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Old 05-24-2005 | 03:57 PM
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Default RE: How do you make fiberglass parts?

That sounds much easier than making a glass intake scoop. I'll do it with balsa.
Can't figure out why I didn't think of that[:-]
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The "easy" way is to CA/epoxy some pieces of balsa to the leading edge and then sand them to shape. After the balsa is shaped, you can decide if you want to fill the balsa for painting or apply some .75 fiberglass cloth using water base poly to seal and harden the LE.

The "hard" way is to mold your leading edge right into the plug. Of course, you will definitely have to destroy the plug to get all the foam out.
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