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kberkel · 11-22-2015, 12:03 AM

Some random updates.. things haven't been working out lately

Fiberglass Door-Panel Wrap
So.. I went to wrap the piece, and my skill level just wasn't up to par. Too many odd concave curves. You can see I glued some CCF to some sections. I saw this tip on TheHogRing.. if you've ever been in a modern cadillac, they have a similar feel. Firm, but not "fabric on plastic."

So, I cut off the entire outer portion.. so I would just have a fiberglass cover for the perforated center piece.

I refinished the entire perimeter. I made it PERFECT.

In the picture below.. it's not adhered to the door.. it would normally sit perfectly flush.

I wrapped it.. but ended up hating it. The cheap alcantara I bought just never looked good. So.. I scrapped the project all together

The wrapped speaker panels are enough uniqueness for me.

Sound Proofing
Nothing much to see here.

Just in case anyone wants to see how how I MLV/CCF'd the rear panels.

Wrapped Rear Arm Rests???
I was bored.. and the panels were sitting in my living room, so I thought.. what the hell, I'll try it.

Here's how I make patterns now. The tape method was OK, but posterboard is cheaper than tape and I don't have to transfer the 'tape patterns' into official patterns on posterboard. I can just mock these up, pull them off, and use them! I did this for the knee pads also.

I then top stitched it with red stitching.. but when I mocked it up, it just looked terrible, so I scrapped the project.

Cluster Hood Remake
I need to make extra money.. so now I'm mainstreaming some of my projects that work 100% of the time.

Gonna try a couple different versions and sell them. If anyone has any suggestions for designs, let me know! I am still not taking custom orders.. but I will entertain ideas and sell prototypes.

11-22-2015, 12:03 AM	#27
kberkel Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Farmington Hills, MI Posts: 581 Thanks: 32 Thanked 326 Times in 174 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Some random updates.. things haven't been working out lately Fiberglass Door-Panel Wrap So.. I went to wrap the piece, and my skill level just wasn't up to par. Too many odd concave curves. You can see I glued some CCF to some sections. I saw this tip on TheHogRing.. if you've ever been in a modern cadillac, they have a similar feel. Firm, but not "fabric on plastic." So, I cut off the entire outer portion.. so I would just have a fiberglass cover for the perforated center piece. I refinished the entire perimeter. I made it PERFECT. In the picture below.. it's not adhered to the door.. it would normally sit perfectly flush. I wrapped it.. but ended up hating it. The cheap alcantara I bought just never looked good. So.. I scrapped the project all together The wrapped speaker panels are enough uniqueness for me. Sound Proofing Nothing much to see here. Just in case anyone wants to see how how I MLV/CCF'd the rear panels. Wrapped Rear Arm Rests??? I was bored.. and the panels were sitting in my living room, so I thought.. what the hell, I'll try it. Here's how I make patterns now. The tape method was OK, but posterboard is cheaper than tape and I don't have to transfer the 'tape patterns' into official patterns on posterboard. I can just mock these up, pull them off, and use them! I did this for the knee pads also. I then top stitched it with red stitching.. but when I mocked it up, it just looked terrible, so I scrapped the project. Cluster Hood Remake I need to make extra money.. so now I'm mainstreaming some of my projects that work 100% of the time. Gonna try a couple different versions and sell them. If anyone has any suggestions for designs, let me know! I am still not taking custom orders.. but I will entertain ideas and sell prototypes. Last edited by kberkel; 11-22-2015 at 12:36 AM.