Thread: Fiberglass center console

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Randy - If I were you I would think about finding something to modify because I used almost 2 gallons of resin at $35 each. I had one from a few years ago though that was hardly used. I obviously used a good bit of Bondo most ended up on the floor I think as it should. I'm not sure how most people do it, but I went through a dozen sponge brushes (after I ruined a $6 brush..hardener DUH! ) and 20 gloves. The wood I found in an intersection so I grabbed it up . Then I spent $40 on a Blazer console lid with hinge (then cut it up to narrow it ), a mount that supports the hinge and the plastic "bucket" that goes inside that I can't really use. After I started I found a craigslist deal...the guy wanted $40 for the whole console, but it was over an hour away so I just took the parts listed to save shipping...bad timing...I would have driven for the whole console had I not started.

At the very least I would take the time to make a wooden buck exactly how you want it and use the fleece method. forming sections on the Blazer console and piecing it all together was, I thought the easiest way to get a good fit as I went, but there was a lot of time lost in attaching parts and waiting for it to dry before moving on then sanding down the bumps where I joined parts. I had planned on painting it, but I think it will look better covered and hold up better. It will probably match the seats when they are recovered in black.

Thanks Dave haha I can't imagine building (err "fixing" imperfections from the mold) a fiberglass car. I did my best to pretect myself with eye, nose and mouth protection, but honestly was lazy some and that dust just gets everwhere. Plus I had to quit when it was 90+ degrees out. I said it took a few months...welll technically I started the last week of March. It was very much off and on, but still a snails pace. You can do a lot with fiberglass, but I think I'd rather burn metal and I'm a rookie with that too!

Thanks Glenn. Rspears thread here for his '33 was my initial inpiration so I'm happy to pass that along when I can (not often! :LOL)