So I'm getting started on the console.

Looks good, do you have more pics?  I do not have any suggestions to offer, but will be watching your progress as I have one I need to do for a 96 F250.

More pics please.

Rick H...

No more pics yet... It has only progressed via the insides of the cc so there is not much to see... today I'm redoing the final rear part of the console.

Does anyone know how much thickness to compensate for a layer of glass on the mdf?

I know you can't see it but the edges are round over with a router bit.

There are two kinds of fleece that glassers use the most.  One is thicker than the other.  I have a shat load of the thinner kind.  I'm hoping that this will be good enough.  Is polar fleece the thicker kind?

Thanks,

TCalYen

BTW,

The cross pieces you see are screwed in temporarily just to hold the two side pieces in place so that I can take measurements.

cool man, just hard to tell in the pic!

Mostly the materials i use from thinnest to thickest are - Grill Cloth, Polar Fleece and Plush Felt.

The Polar fleece is probably what you have, its kind of like the stuff you get on fleecy coats, you will need to soak it inside and out though, and use resin expander(Fumed Silica) with the resin on the inside as it will save you on resin.

Might be a good idea to keep the Cross sections in for strength to, you wont see them once its wrapped.

Keep the pics rollin in man!

I'll post a pic of the fleece I have.

The console will be braced significantely inside due to the storage compartments.  When I finish the rear section of the console I'll post some more pics so you can see everything I'm talking about.  If you look at the picture I did post, the sides of the rear console that you see are going to be wrapped in either black vinly (sp) or blk tweed.  So with the sides done that way I'm going create a lid out of 1/2" mdf for the flat portion of the console and glass directly over that.  I still have to figure out what to do about the curved portions.

The part of the console that you don't see if from the radio slots on that will be fab'ed out of mdf and fiberglass and will flow from the dash to the center console and house a 10" monitor.

I'll try to get the rear section almost done tonight.

Keep the suggestions and info coming.

Thanks,

TCalYen

I'll post a pic of the fleece I have.

The console will be braced significantely inside due to the storage compartments.  When I finish the rear section of the console I'll post some more pics so you can see everything I'm talking about.  If you look at the picture I did post, the sides of the rear console that you see are going to be wrapped in either black vinly (sp) or blk tweed.  So with the sides done that way I'm going create a lid out of 1/2" mdf for the flat portion of the console and glass directly over that.  I still have to figure out what to do about the curved portions.

The part of the console that you don't see if from the radio slots on that will be fab'ed out of mdf and fiberglass and will flow from the dash to the center console and house a 10" monitor.

I'll try to get the rear section almost done tonight.

Keep the suggestions and info coming.

Thanks,

TCalYen