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scottracing
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Thought I would share some pics of my first use of the epoxy mould kit from EC. Ive come from a background of motorsport and aerospace using expensive materials and tools so its good to get my hands dirty with something that anybody can pick up and make there own moulds.
Firstly its a comprehensive kit, I went for the big kit as I have a few moulds to make and I was pleased that it comes with all the wax/pva,gelcoat and of course 2 part epoxy paste in a nice and easy to carry tub.
I made some wet lay carbon sheet last week using the good old glass method and as the glass had been released, it would be a shame not to use it for my first mould, which is for my friend as he wants some new mirrors for his super seven but using a nice coloured pre-preg.
The materials are pretty easy to use and the gelcoat is a great colour making it easy to see where you haven't placed any material. Mixing up the epoxy paste was pretty simple and not that messy if you use a plastic bag and the provided gloves.
Looking forward to seeing the results on monday as I done it at work as its always nice and warm
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First Mould with epoxy mould kit
scottracing
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10 Years Ago
Yeah ... I use the EC "greeen -goo" and the Epoxy putty a lot. I think I'm at the bottom of my third...
Dravis
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10 Years Ago
unfortunately it didn't go to plan, all my own fault though as I thought I would be able to pull the...
scottracing
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10 Years Ago
I found it better to put two thinner coats of the tooling coat down, seems less prone to pinhole/...
VVS
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10 Years Ago
the gel coat was pretty good and a reasonable thickness, but I was thinking of adding a second layer...
scottracing
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10 Years Ago
Around 3 hours at room temperature, as long as its tacky but solid enough to lean on with a brush...
VVS
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10 Years Ago
started working on the new split tooling for the mirrors today, as above ive gone for a double layer...
scottracing
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10 Years Ago
Good technique with split mold, I do the same with parts I know will be difficult to remove from the...
Jacopo Carbonio
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10 Years Ago
bit of an update, finished laying up the split mould but had a couple of issues with the new one...
scottracing
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10 Years Ago
Hi, I'm reading about your split moulds with interest. Just about over the same period, I've been...
Mikebike
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10 Years Ago
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