Turbine Inspired Center Console DIY
Got bondo glass over this to smooth out the epoxied fabric and some of the edges. Surprisingly the glass laid down real smooth. I like this repair tape stuff. I may use it again.
Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of the nice smooth green bondo glass, and all I have is the bondo layer. You just cake it on, and then work it like a sculpture. I've done thin layers in the past and it just takes a long time to actually get it thick enough to start any shaping. So I lay about 1/16" of it at a time. I have this layer sanded down and more added already, but that's still wet. I set it up on a shelf for the night and will hit it with the disc sander tomorrow.
Still a lot of shaping to do. Also the fabric in the center of the cupholders became real brittle during sanding, it got kind of shredded apart, so they just fell out, and I cut out the excess. I was hoping they'd stay because it helps keep bondo out of the hole. I need to make sure they're clean before I install the sleeves for the cup holders. There's a stainless sleeve made for RVs and boats that should slide right in, and glue down, and it also works to trim the top out real nice.
Like this:
Got bondo glass over this to smooth out the epoxied fabric and some of the edges. Surprisingly the glass laid down real smooth. I like this repair tape stuff. I may use it again.
Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of the nice smooth green bondo glass, and all I have is the bondo layer. You just cake it on, and then work it like a sculpture. I've done thin layers in the past and it just takes a long time to actually get it thick enough to start any shaping. So I lay about 1/16" of it at a time. I have this layer sanded down and more added already, but that's still wet. I set it up on a shelf for the night and will hit it with the disc sander tomorrow.
Still a lot of shaping to do. Also the fabric in the center of the cupholders became real brittle during sanding, it got kind of shredded apart, so they just fell out, and I cut out the excess. I was hoping they'd stay because it helps keep bondo out of the hole. I need to make sure they're clean before I install the sleeves for the cup holders. There's a stainless sleeve made for RVs and boats that should slide right in, and glue down, and it also works to trim the top out real nice.
Like this:
