Hi all, I'm thinking of building a 'door card' for the tailgate of my van with built in storage. this would be my first attempt at fibreglass construction so am looking for any advice on materials, chances of success etc you may be able to offer!

Your best bet is carbon surface layer followed by woven glass for the backing. It gives you the cosmetic appearance of carbon but the cheaper glass backing.

Most people tend to aim for 1mm thick composite when doing door cards.

The foam would need to be coated to seal it and get a smooth finish. Our Pattern Coat Primer and gloss coat would be ideal for this.

You want to keep the temperature above 15C where you work or the cure times can get very long indeed. Much below 10C and often the resins won't cure at all.

Warren Penalver
Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant

Many Thanks!