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Old 04-21-2010 | 09:31 AM
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Default RE: Wheel well material ?

FF,

Could you not just glass over the end of a beer can / bottle?
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ORIGINAL: frequent flyer

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH

I wrap 3 or 4 layers of 1/16" balsa around a can or something round , glued together of course and held in place with rubber bands over night. when this is done it is perfectly round and the size I need. I then smear some epoxy on the inner surface just to seal the wood. When dry I sand smooth , wax with partall wax , spray with PVA , lay it on a piece of old glass, then I fiberglass the inside. When it dries I pop it out and I have a perfect , light weight wheel well that is the size I want. I know it soounds like a lot of work, but it really isn't.[8D]