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Bah!....After 3 tries making a peice that fits my dash, i've discovered that honda felt the need to curve the trim peice....alas, acrylic does not seem like a viable option....unless I felt like trying to heat/bend it to shape....which probably makes it fog over....and I really am getting fed up with it snapping and not fitting correctly.

So, my question is, has anyone on here tried fiberglass? I've never used it before, but am contemplating this as a small entry level project for my first try with it....Any thoughts/hints/suggestions/dangers with using fiberglass?

-Mystic

P.S. incase I were to messup the trim peice, does anyone know off-hand the price of a new peice from honda?

 
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working with glass can be difficult and takes alot of practice. You can overlay it. But if you dont do it perfictly than its ruined, or you can make a mold of the part and use that to make the actual trim piece. try starting with something simple. PM me if you want to know more about how to replace parts of you car with composites.

 
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I work with glass, what is the pc your trying to make i dont understand. I have a mold made of the plastic housing be for the clear glass..if thats what your talking about....I'm trying to make it out of carbon fiber...but the bends r pretty sharp...the lines dont lay starit... I have one made of carbon fiber but i dont like it....tomany stretch marks in the material.....I can post pics....if you like....the only one in existance...one of kind and all that good stuff...i just need to clear it.....and i can pop it in....

 
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I used some .020" cf sheet to make trim pieces before, you can buy it prefinished from west coast composites and its availible in colors too. The great thing is that its flexible and you can cut it w/ sissors (sp?).