HHR - Buick Bijou Super Progress
01-20-2014, 11:54 PM
#481
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Join Date: 03-25-2013
Location: Las Vegas
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I hear ya! Better to do it right the first time, than over and over and over. I work with composites and for every 10 degrees less than 60, it double a cure time for us. I can just imagine with this monster cold coming in... It wouldn't even be worth it. Sorry for the cold weather.
02-03-2014, 02:12 PM
#483
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Location: Mount Airy, Md.
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You've taken on quite an ambitious project. Its looking pretty cool, so far.
What are you using for foam? Is it in a spray can? Do you just spray it right over the original paint, or do you take those areas down to bare metal first? The reason I'm asking so many questions is that I think this would be a good way to build a trike body that I am envisioning in my head. Is this just that "Great Stuff" foam insulation that you buy at Home Depot?
What are you using for foam? Is it in a spray can? Do you just spray it right over the original paint, or do you take those areas down to bare metal first? The reason I'm asking so many questions is that I think this would be a good way to build a trike body that I am envisioning in my head. Is this just that "Great Stuff" foam insulation that you buy at Home Depot?
02-03-2014, 06:17 PM
#484
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Join Date: 02-03-2013
Location: Arcola
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Ezeerider,
Yes this is Great Stuff. I scuff the paint before applying the foam, but don't take it down to the bare metal. I do however, take it down to bare metal everywhere the fiberglass meets the metal to ensure it has a strong bond. These are all just my hunches as I have been learning as I go. There are a few tricks that I have figured out through trial and error that I shared earlier on in this post (page 42) that you might find helpful.
Thanks for the compliment and best of luck with your trike build. If you have any more questions, don't hesitate to ask. I am by know means and expert body man, but I am more than happy to share what I have learned so far.
Yes this is Great Stuff. I scuff the paint before applying the foam, but don't take it down to the bare metal. I do however, take it down to bare metal everywhere the fiberglass meets the metal to ensure it has a strong bond. These are all just my hunches as I have been learning as I go. There are a few tricks that I have figured out through trial and error that I shared earlier on in this post (page 42) that you might find helpful.
Thanks for the compliment and best of luck with your trike build. If you have any more questions, don't hesitate to ask. I am by know means and expert body man, but I am more than happy to share what I have learned so far.
02-16-2014, 07:45 PM
#486
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Yes I have seen that one before. Although I do appreciate this guy's appreciation for old Buicks, I am not a huge fan of the overall execution of the design. The grille being high up between the headlights isn't true to the old Buick Wagon that he's paying homage to. The end result looks more like a Jeep Liberty got it on with an HHR and this was the offspring that decided it wanted to dress up like a Buick. At risk of coming across arrogant, I much prefer my (yet to be completed) take on a Buick tribute.
03-21-2014, 09:53 PM
#489
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Well here is a little bit of what I did to keep me busy during the blizzard filled winter. Didn't have to worry about foam or resin not curing. My goal was to give the HHR a more Buickesque feel and keep it looking as though it could've been a factory interior. Let me know what you guys think :)
Dang Ben, looks like it rolled out of Flint, super nice man!