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How to Fabricate Automotive Fiberglass & Carbon Fiber Parts Paperback – August 28, 2012

by Dan Burrill (Author), Jeffrey Zurschmeide (Author)
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Fiberglass and composite parts are commonly used in many collector cars, hot rods, Corvettes, and even late-model vehicles. Body panels, interior components, and engine parts are fabricated from fiberglass and composite materials (plastic molded or carbon fiber). While other fiberglass and composite material books have been published, few are focused on fabricating and repairing automotive parts, and this book concentrates on completing common and advanced projects at home in the garage.

The reader is shown how to use glass strand mat, woven fiberglass cloth, carbon fiber cloth, and hybrid fabrics for particular applications. The strength of these mats and ideal uses are covered in detail. Also shown is how to correctly mix the typical resins (polyester, epoxy), hardeners, and gels. Core materials, such as wood, foam, and honeycomb Nomex, are often used to add strength to various parts. All the relevant tools, including mixing containers, holding containers, saws, scissors, files, and shaping tools, are discussed. Constructing patterns to exacting standards from wood, Formica, aluminum, and other materials is essential and covered in detail.

Whether repairing existing components, fabricating new ones, building a race car, or restoring a classic, this is the one book to guide the reader through each critical stage.

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    August 28, 2012
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cartech (August 28, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 162 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1613253664
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1613253663
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.35 x 11 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 159 ratings

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    Jeff Zurschmeide resides near Portland, Oregon, and makes his living as a freelance automotive and adventure journalist.

    Jeff's work appears regularly in SportsCar and Loud Pedal magazines. Additionally, his writing and photos have been published in The Oregonian and Portland Tribune newspapers, the Mazda Motorsports Calendar, SportsCar, Auto News of the Americas, Grassroots Motorsports, Sports Car Market, Corvette Market, AutoExec, Victory Lane, MC2 and many other magazines and newspapers, as well as online at http://corvettes.about.com, myrideisme.com, iveho.com, jalopnik.com and many other outlets.

    Jeff is the author of "Subaru High Performance Builder's Guide," "Automotive Welding: A Practical Guide," "New MINI Performance Handbook," "How To Design, Build, & Equip Your Automotive Workshop on a Budget," and "How to Fabricate Automotive Fiberglass and Carbon Fiber Parts."

    In his free time, Jeff enjoys cooking, international travel, fiddling with sports cars, and guest-driving other people's race cars. He's always looking for the next great story to tell.

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Ray
5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for anyone wanting to fabricate with fiberglass
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2018
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Hugely informative book wanting to make anything out of fiberglass. The book is primarily geared towards automotive fiberglass techniques but applies to all fiberglass projects. Very informative. Goes over all aspects of working with fiberglass, tools, differences in materials. Very in depth!
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4.0 out of 5 stars The book is a very good read for an introduction into fiberglassing and what materials ...
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2014
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The book is a very good read for an introduction into fiberglassing and what materials are available. It provides a lot of basic information and some generalization on how to accomplish certain fiberglassing repairs and techniques. It does have tutorials, but I feel like it is lacking in them. It takes you through a step by step guide with pictures, but then leaves out the final images to show you what the outcome is. I was hoping for a more in-depth read, but I am still glad I bought it. Definitely a good reference book for anyone interested in learning to fiberglass.
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Charles Sheppard
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent resource.
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2019
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From a layman’s standpoint this book gives you the knowledge you need to work with fiberglass or carbon fiber. An Excellent resource for anyone wanting to get started in this area. Highly recommended.
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DC
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2017
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Very thorough, well presented and makes me feel confident with the fiberglass projects I am about to tackle.
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ted
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2021
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Great book, full of useful information for learning how to work with composites.
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Bussaca
3.0 out of 5 stars BASIC..not a HOW TO..
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2017
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So firstly the title is "HOW TO Fabricate Automotive: Fiberglass and Carbon Fiber... I saw this in Grassroots Motor Sports magazine as a MUST READ.. and really my disappointment is really with them and not the book...

The book does go over the materials and there uses, and what product and tools you need, and then jumps into the restoration of a triumph, and a custom race car they made on a CAD program... It doesn't really go into what they did at each step of how they went about it, but "Here we made a dash board" and "this is a wing"..."this is a giant vacuum chamber you won't have at an expensive fabrication shop".. they reference several projects like replacing headlights with a fiberglass or CF replacement.. sound like an actually useful project.. but goes no further.. they NEVER go into the process of the cover image.. which to me amounts to literary click bait. how do you make the mold? or is there a book this guy wrote on making molds for the production of FG & CF..

Basically you get "this is fiberglass" & "this is what we did with it"

I would have removed the HOW TO from the title and I would add a star..
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salty dawg
4.0 out of 5 stars one of the better books on this subject
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2013
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1st - you have to be able to work with materials and use the appropriate safety protection equipment before doing any fabrication - this book was very helpful as a basic primer on the subject - I have read several books and this was quite well done and illustrated.
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David Bauer
5.0 out of 5 stars I thought I knew something about carbon fiber and lay ...
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2016
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I thought I knew something about carbon fiber and lay up but boy was I wrong! This book covers it all and is fully informative I would buy from this book company again in a heartbeat
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John Jamieson
5.0 out of 5 stars Supreme knowledge
Reviewed in Canada on April 27, 2022
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The amount of information in this book is overwhelming. Which is good for a novice. Take your time with the reading since it will get you up to speed quickly.
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Pierre P.
4.0 out of 5 stars Bon ouvrage
Reviewed in France on October 24, 2013
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Bon ouvrage, mais demande probablement plusieurs lectures pour assimiler son contenu.
Les exemples de mise en oeuvre sont parfois trop simples.
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mr john w hodgson
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent service
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 5, 2013
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There few books on this subject and this one covers it nicely. Many workers in this field make this skill out to be a black art. This book brings this skill to everyone.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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Great Learning Tool
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5.0 out of 5 stars Educational
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