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posted 13 Years Ago
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Too late, allready got a few layers of filler primer on there.
Might skin it instead and take a mould of that later on.
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posted 13 Years Ago
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Hi,
I would not go for the rattle can either, I've been that way and had sad surprises too.
However, I heared people from this forum having good results with
this
, but its not your average rattle can. At least you dont need the compressor and paint gun.
Better check twice if it will fit your application tho, you never know.
 
 
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posted 13 Years Ago
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Have to say I cant recomend rattle cans at all... probably best to ask EC
I used 2 pac paint and sprayed using pro paint gear which might not be an option.
Incidentally despite having 2 pac primer AND 2 pac paint on top and area of my latest mould reacted this week and I had to remove the gel coat and do some repair and re-do it.
Moral, using cheap rattle cans anywhere on your buck is a very very bad idea lol
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Thanks for the info, What brand of rattle cans would you recomend ?
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dont use halfords rattle cans... they can react when making the mould and ruin your mould.
use a decent paint for both the primer and top coat.... better finish you get to the part prior to pulling a mould the better the finished part.
also if you are using any kind of bagging technique for the carbon make the release edges at least 2-3 inches.
I made all the above mistakes on my first mould recently
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posted 13 Years Ago
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Euh,
Step1. well I've been thinking... you should be sure the bondo is attached well enough to your airbagplate...
otherwise you will make the mould and when you want to release the mould you could maybe remove the airbagplate and still have the bondo attached on your mould.
So make sure the bondo will stay on the leather textured piece.
step 2. once you sanded the bondo you spray a primer out of a spraycan for example
step 3. you spray a glossy colour out of a spraycan on it ( do it in a several layers and maybe check on youtube how to spray if you haven't done it much before)
step 4. Let it dry long enough to make sure it "cured" fully
step 5. clean the surface and put mouldrelease on it
step 6. make the mould like EC-guys explained
good luck and I hope it will work
Can not guarantee for 100% it will work, but thats the way I would do it
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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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In my opinion it could work but I have some additional remarks;
- my english isn't that well but "a filler/primer rattle can" is a spraycan?
I don't really know the brand or product but filler in spraycans I know dont really "fill" surfaces... the just fill small scratches before spraying the topcoat
- When I use filler/ bondo for the mould where I laminate on , I always like to use a highgloss colour out of a spraycan. It helps me to find errors and gets you a better
finish to clean and put the mouldrelease on...
- at school I've seen some students laminating on the filler and the part didn't released after waxing it for 4 times
the filler and epoxy just mixed or something i think...
I hope this may help but you should maybe ask for some more advice or approval of what I just tols you
Matthieu Libeert
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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.
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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.
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