Alternative mold material similar to fiberglass

[kochevy67]

I saw an advertisement for some material that comes in sheets that get cut into sheets and formed by hand. The sheets then are activated by exposing them to sunlight. I just can't remember the name of the product. Any help would be appreciated.

In case your wondering I am making speaker enclosures.

[elitecustombody]

are you talking about pre-preg carbon? I think it's alot more hassle than it's worth,unless you're set up for it,you need a freezer and cook the part under high temp and pressure for it to cure .Why not just use fleece?

[Ishmael]

No its not carbon fiber. I know what he means and it is fiberglass, I just can't remember what its called either. They had it on two guys garage I think and it was in one of the magazines a few months ago.

[alowerlevel]

Here ya go

http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/general/hrdp_1007_hyperfiber_magic_carpet_self_hardening_w eave_material/index.html

http://www.percyshp.com/store/hyperfiber/cat_5.html

[DarkBuddha]

Just re-read and article on it that appeared in Hot Rod, but I can't remember the name of the stuff either. They used it to make a center console for one of their project cars. I was thinking it might be useful to make one-off stuff like a light weight hood for my XR4TI.

[DarkBuddha]

Well there ya go...

[kochevy67]

Thanks NIck that is what I was talking about.

[alowerlevel]

No problem, Ive been looking at using that stuff too for a few small projects. If you do use it make sure to post up how it was to work with and how well it worked

[Rhino]

I'd be interested in hearing from someone who's laminated multiple layers of this stuff, similar to how you would treat fiberglass.

IMO, it doesn't seem well suited for detail work.

[GM Muscle]

you can also buy abs plastic in sheets and use a heat gun to mold it..

[likafoss]

can you harden this stuff with a blacklight?