As stated I am completely new at this.
For the past 10 years I have been having these made out of 26 gauge steel panels.

My thought is that I could use these steel panels as a mold and press the shape out of fiberglass.



I am completely new at this so I will start with some basic questions.

  Is it possible?

  The final panels at 40x48 and made out of a full 4x8 foot sheet. How much fiberglass would you need to make a similar panel.

Thank you in advance and I know I will have more questions.

Yes it should be possible, although it will be difficult to get it neat as you would have to get the fibres to conform to all the tight corners which is quite difficult. You may well need to look down the vacuum bagging route.

The issue is likely to be that it is very time consuming to lay up the fibreglass into such a shape without getting gaps and bridges over the recessed V shapes. 

In terms of size of material, you would in essence need  fibreglass of the same approximate size  - a little oversized to take into account trimming and folds.   The thickness depends on what you are trying to achieve.  To get the same stiffness as steel, it would need to be quite a bit thicker.


Warren Penalver
Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant