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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, telescopes, camera tripods and hundreds of other products - even musical instruments!
With this in mind, 'Fiberglass & Other Composite Materials' By Forbes Aird, covers just about everything you need to know when it comes to building your own fiberglass, kevlar or carbon fibre creation.
Of particular interest to race and custom sportscar builders as well as hot rodders, this revised and updated edition offers in depth information on the latest technology and equipment to help you construct and repair your own lightweight body panels and components. Everything from fiber selection, mold making and lay-up techniques, to repair tips is comprehensively covered.
Fiberglass & Other Composite Materials is required reading for racers, automotive enthusiasts, engineering students, marine and aircraft enthusiasts, and body-shop technicians.
154 pages, softcover.
Published by HP Books, Fiberglass & Other Composite Materials is now available from automotive specialist and selected general bookstores. RRP $44.95.
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