Hi I have the manufacturers name moulded into my campervan's pop-top fibreglass roof but I would like to replace it with the campervan's name PHILEAS.



I will just sand it off so will have to make it slightly bigger to cover the sanding I have purchased chrome letters that you put on the boot of cars, in order to make a mold from but have no idea how to do it or products to use. HELP!!



Here are my letters I bought





The original is on a type of plinth aswell any pointers gratefully received.

That's some neat work,

I'm really pleased that it has worked out so well, with regards to painting I would recommend using a plastic primer first, polyurethane takes paint fairly well, make sure that you give the part a good de-greasing before application as the resin 'sweats' an oily residue a little during cure, you could post cure the part in the oven at 60 degrees C for an hour to fully cure of the resin before painting. after priming any automotive paint with be fine,

To bond the part to the roof moulding should be pretty straight forward, give both surfaces a de-grease and sand with course sand paper (around 60 grit) the bond the part in place using an epoxy adhesive like permabond or araldite.

I look forward to seeing it in place on the bus! 

Paul Statham
Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical

Thanks for the painting advice, I gave it a light scuff with a sanding pad and used the primer and paint you suggested and it came out a treat.

Here is me sanding off the original




This is me checking it's flat to the roof


This is it stuck down with a 90 second epoxy glue from Araldite.


Thanks for all your help, I now have people wanting me to make one's with their name!