Made My Own FG Watershields
 

Posted this in the Engine Forum, but meant to post here. Thought I'd share this with the forum. I decided to try my hand at a FG lamination project. Thought I'd try to replicate the K&N watershileds in the early amber fiberglass motif. Need to perfect my technique a bit and improve the molds, but the first set didn't come out to bad considering I'd never done this before.. Once I get the hang of it I will make a few sets and sell them to Pelicanites for a modest sum. Let me know off line if you'd be interested. And Oh yes, they a very light compared to the original metal ones.


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Very nice handywork

Looks great especially on your first try. Keep up the good work.

Looks like a good first try to me - keep it up.

You could also try this in pre impregnated Carbon Fibre - it is no more difficult to do than in FG, and if you use the correct pre-preg does not require an autoclave at all.

Your local yacht builder will be able to supply sourcing information - Suppliers on this side of the world are no use to you I guess.

look great
 

Those look great. I've been doing a bit of that myself lately. I made a battery box for no acid leaks into the front sheetmetal. I make a mockup out of cardboard held together with glue from a hot glue gun. I spray the whole surface with LPS-3 and the finished piece pulls right off. Some shapes can reuse the form.

What did you use for a mold? I'd be interested in a set how much you thinking for a pair?

Hi Bob

I know its been a while but did you make any spares?

Cheers

Cam

Very nice! Mine never sees rain but even washing needs prep and a nice set would look great.

Nice job, they look great. Info on the molds would be great.

Looks nice, you should sell them!

Nice - but have you seen Steve W's posts re leakage of (gritty) air past these flexible covers?

I have CF ones, and added some Al hexcel to mine after hearing this...

Yo Bob: your watershields look pretty durn cool. Subject to $ I could very well be interested in a set. I'm wondering about something a little "custom" like maybe a Porsche crest "floating in the finish" or whatever. Keep me in mind if you decide to go "semi-commercial". (don't forget to run it by Wayne).

Looks good, but what happens when the distributor gets wet?

"but what happens when the distributor gets wet?" Huh ??

This was a project last year that I got side tracked from. Currently working on bare metal repaint. When I finish that I may look at doing a few sets. I'll post here when that happens.

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