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1 online resource |
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DEDICATION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1: Fiberglass Overview; What is Fiberglass?; What is a Composite?; Choosing Your First Fiberglass Project; Restoring Classic Fiberglass Cars; Dune Buggies and Custom Fiberglass Cars; Replicas and Kit Cars; A Word about Boats and Planes; How Does Fiberglass Work?; Fiberglass Safety; CHAPTER 2: Safety Gear, Relevant Tools and Workshop; Safety Gear; Fire Safety; First-Aid Kit; Personal Safety; Fiberglassing Supplies; Tools; Hand Tools; Electric Power Tools; Using Air Tools; Creating a Good Fiberglassing Workshop |
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CHAPTER 3: Fiberglass Cloth, Mats, Resins and Composite MaterialsTypes of Fiberglass; Fiberglass Resins and Catalysts; Polyester Resins; Epoxy Resins; Casting Resins; Project: Basic Fiberglass Layup; Fiberglass Fillers, Pigments and Gel Coat; Composite Materials; Using Pre-Preg Carbon Fiber; CHAPTER 4: Basic and Advanced Repairs; Reinforcing Your Repairs; Cold Layup Composites; Fiberglass and Composite Repair Projects; Project: Making Simple Repairs to Gel Coat; Project: Making Simple Crack Repairs to Fiberglass; Project: Repair a Crack in a Corvette's Bodywork |
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Advanced Project: Fixing Holes in FiberglassAdvanced Project: Making Fiberglass Seam Repairs; Making Repairs with HyperFiber; Project: Reinforce and Repair With HyperFiber; CHAPTER 5: Pattern and Mold Making; Patterns; Bucks; Molds; Captive Forms; Project: Create a Buck/Mold and Make Several Cobra Cockpit Wedges; Project: Fabricate a Ford Model T Roadster Dashboard; CHAPTER 6: Professional Composite Operations; Beginning with an Idea; Creating the Buck; Making the Mold; Creating the Final Part; Patterning the Carbon Fiber; Matching the Carbon Fiber Weave; Adding the Supporting Core |
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Finishing the LayupBaking the Carbon Fiber; Carbon Fiber Structural Parts and High-Stress Applications; The Fabrication Process; Testing the Parts; Safety and Stress; CHAPTER 7: Plastics and Composite Vehicle Repair; Vintage Plastic Cars; Modern Plastic Cars; Identifying Plastic Body Parts; Repairing Plastic Parts with Fiberglass; Project: Repair a Plastic Spoiler using Fiberglass; Repairing Plastic Parts with Welding; Types of Plastic Welding Rods; Practice: Basic Plastic Welding Technique; Plastic Tack Welding; Practice: Two-Sided Welds; Plastic Welder Maintenance |
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Repairing Plastic Mounting TabsRepairing Plastic Parts with Glue; Project: Repair an Automotive Bumper; Working with Sheet Plastic; Project: Make a Set of Rally Mud Flaps out of HDPE; Plastic Aerodynamic Devices; CHAPTER 8: Prepping and Painting Fiberglass and Composite Materials; Equipment; Airbrush; Prep Work; Gel Coat; Paint; Painting Carbon Fiber; GLOSSARY; SOURCE GUIDE |
| Summary |
Whether repairing existing components or fabricating new ones, this book guides the reader through fabricating fiberglass and carbon fiber parts |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Automobiles -- Bodies -- Design and construction -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Automobiles -- Bodies -- Maintenance and repair -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Automobiles -- Parts -- Design and construction -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Automobiles -- Parts -- Maintenance and repair -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Glass fibers.
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Reinforced plastics.
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Carbon fibers.
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glass fiber.
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reinforced plastic.
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fiberglass (composite material)
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Automotive.
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TRANSPORTATION -- Automotive -- Pictorial.
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Automobiles -- Bodies -- Design and construction
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Automobiles -- Bodies -- Maintenance and repair
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Automobiles -- Parts -- Design and construction
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Carbon fibers
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Glass fibers
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Reinforced plastics
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Zurschmeide, Jeffrey
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| ISBN |
9781613250891 |
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1613250894 |
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