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I am wanting to start making some molds of my audi rs4 rear doors to eventually make in carbon. The drivers door is in perfect shape, but the pass. door has a very shallow indent from a door ding or the like. I am not afraid or new to doing body work as thats what I use to do for a living. My question is this. Is it better to do the body work ahead of time and get it all smooth or can I make the mold and then sand the raised area of the mold that is the reverse of the dent. I think it would be easier to block it down than to fill it up on the actual door.
The dent is like 1 inch by .25 inch by .125 deep
Also, I have read a lot about mold making and most posts I read about what weight glass to use is in metric measurements. What type of glass and how many layers should I use for making these molds, if I plan on making more than one copy out of them?
I was thinking this
Tooling gel coat
Epoxy resin
(tearing some strands of fg out and laying those down in the one 90 degree edge where the front door overlaps)
1.5 oz chopped mat for the first 2 layers
4 layers of 4 oz woven or 2 layers 4 oz followed by 2 of 6 oz
Adding some sort of reinforcement of wood or something
I have made molds of smaller one time use parts before so Im not entirely new to the process, but this will be my first larger reusable mold so to speak.
Does this sound right, overkill, or not enough?
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kidpaint
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11 Years Ago
To answer your first question, I definitely recommend getting your original door perfect before you...
Hanaldo
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11 Years Ago
Thanks for the advice Hanaldo. Its great advice and really cleared some things up for me and I will...
kidpaint
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11 Years Ago
Hanaldo, My supplier can get me 18oz roving or I can get 20oz woven. Would I be better getting the...
kidpaint
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11 Years Ago
Either or mate, the aim is to build up thickness. I've even used coremat before, but to be honest I...
Hanaldo
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11 Years Ago
I was thinking es218 for a good tooling coat. Does this seem right?...
kidpaint
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11 Years Ago
I'm sure they will be fine. How many are you planning to make?
Hanaldo
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11 Years Ago
im hoping about 5 for starters, but im talking with a few others who may be interested. If youd...
kidpaint
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11 Years Ago
It's hard to recommend anything, as availability is always going to vary from place to place....
Hanaldo
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11 Years Ago
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