How to: center console

[jjjmm56]

Well this is my attempt at a how to. After seeing what others are building I felt I needed to make a better looking center console. So 1st I went to a bed store and went dumster diving for cardboard. Found some good size peices took them home and cut them into useable peices (pic 1). When making a cardboard form look to see which way the ribs are running(2). if you want to curve it bend it with the ribs(3). Cut your forms to fit and tape them together. I made center braces out of cardboard (4-5). After getting things the way I wanted them I used metal duct tape and covered the cardboard(6). I also screwed some wood bracing to the form (7) With this done my next step is to put wax over the aluminum tape. This will keep the resion from sticking to the form. After this I will pull some t shirt material staple it and cover it with fiberglass resion. I hope to have more done in the days to come, I'll keep up with pic.