Rohners fiberglass center councel work log

[Rohner 10+ year member]

Well, I decided im sick of not having cup holders in my Ford Ranger and decided its time for change. So after 5 minutes of long hard thought, i decided to make myself a fiberglass center counsol that not only holds two drinks, but a couple mids aswell.

feel free to comment / criticize

Here's what i have to work with

Here is my mold. Its composed of 2 layers of fiberglass.

PS- Ill be sure to vacume my carpet tomorrow

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[orphe 10+ year member]

feel free to comment / critisize

What. THe spelling?

 

[OneKrazyKeebler 10+ year member]

What. THe spelling?

LOL. SUBSCRIBED. Lets see how this thing turns out. Awsome that you think in a way of a true daily driver. Im curious to see the outcome. Don't stop till you are complete with it.

 

[Rohner 10+ year member]

sorry about the spelling. Teachers didnt try hard enough with me.

new pics to be up soon!

 

[OneKrazyKeebler 10+ year member]

sorry about the spelling. Teachers didnt try hard enough with me.
new pics to be up soon!

Poor kid:crying:

 

[OneKrazyKeebler 10+ year member]

get them pics up soon! I wanna see. I am almost convinced that I need to learn to fiberglass myself. How hard is this project? Is it a good one for someone who never did anything with fiberglass before?

 

[LeofromtheH 10+ year member]

yes please do vacuum

 

[Rohner 10+ year member]

i myself have never fiberglassed until today.. its a long process, but not "hard" by any means. I think its fun to do, and recomend it to anyone with the time, and money to blow.

Pics are uploading.

 

[Rohner 10+ year member]

man image shack is slow..

 

[Rohner 10+ year member]

Next came covering it in felt fabric. This part was very tricky, it was impossible to stretch the material over the whole project withough wrinkles, so i had to do it in two pieces.

Not very pritty i know, lets hope my bondo skillz can clean this up.

 

[Rohner 10+ year member]

that's not crooked.

oh yeah, its def. crooked... but its better then having my leg resting against it while im driving. Not to worried about it.

 

[Rohner 10+ year member]

Here's what it looks like after a coat of resin on the felt. This project is sure taking alot more resin then i origionally thought it would

I'v had to make a few trips down town for extra supplies.

Fun fact- 32oz of resin costs $18.00-$28.00 depending on the brand in canada.

 

[Rohner 10+ year member]

im beginning to have second thoughts on the way i did the cup holders.. it woulda made way more sence if i had just used two seperate circles rather then a big block...

Ill have to see what can be done.

 

[lrgnation 10+ year member]

keep up that pimp sheet

 

[dbornotdb 10+ year member]

Actually the best way you could have set the cup holder in would be to make a ring that it fots down into out of wood. Stretch over that and then when you trim it, drop the cup holder in and fiberglass mat it in making it smooth.

 

 

Felt sucks for that use. 'Polydex' should have been your choice. It would have easily been covered in 1 piece.

 

And with just 2 layers of mat on your floor mold, it might warp on ya.