Can You Make A Two Part Mould Using Putty?

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akitcarowner	akitcarowner posted 9 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 4, Visits: 35	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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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 9 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	I don't see why the putty couldn't be used. It's really just a different type of reinforcement, so that doesn't mean it isn't suitable for the same processes. I'd say it is absolutely fine for multi-piece moulds. I think those pieces could be a bit tight and tricky to wet-lay neatly, but then I've never been superb at wet-lay. I wouldn't hesitate to infuse them, so I'm sure they can be wet-laid successfully.
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