Fiberglass back seat cover help!!

[dsmfreak95]

Ok I did alot of research on looking for a back seat speed cover( tonneau cover) for my 98 Spyder and didn't find anything but one kind, and I didn't like it, so I decided to make one on my own. I have a few years of experience in fiberglassing and doin custom body work so I have a idea of what I'm going to do. I'm starting by cutting out a base to cover the whole back seat, but I was wondering what would be a good way to form the hatchback part that is behind the headrest. My first idea is making a wood skelton and wrapping it in cloth then laying the resin then molding it to the base or my second idea was to use Great Sfuff ( the can foam stuff) and cutting and forming it that way then laying my resin over it..What do you guys think?? Will resin work with the great stuff foam or will it eat it away? And can I use other kinds of cloth besides fiberglass cloth?? Any ideas or input would be great thanks!!

 

[PXHero]

I don't know anything about the "great stuff" as to how it will work with the resin, but I would think that an upside down "U" form behind the headrest with your stretch material stapled out a ways toward the rear would give you a nice form to start with at least... a little bondo for form and aero... that's my 2 cents...

 

[newtodsm's]

I have seen people use the foam from a florist shop to make forms. also I have used fleece for my fiberglass, worked great for me

 

[Redwidow]

+1 on the fleece. What I have done in the past is build a frame, and cover it in fleece, then lay your resin and fiberglass over that a couple layers thick, and you should be golden from there.

 

[mike96]

i can’t remember off the top of my head but i think the poly resins are ok on the great stuff foam. Either way all you need to do is put a layer of something over the foam to protect it, I.E. filler and a latex paint should keep the resin from eating the foam.

 

[dsmfreak95]

Thanks guy. I got my base cut out now and decided to make a frame for behind the headrest and used the great stuff foam to form it I'm gonna wrap it today then hopefully get around to laying the resin. I'll let you know how it goes. Also I might end up selling the car so if anybody might be interested in buying the speed cover after I get done with it i might let it go, just message me

 

[Carter_95RS]

My dad and i built a fiberglass shell off of a 23 t-bucket using the foam stuff and some chicken wire as a base, then fiberglassing over the top of it to make it sturdy and we never had a problem with it. Its a really easy way to get the desired shape.

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it took us 9 months to build from the groud up, but this project seems a bit bigger.

 

[tikijohn]

Hi, I'm in the process of building a tonneau cover for the backseat of my 98 GST convertible, I'm wondering, how the cover is secured so it wont blow off.

thanks!
John