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One of the myths in the composite lay up world is that you can ONLY use poly resins with fiberglass cloth, and that you can ONLY use epoxy resins with carbon fiber or Kevlar. Normally that is what you use for each, but on some jobs you CAN mix those products. When laying up the fiberglass in this front clip I use poly resins, but to get the greatest strength between that lay up and the Kevlar reinforcing the two materials need to be wet laid as one, so the Kevlar gets laid into and is saturated with the poly resin of that main lay up. I could have done the same with the carbon fiber feature panels, but for greatest surface clarity there I chose to use epoxy resin on those features because paint wasn't going over them and using poly resin would have left discoloration. So in those spots I laid up the CF and let it set. Then I over laid the main fiberglass with poly resin. You can't mix poly & epoxy resins when wet because they are chemically incompatible, but the three cloths CF, Kevlar & f/glass can be inter mixed in the one lay up. There have been other jobs where I have laid fiberglass csm using only epoxy resin. All resins work with all cloths. You can step outside conventional practice when needs be.

Fiberglass will not permanently bond with smooth metal or plastic surfaces, so you can't just chop & glue your bumper. What you need to do is sculpt it into a die/plug, then make a fiberglass mold of the whole thing (maybe 2 - piece mold depending on it's shape), then make the final copy to go on your car in that mold. Three stage process that many try to shortcut with bad results & (in the end) even more labour. I've been having internet troubles (no service people travelling in the pandemic), so apologize for the late response. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fMCFmKynnprLhKs.html

You can always rent additional space, like a residential garage or industrial space. Where there is a will there is a way.

Yes it is. To slow the hardening of the fiberglass the minimum 1% catalyst is used, and a cool or rainy day chosen for the layup. In hot times I'd either start at dawn, or do the layup at night after things cool down. In normal weather conditions layup resin takes around 60 minutes to start to tack, and then you have another 30-60 minutes before it fully sets in which to overlay the pieces together. I haven't had any problems time wise doing that - but picking the right air temp is the key. Depending on the front bodyshape you can do the layup in just two stages with the 4 molds all bolted together as I did here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l6-Dh5Ca3dHHhI0.html

Not really needed. I used the factory bonnet hinges and laid in the mounting plates for them when I made the front clip. Two bonnet pins above the headlights and another pair on the lower back edge near each door are needed as well. What I did find is that the rear of the flared guards catch on fat front tires when you raise the front clip, which is why I now make them as a three piece unit, with the panels either side near the door front edges as separate units which are bolted to the car... as shown here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/as9_i5mZr73Ifqc.html

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