Corvette Fiberglass Supercharg by RKSport


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Designed for a Corvette with a Magnusen Supercharger
Hood made of fiberglass
For an 05-09 C6
Provides the necessary clearance
Primary focus was in three major areas, quality fabrication, optimal fitment, and distinctive styling.
Manufactured from the highest quality materials available for flexibility, durability, impact resistance.

With the supercharger you need more clearance in the hood area of your Corvette. This fiberglass hood continues a smooth flow of the body lines that accentuates the stock lines of the car with keeping a visual impact to a minimum.

Fiberglass,also called fibreglass and glass fibre, is material made from extremely fine fibers of glass. It is used as a reinforcing agent for many polymer products, the resulting composite material, properly known as fiber reinforced polymer or glass reinforced plastic, is called fiberglass in popular usage. Glassmakers throughout history have experimented with glass fibers, but mass manufacture of fiberglass was only made possible with the invention of finer machine tooling. What is commonly known as fiberglass today, however, was invented in 1938 by Russell Games Slayter of Owens Corning as a material to be used as insulation.

The fiberglass mold process begins with an object known as the plug or buck. This is an exact representation of the object to be made, and can be made from a variety of different materials. Certain types of foam are commonly used. After the plug has been formed, it is sprayed with a mold release agent. The release agent will allow the mold to be separated from the plug once it is finished. The mold release agent is a special wax, and/or Polyvinyl alcohol. Polyvinyl Alcohol, however, is said to have negative effects on the final mold's surface finish.

Once the plug has its release agent applied, gelcoat is applied with a roller, brush or specially designed spray gun. The gelcoat is pigmented resin, and gives the mold surface a harder, more durable finish. Once the release agent and gelcoat are applied, layers of fiberglass and resin are laid up onto the surface. The fiberglass used will typically be identical to that which will be used in the final product. In the laying up process, a layer of fiberglass mat is applied, and resin is applied over it. A special roller is then used to remove air bubbles. If left in the curing resin, air bubbles would significantly reduce the strength of the finished mold. The fiberglass spray lay-up process is also used to produce molds, and can provide good filling of corners and cavities where a glass mat or weave may prove to be too stiff.

Once the final layers of fiberglass are applied to the mold, the resin is allowed to set up and cure. Wedges are then driven between the plug and the mold in order to separate the two.