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Re: [T3] Foaming heater channels


On Fri, 2004-11-12 at 22:20, John Jaranson wrote:


> Sure you could make a carbon or glass composite rocker repair panel.  I 
> think I would be a little concerned with making a complete rocker skin 
> out of glass or carbon since this is a structural area.  Not that it 
> couldn't be made structural, it is just harder to do and do right.  The 
> polyurethane foam (like Great Stuff) would make a pretty good core 
> material, especially if it is foamed oversized and then sanded back to 
> shape.  This cuts the skin off the foam and opens the cell structure of 
> the foam up to get a better bond between the core and the composite 
> skin.
> 
John,
Could we pull a mold off of Everett B's Ghia and make a composite front
clip for my Ghia??? wink, wink.

-- 
Russ Wolfe
'71 FB AT
'66 FB MT
'64 T34 (not running)
'65 T1 (not running)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org

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