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akitcarowner
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Looking at doing a wheel center cap (Long story short, car stolen recovered and many things missing inc wheel center caps, so why not make them?) whilst a small part will need to be done in a two part mould (due to curves).
So can the putty be used or just stick with csm to make it?
The next question is of course, using wet lay-up and vacuum will that force the carbon into the curves without distorting too much?
I don't mind running a thin bead of black gel around edges to tidy up and then just put a circle at the bottom, thin bead, then use another piece of carbon for the edge?
These:
http://www.comp.co.uk/products/product.asp?item=chrome-plastic-2-5-cap-x4-2-3
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Can You Make A Two Part Mould Using Putty?
akitcarowner
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9 Years Ago
I don't see why the putty couldn't be used. It's really just a different type of reinforcement, so...
Hanaldo
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9 Years Ago
I use epoxy putty to make two piece molds. It works exceptionally well for what I do. I prefer it to...
Zebra
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9 Years Ago
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