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Sofa King
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NOV 23, 08:44 AM
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| quote | | Now again, before you start telling me what a goof I am, remember that I do not know what I am doing here. The only reason why I am even attempting this is due to some "inspiration" I got from "Sofa King". |
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Wait a minute!!!! Everybody is going to blame me! LOL
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katatak
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NOV 23, 07:46 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Sofa King:
Wait a minute!!!! Everybody is going to blame me! LOL
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It is your fault Greg. I may have to "borrow" that arm rest idea....I like that one! Nothing done today - I was supposed to be off work but spent the day creating worthless charts and graphs for my boss........ Boo hiss..... work.... I have fiberglass work to do.
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Sofa King
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NOV 24, 08:28 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by katatak:
I was supposed to be off work but spent the day creating worthless charts and graphs for my boss........ Boo hiss..... work.... I have fiberglass work to do. |
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Tell me you're not a PowerPoint Ranger...[This message has been edited by Sofa King (edited 11-24-2009).]
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katatak
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NOV 24, 01:30 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Sofa King:
Tell me you're not a PowerPoint Ranger...
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Well that's not what I aspire to be but my boss thinks I make great charts and graphs and the company I work for is run on charts and graphs so.....It all pays the same but like I said - I believe them to be worthless. I mean you can manipulate them to tell what ever story you want!!!!!! I just make the charts and graphs, he builds the PP presentations...... I got fiberglass work to do!
Pat
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katatak
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NOV 24, 02:14 PM
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Working on some "texture" ideas today.
Here is the first one. We will call this: Sample "A"!
This is on a piece of fiberglass. Look past the "air bubble holes" as I did no prep to the fiberglass. I just scuffed it and sprayed on the coating. This is Rustoleum spary on bed liner. As it was drying, I did not like the texture so I used a small paint brush and "dabbed" the end of it all around the piece. After it dried, I sprayed a coat of dark grey paint. Because the bed liner is black, it makes the dark grey paint nearly black. It is a garker grey than the dash so I will have to get some lighter grey and experiment. I like this texture but I have a few other methods to try before I decide whch way to go.
More to come.
Pat
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revin
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NOV 24, 02:18 PM
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Looking good so far Pat!
When it looks that good I think the "never done this before" line can stop! lol You have the basic steps, work involved and so on.
With all that work, you could have just made a blank by laying the glass around all that shifter and console stuff. At least you would have had a "base" to work off of. BUT you are doing fine! 
Are you making everything out of glass? like a whole new dash??
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katatak
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NOV 24, 06:22 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by revin:
Looking good so far Pat!
When it looks that good I think the "never done this before" line can stop! lol You have the basic steps, work involved and so on.
With all that work, you could have just made a blank by laying the glass around all that shifter and console stuff. At least you would have had a "base" to work off of. BUT you are doing fine!
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Thanks Revin,
At first I was going to try and make a "mold" but I was scared so I started small. I'll do things a little different next time. As for the dash, I want to build a new one but that will be later - much later on. My plan for than is to build a plug, then a mold and when I go to do the part, I want to try to do gelcoat, etc. The dash project will be for the XTC so that will be a completely different project. Right now, I am just experimenting - seeing what I can and can't do kind of thing. I know now that I have created more work that I need to but I guess that's how we learn. I appreciate your comments and anything that makes it easier to d0, I am all for. Thanks gain.
Pat
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katatak
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NOV 24, 06:29 PM
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Some more glass work this afternoon. I cut all the parts to start the "lip" part of the shifter cover. I am realizing now that there is most likely an easier way to do this but now that I have started, i will see it thtough. I'll do things a littl different next time around. After I cut the parts out of the panel I made the other day, I trimmed up the AC Surround and got it ready for another couple layers of glass then sanded to smooth it out. It is starting to take shape.
The AC Suround:
Fitting up the Shifter:
And some non related Fiero work - I primed the front Rad support for my Monte
More later
Pat
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Frizlefrak
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NOV 24, 09:19 PM
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Amazing work Pat.  Can't wait to see the finished product. Now we just need to find us a shop to rent so we can start doing some serious stuff.
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BlackThunderGT
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NOV 24, 09:46 PM
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Looking good Pat
To bad you could not make the Kerrville run...it was great 
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