before it cures. work in hot climate. best work fast. and wear long sleeves. do not wash the clothes with all ur other normal clothes. do not rub the fiber glass mat on yourself. you can't see the splinters but it really itches and sometimes stings.

Uncle Max

Man my wing sucked I think it would of worked if I used the wire. Didn't think of using the wire and it almost came out but it looked UUUUgly. If I get the time I'll try again. that would be cool if someone actually made a real nice wing. The wing I made was like the M3 wing but w/ rounded corners to flow with 4gen lines.
This was a couple of years ago. I said if I tried it again I would use wire to see if it would work.

Uncle Max

Just a little FYI

Whitemax

You don't want to breath that stuff. Hey Uncle Max, if yo want to build you own, there are hot foam cutters that model airplane guys use to cut out plain wing cores. It would work perfect.

Uncle Max

if we never get that stillen wing back, I might try again.

Micah95GLE

You can cut and shape foam easily by spraying hairspray onto it before cutting.

Chebosto

iTrader: (1)

thanks.
i'll be making me a wing shortly... with the help of SAE here at ucla..

Uncle Max

Can we submit sugestions? I doubt I'll have any time to try building one soon. Shoot I could even send you CAD drawings with dimensions and all. I really like the type II but I think I can make it look more aggresive and not too wild.

Uncle Max

That would help to make sure the wing is wide enough and fits good over the trunk. I have a huge plotter here on my floor to print a 1/1 ( full size ) drawing of the wing to see if it looks good. W/ my new rims I wouldn't mind sport'n a spoiler soon.