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making a mold of a leather/padded plug

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By 8900120d - 3/12/2019 12:00:58 PM

hi, 
i have a leather automotive part, it leather on the outside and has foam backing. can i just use tooling gelcoat over it to make the mold? 
i think the gelcoat will get absorbed into the leather/foam and maybe expand the plug. 
how should this be approached?

thanks
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