Fiberglass & Other Composite Materials: A Guide to High-Performance Non-Metallic Materials

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For many years, race cars of all types have been constructed with lightweight materials in addition to aluminum and steel. These include fiberglass, Kevlar® and carbon fiber. This space-age technology is also being applied to many street cars, street rods, boats, and light aircraft.

Carbon fiber is now used in everything from tennis racquets and golf clubs to bicycles, camera tripods, and hundreds of other products—even musical instruments!

Table of Contents

• A Word About the Second Edition
• The What and Why of Composites
• Fibers and Fiber Forms
• Resins
• Gel Coats
• The FRP Shop
• Health and Safety
• Wet Lay-Up Technique
• Advanced FRP Techniques
• Mass Production Techniques
• Molds
• Plugs
• Materials and Structures
• FRP as Structural Material
• FRP Sandwich Construction
• FRP Repairs
• Bibliography

This revised and updated edition of one of the most popular reference books on the subject offers the latest technology and equipment to help you construct and repair your own lightweight body panels and components.

Fiberglass & Other Composite Materials is required reading for racers, automotive enthusiasts, engineering students, marine and aircraft enthusiasts, and body-shop technicians.

Fiberglass & Other Composite Materials: A Guide to High-Performance Non-Metallic Materials