86 4 runner dash

here is a picture of my toyota 4runner dash. i stripped all the degrading foam and cracked plastic or whatever it was off of it.. and now i want to make a mold of it. or something with the same base shape. and add things to the top. etc. what do you guys think?? this is my first attempt ever at making anything fiberglass..

is the 5:1 ratio for making this stuff..(stated in the write up) 5 parts body filler or 5 parts resin???

mike4slund wrote: is the 5:1 ratio for making this stuff..(stated in the write up) 5 parts body filler or 5 parts resin???

sorry I'm confused which stuff are u referring too?

for the fiberglass box.. the outer coating that is applied after the resin and the matting. in this thread. https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp~TID~74519~PN~1 where the body filler and resin get mixed together... is it 5 parts filler to 1 part resin or 5 parts resin to 1 part filler??

mixing a batch of body filler and resin ( 5:1 ratio ) the way he has written it there makes me think that its 5 body filler to 1 resin the pic also looks similar, Ive never done it like that i use a bodyfiller, known as builders bog im assuming its similar to the rage gold, pictured there. i then cover the whole project in the bog and sand just the same as told, so its ok to not use resin but this may however be an improvement.

here is my current progress..

looking good im assuming the last one is the fiberglass work and the first two are after boging, its looking better then i thought, hope u remembered to sand while the bog was still semi wet? also how do u plan on finishing the dash vinyl covering or paint?

yea. here it is after i sanded it.. im done for tonight. more work tomorrow. and i think i want to just paint it.. buuut, if i cant get it as smooth as i want i will probably put a thin foam type covering over it.

finished product and pix are located in this thread. http://www.yotatech.com/f116/custom-dash-202556/