Recycled glass in spray transfer molding

A process for manufacturing a recycled glass fiber mat with sizing, comprising:

• providing at least one recycled glass fiber mat;
• providing at least one first sizing sprayer above said at least one recycled glass fiber mat;
• providing at least one second sizing sprayer below said at least one recycled glass fiber mat;
• providing at least one oven;
• operably advancing said recycled glass fiber mat along a processing line;
• spraying predetermined sizing from said at least one first and second sizing sprayers onto at least top and bottom surfaces of said recycled glass fiber mat;
• operably advancing said recycled glass fiber mat with said sizing through said oven;
• and
• drying the recycled glass fiber mat with said sizing within said oven to form said recycled glass fiber mat with sizing.

A recycled glass fiber mat operably adapted for a vehicle part, comprising:

• a non-woven fiberglass mat including recycled fiberglass recovered from recycling predetermined products;
• and
• a predetermined sizing operably applied to the non-woven fiberglass mat,
• wherein said vehicle part is an electric vehicle composite battery cover or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle composite battery cover.