ABS plastics

[Quarantine]

I need some help guys.
Are there any ABS plastic suppliers and/or fabricators on the island?

if you have any info, I'd be grateful

[KLEEMANN]

if you seek raw material try awal/gulf plastic factory.

[Quarantine]

thank you, I will check with them.
But also need someone that could fabricate the plastic into a design

[The Italian]

depending on the type of design you will most likely need to make a mould in which teh hot plastic is injected.

If it's for a production part it's no big deal but for a one-off it would be quite expensive.

Plus i don't know if anybody does injection molding on the island.

What are you trying to make? Would CF be suitable?

[Ottoman]

you might want to consider fiberglass as well

the boat guys in bahrain are quite good

[Quarantine]

for now it will be a one-off piece. If I like the result I could go with production of small numbers. CF is suitable, but expensive no?
I am not so sure about fiberglass its heavy and brittle.
I'm trying to make a bike race fairing

[Ottoman]

do u have a fairing they can copy?

or will it be from scratch completely?

CF is expensive when it's vacuume cooked in an oven and stuff

if u just use plain resin it's not.. (not is it as strong of course)


but if it's from completely scratch.. u'r going to have to make a wire frame or something.. to mold on top of

[Quarantine]

Yes I have a modified fairing that can be copied, so it won't need to be made out of scratch. As a matter of fact you got me thinking about fiberglass, which I could consider for a first trial, before doing the more expensive stuff. I just need to find the place to do it.

[The Italian]

Yes I have a modified fairing that can be copied, so it won't need to be made out of scratch. As a matter of fact you got me thinking about fiberglass, which I could consider for a first trial, before doing the more expensive stuff. I just need to find the place to do it.

Since it's not a structural part you can get away with fiberglass. They'll need to make a mold (which you can also use if you want to make a cf part).

If you google it you will find plenty of resources on how to make molds and custom fiberglass parts.

[ED]

I made so many FG parts in Bahrain to save weight on Camaro's/Corvettes/Honda's, all the work was carried out by Al-Mishkhas in Salmabad next to Master Exhaust, I highly recommend them for any fiber glass fabrication.

on an LT1 Camaro, we did hoods (40lbs+ savings), Hatch (25lbs+ savings), and I'm sure he made doors and fenders as well. they also made full front clips for Honda's and 4th Gen corvettes.

I hope this helps.

[t88_power]

If it's for a fairing then I suggest FG, easiest and most available here

[Quarantine]

thank you all for the feedback and useful info