Small piece for my car

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GTE-JOHN	GTE-JOHN posted 12 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 6, Visits: 49	Since this is all new to me I thought I'd start off small & see how it went, so far not so good The part I chose to remake is pretty rare on my car model in the UK & sourced this from the Netherlands, since I'm on the uk owners club I have had a few people on there asking if I would also make them a copy of this part, So... 1st up I made & glued the flanges to it, figuring out where to put flanges to make the mould the easiest shape for releasing is a bit confusing at times, managed it 2nd time round, Then I used the yellow filleting wax & did my best to create a good draft angle all the way around, next step was the mould release wax, gave it a good coat, waited 5 mins & then buffed it off with a new clean cloth, After this I mixed up some gel coat & applied a layer, this is where the problems started, it seems to have reacted & separated in places, any help/tips on what to do next would be great, or do I have to start the whole thing again? Edited 12 Years Ago by GTE-JOHN
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andygtt	andygtt posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 157, Visits: 1.2K	Hi John Im looking at the pictures and am a little concerned that you potentially have a mechanical lock. Of cause it may just be the angles that the pictures were taken, however be 150% sure you don't have any now before you continue otherwise you will probably destroy both the mould and the part trying to get them apart. The areas I am concerned about are the top 2 corner edges as viewed on the car. Looking forward to seeing how it comes out, you should be able to make a very impressive visual impact on the car with that panel
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