Hello

I've been lurking on here for a bit now, watching the videos and soaking up all the info I can. I think I'm at the point where I've learnt as much as I can and it's time to get my hands dirty.

My first project is to create a carbon panel to replace the air bag on the Momo sterring wheel from my Accord Type R.

I want to take a mould of the plastic cover that the airbag bursts through when things go wrong.  This cover has a leather effect grain, which I would like to fill and smooth before I take the mould.

Can I use regular high build filler primer from a Halfords rattle can ? My plan is to spray a few good coats over the whole part and then wet sand it smooth. Would this provide a suiatble surface for tooling gel ? Or would I need to seal it up with something else first ?

I hope I've explained myself properly

Would some of the filleting wax wax not be easier to fill the grain? Also acting as a mould release agent?


You could always then clean off the wax and retain the original part if you wanted to refit the airbag when it comes to selling it on.

That sounds like a good idea. If it wasn't for the fact that the airbag has already been deployed (in my face) that would probably work.  Because I've had to glue the panel back together the surface isn't great, plus there are some logos I want to fill in.  I really need a surface that I can sand smooth.

In my opinion it could work but I have some additional remarks;

So all I have to do is spray a topcoat on and it's ready to take a mould ?

Thanks mate, that's exactly what I needed to know

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