I'm not sure if I've ever mentioned how incredibly talented my husband is, but...he is. To be honest, he's, to some degree, a "jack of all trades". Hubby is a photographer, graphic design artist, fabulous assistant teacher at a daycare (he's great with kids!), certified personal trainer, a bit of a chef, mechanic, car "modder", etc.
He's currently designing his own spoiler for his Kia Spectra5 as well as designing/installing an oil temp. gauge into the driver's side pillar (the bar that often causes blind spots when turning). Anyway, fortunately, he's taken some snap-shots along the way, so I'm able to show the fabulous progress he's made!
So, hubby purchased the gauge, a new pillar, and the pod that holds the gauge. He cut a hole in the pillar for the wires to be fed through, and bolted the pod onto the pillar.
The pod had to be heated up, and cut down a bit so that it would fit properly on the pillar.
Hubby then applied fiberglass. Fiberglass strengthens, bonds, and forms the object.
So far, looks pretty awful, right? Have faith, it gets better!
For the record, fiberglass stinks (like rotting flowers) and is pretty nasty on the hands. Men (and women) if you intend to use it...I'd suggest some decent gloves and outdoor work.
Once the fiberglass was applied, it was sanded down.
After the sanding, body filler was applied. Unfortunately I don't have a picture of this process. Wish I did, 'cause it was actually pretty fun to watch!
After body filler was applied, everything was sanded down again.
Starting to look better, but there's still work to be done.
Primer was applied. In my opinion, it looks fantastic! :-)
Isn't he talented?! I'm excited to see it once it's done being painted and the installation process begins! We'll have to remember to take some snap-shots so you all can see the end result, too!
