Trying to finish my console out at least the top and since things got so mixed up in my other thread thought id start fresh.

Quick Recap

98 xl converted to buckets, then i got a rough but intact console from LKQonline through ebay.

test fit it in the truck with just the shell



then i chopped what i want the lid design to look like



itll be black leather with grey stitching

then i cut out the top piece to have some cup holder while i decided what to do



decided to re arrange the storage in the top part





^^^ future proposed layout

fleeced it



first layer of glass



thats where im at for now. i pulled it out and added some resin to the underside of the piece to get rid of the air bubbles.

gonna decide tonight based on how it looks if i keep going forward or redo it with the new info i got last night from a composites queen on another site

 

what info did you get?

 

Angel hair method, method of laying the matte and using plastic bag to force the resin through the matte. It's hard to explain like this but when I try it like the angel hair I'll have some good pics hopefully. Gotta go back over some of the stuff with her before doing more

More than happy to share pat

 

just FYi i did 3 layers of mat on my deck before it is sturdy enough for my tastes, thinking about doing one layer from the bottom just to help seal it in place

 

Yea I'm no where near done. I'm gonna do more layers but then cut out my sections I need and then smooth and roll the edges etc

 

Looks good jake, i would really like to figure out how to fiberglass.

 

Nice, looking forward to see how it turns out.

 

can wait to see what it looks like done

 

Moar Pics









got most all the bubbles out and deciding what direction to go from here

 

If you have a tuner you could have made a spot for it in the console, that would be cool. Or a built in Ipod dock. I wish I had the knowledge to do fiberglass.

 

i do have a tuner but i like the ipod dock idea. i have an ipod hookup to my stereo but i was thinking of putting my cb in there?? not sure.

 

please please please will somebody tell me how to fiberglass!

 

google it or youtube it, guaranteed there is some instructions and tips out there

 

this is my first time and not to terribly bad

 

got more work done.

sanded it down with the dremel then put on another layer then sanded again and another layer around the front sides and then on the back to help mold. its drying now but got some pics of it sanded before the last layer