1972 Ford F-100 Hoodscoop - Where The Bubble Meets The Metal

An orbital sander was used to sand the gelcoat from a smooth surface to a rough one to create a foot for the next steps to adhere to.

The entire area was prepared for primer.

A blue paper towel was used to make a template to cut a pattern.

The pattern was cut out...

...And then laid onto fiberglass mat and traced with a Sharpie.

Next it was cut out with a pair of sharp scissors.

The fiberglass mat was fluffed into place.

The resin was mixed to the amount of catalyst and resin specified on the can.

Then it was applied to scoop and hood with a cheap disposable paintbrush.

Strips of fiberglass mat were applied over the three pie cuts to fill in the gaps.

The process of building up the fiberglass continued with liberal amounts of resin applied.

It was important to spread fiberglass resin all around the base of the scoop.

It was necessary to bury the texture of the fiberglass matt with a heavy build-up of resin...

...So that it could be ground into a relatively level surface.

This SEM product gets its name from carbon fiber, one of the hardest synthetic surfaces known to man.