How I preserved an original carboard part.

[2wrench]

The original valance shroud near the radiator on my
car is still original. Being made of cardboard, I
put a layer of fiberglass on the underside of it and
painted it in place with POR 15 Chassis Black.

Thinking of putting another POR primer paint on the face
side, then paint with black again to further preservation.
Just don't want to lose too much detail, though.

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[2wrench]

Opps, the other pic didn't come out.

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[2wrench]

Third time's a charm. If it doesn't work this time,
it's cause it was never meant to be, huh?
Here goes....

 

[Brosky]

You better hope that Dale doesn't see that oven. He'll have you powder coating that cardboard!

 

[TR674]

2wrench
I see you are using your kitchen as a workshop.......have you been taking tips from Tinster??????????
I painted a few coats of fibreglass resin on my cardboard glove box. The resin soaks in deep and you are finished with a very rigid and hard wearing (and more useful) item.
I replaced my cardboard door panels with solid timber. They were too rotten to save with fibreglass.
My cardboard tranny cover will be next in line for the fibreglass treatment.
Regards
Craig

 

[2wrench]

Craig, you know, I've not been much for fiberglassing,
but a vendor that sold POR 15 told me try it by just
painting over the fiberglass. Get the color, get the
hard finish in one swoop.

Tried it. Seems to work real well.

Also told that the POR paint could be used with,
believe it, paper towels. Actually does work, but
would go with the POR silver only with the paper
towels because it actually has some metal in the paint
that makes the finish hard.
POR is some very hard stuff.

 

[dklawson]

Actually does work, but would go with the POR silver only with the paper towels because it actually has some metal in the paint that makes the finish hard.
POR is some very hard stuff.

POR is tough, I wouldn't say hard. I wouldn't attribute any extra hardness or toughness to silver POR due to its metal content. This is similar to suggesting that painting a car with metallic paint makes it stronger.

I have used POR on various textured cardboard bits for LBCs and then coated them with Eastwood's chassis black paint. That has also worked well but you have to be careful in applying the top coat. If you're going for a satin finish, too many top coats will create a more glossy appearance.

 

[2wrench]

Gottcha. Anything to hold the old crate together.

 

[guzzul]

...My cardboard tranny cover will be next in line for the fibreglass treatment.

Thats how I fixed mine. Works pretty well.

The front edge of the gearbox cover was pretty ratty, but I was able to stand it on end and trace an outline of it onto 1/8" fibreboard and cut out a new front frame, which I glued onto the back surface of the cover, providing a solid surface to mount against the firewall.

I had some tears in the LH side and top of the cover (I think a PO tried to cut it open to get at the clutch slave). Also the bottom LH edge where it mounts to the chassis was torn. I patched these areas with fibreglass cloth and resin, basically painted the cardboard with mixed-resin and worked the cloth into it. Dried up hard as a rock, probably stronger than the original. Cheap, quick and effective. Definitely not concours.

I didn't bother to paint it, since sound insulation and carpet will go on top of it anyway.