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Careful Measures |
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Using a 1x2, cut to length, and a tape measure, I carefully located the brackets per instructions given to me by GoMini (the maker of the hinge setup I'm using). |
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Brackets Welded |
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Using the measurements for placement, I welded tabs onto the mesh, and then drilled holes for bolts. |
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Messy Business |
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Wire-wheeling out the RhinoLiner was messy business, but the wire cup brush was quite effective. This self-portrait is actually AFTER I had cleaned myself up with a vacuum. |
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Arm's Length |
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My arms were totally covered in a urethane fuzz that came off in sheets, because the powder was so fine. |
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In Place |
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Here you see the bracket/mesh in place, and urethane dust all over! |
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LizardSkinned |
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Here is a thick layer of LizardSkin on the center portion of the flip. This will protect the fiberglass from heat, as well as the eventual paint job. I used a brush for application, and it actually went on quite easily! |
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Cured |
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I bent the mesh to try to follow the contour of the area as well as I could, and then layed down a thick layer of resin, embedding the mesh into that resin. I know that resin is not very strong, but it should serve my needs. |
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Day's Work |
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And here, the final product (at least for now). I've sprayed the lower front valance black, as it didn't need LizardSkin. What little LizardSkin I have left will be used on the car's seat-back and bulkhead areas covered by the rotisserie plates. |
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