Hello everyone! So some of you may remember i started a couple of topics regarding Roof Spoilers...
Some of you may like, some of you may NOT, Either way i am in love with them and if i had the choice with any hatchback, id put one on there.
Me re-thinking; "Is it really worth $250 without painting, to buy a roof spoiler that really isnt the shape i like, and the amount of money?"
In relation to that thought, there is not many choices out there for roof spoilers and i thought of a couple of ways i could get around it;
A: Save up money and buy one
or B: Make my own.
I chose B. I would rather much feel proud that i made something myself and show everyone, i didnt just install it, i made it myself.
Here are some design sketches, i thought it would be nice to make carbon, but then again im making something ive never made in my entire life, and wouldnt be pleasant after to know i wasted good money and Carbon fibre...
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And i remembered, i had some 6 or 8 foot of 3" wide carbon single-weave. So i decided to chop it up into pieces hoping it wouldnt show in the final product.
aaaaaaaand at that point i thought, carbon could strengthen it, thus not needing me to reinforce it later... but im still going to have to paint it either way if it doesnt look good.
Well my mind split in half and i said screw it im just going to take these carbon strand scraps from when i cut them and slap em on there........
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^^ The first lay-up using Fiberglass mat and random strands of carbon.... the stuff that looks like i gutted someone literally. No worries, no one will ever see it!
Doing some side research, i knew fiberglass mat would end up the strongest, but would cost me a lot of epoxy, in which i use west system. I dislike using polyester resin just because its winter and im working in a somewhat ventilated basement.. (No worries i work safe, both windows were opened and i wore safety equipment).
Well, turns out it didnt work the greatest to do a second layer of it, so i grabbed some fibreglass 16oz cloth i had and laid it up on top. Turns out it was easier to work with compared to the mat, but the mat served well as a base.
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Although i applied mold release, my undercuts in the design and mold were quite difficult to remove, and i was afraid to break my project so i sacrificed the mold.
No worries, if it looks great, ill change up my molds using clay next time!
aaaaand the bottom :)
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Got a bit more photos to upload, stay tuned ~
Some of you may like, some of you may NOT, Either way i am in love with them and if i had the choice with any hatchback, id put one on there.
Me re-thinking; "Is it really worth $250 without painting, to buy a roof spoiler that really isnt the shape i like, and the amount of money?"
In relation to that thought, there is not many choices out there for roof spoilers and i thought of a couple of ways i could get around it;
A: Save up money and buy one
or B: Make my own.
I chose B. I would rather much feel proud that i made something myself and show everyone, i didnt just install it, i made it myself.
Here are some design sketches, i thought it would be nice to make carbon, but then again im making something ive never made in my entire life, and wouldnt be pleasant after to know i wasted good money and Carbon fibre...
And i remembered, i had some 6 or 8 foot of 3" wide carbon single-weave. So i decided to chop it up into pieces hoping it wouldnt show in the final product.
aaaaaaaand at that point i thought, carbon could strengthen it, thus not needing me to reinforce it later... but im still going to have to paint it either way if it doesnt look good.
Well my mind split in half and i said screw it im just going to take these carbon strand scraps from when i cut them and slap em on there........
^^ The first lay-up using Fiberglass mat and random strands of carbon.... the stuff that looks like i gutted someone literally. No worries, no one will ever see it!
Doing some side research, i knew fiberglass mat would end up the strongest, but would cost me a lot of epoxy, in which i use west system. I dislike using polyester resin just because its winter and im working in a somewhat ventilated basement.. (No worries i work safe, both windows were opened and i wore safety equipment).
Well, turns out it didnt work the greatest to do a second layer of it, so i grabbed some fibreglass 16oz cloth i had and laid it up on top. Turns out it was easier to work with compared to the mat, but the mat served well as a base.
Although i applied mold release, my undercuts in the design and mold were quite difficult to remove, and i was afraid to break my project so i sacrificed the mold.
No worries, if it looks great, ill change up my molds using clay next time!
aaaaand the bottom :)
Got a bit more photos to upload, stay tuned ~