Well I want to make a hood, I don't think to many of my customers care about what the bottom looks like too much. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas where I could just reinforce the hood with something universal?

 

Instead of making the 2 molds I'd like to just make the top and figure out a way to make the other side without another giant mold.



If Brute Force Isn''''t working your not using enough...

I had a similar situation with a Ford Transit Hood (look I have gone all American) As this was a "one off" this is what I did. Made a good quality Mould for the outer skin. I then continued as I would for a full Mould ie leave the Hood in the Mould fill in any holes etc but instead of making a Mould of the inner skin, just lay up 2 layers of 380 grm Chopped Matt with some Black Pigment in the Resin. Once cured, trim and do any cut-outs etc. You now have a inner skin that is slightly bigger (1mm ish) than the original but provides the stiffness and mounting points for the Hinges and Catches but at a fraction of the time/cost. Bond the two  skins together and job done.

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