HI,
I 'M NEWCOMER TO FORUM BUT FOR LAST 2-3 YEARS I HAVE A DREAM TO BUILD THE CAR. I PASS ALL PHASES OF PLANING FROM VW DONOR-LOTUS 7- TO BUILD FROM SCRATCH.
ANYWAY I BUILD A FEW 100 BATHTUBS AND DOZEN SKIFFS (ROWING BOATS) TILL NOW.
AS YOU ALL KNOW CHEAPEST RESIN TO BUILD IS POLYESTER BUT THERE ARE FEW DIFERENT TYPES.YOU HAVE RESINS WITH IMPROVED ACID RESISTANCE, OPEN FLAIM RESISTANCE , ETC.I THING THAT IS WISE TO USE ONE WITH FIRE RESISTANCE (RESISTANCE TO OPEN FLAME).SOME OF RESINS HAVE LETS CALL IT "BUILT IN" SMELL FILTER.WAX IS ADDED IN RESIN AND DURING CHEMICAL REACTION HEAT IS BUILDING -MELTING WAX AND THEN WAX IS BUILDING ON THE TOP OF LAMINATE LOWERING SMALL.IF YOU ARE LAMINATING LAYER AFTER LAYER (WHEN FIRST LAYER IS SET ) THIS IS NOT GOOD IDEA TO HAVE FILM OF WAX BEATWEEN TWO LAYERS.AVOID THIS TYPE OF RESIN.
MATT- AVOID TYPE OF MATT WITH POWDER ADDED TO FIBRES.THAT TYPE OF MATT IS HARD TO LAMINATE.
YOU NEED TO GO OVER AND OVER WITH BRUSH OR WHAT EVER YOU ARE LAMINATHING WITH TO FINISH PROCES - IT TAKES TOO MUCH TIME.WHEN YOU TAKE THIS MATT INTO HANDS YOU CAN FEEL POWDER.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LAYERS IS NEEDED FOR CAR BODY I JUST POSTED TOPIC ABOUTH THAT BUT FOR BATHTUB 120CM TO 180CM LONG USUALY 3 LAYERS ARE NICE. FIRST LAYER USUALY IS 300 GRAMS , AND THE LAST TWO 350-400 GRAMS.THAT WOULD BE TO MUCH FOR CAR BODY.MAYBE ONLY FOR BUMPER AREA.
IN TUB YOU HAVE MAN STANDING IN 80-100 LITERS OF WATHER -ABOUTH 200 KG OR MORE.BUT IT WOULD BE WISE TO PLACE TO STRATEGICAL PLACES AROUND THE WHEELS ETC FEW LAYERS MORE- REINFOCEMENT.
ARE YOU ANY GOOD IN PLASTERING?WHERE DO YOU WHANT TO BUILD INDOOR OR OUTDOOR.IF YOU WHANT TO BUILD IN YOUR GARAGE YOU CAN USE PLASTER.IT'S EASY TO SEND.AND IT'S CHEAP.YOU JUST NEED TO SEAL IT , AND PAINT IT BEFORE LAMINATHING.
I MEAN PLASTER OVER WOODEN SKELETON.SEE
http://www.grabercars.com/ AND LA BALA BUILD I'LL GO THAT WAY
AND FOR LAMINATHING IS IMPORTANT THAT FIRST LAYER IS THIN AS MUCH AS YOU CAN FIND THIN MATT, WITH THIN MATT IS EASYER TO LAMINATE 3D OBJECTS AND COMPLICATED DESIGNS AS CAR BODY CAN BE.
HOPE I HALPED
SORRY FOR SPELLING -I HAVE TO INSTALL SPELLCHECK.
