let me help you:
Tutorials/Materials/Clear Glass - BlenderWiki
to make a clear glass (it's not working already, but you can learn some useful things)
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if you have time tou can look here. once i found much about blender, but i've lost it.
my question - how to make a material for hood etc.? that's what i still don't know.
yeah, I'm interested in this tutorial. just let me know if you do this, and when you do this.