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Hanaldo
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Hey all,

Thought I'd post up one of the projects I'm working on at the moment; moulding a replica Nissan Skyline R34 GTR rear wing. I have just completed the moulds for the wing stands, and a couple of reasons I wanted to post this one up was firstly because it was actually a more complex shape than it first appears, with several sneaky undercuts. And secondly, I wanted to show the way I prep my plugs.

I do not like using 2k paints, I refuse to use them myself. Instead, I spray my plugs with ordinary single pack high build primer, which I then flat down with 400 grit and go through the grades to 2000 grit before polishing up, as per normal. The high build doesn't polish up to a nice gloss very well, but I do it for the sake of surface porosity. I then spray the plugs with PVA (no wax), spraying it as I would a paint, although the PVA is actually more forgiving. This gives me a very nice, smooth, glossy surface. I know a lot of people recommend using 2k paints, and a lot of people don't like PVA. And while I see the benefits of 2k paints etc. for me, the single pack high build is a hell of a lot cheaper, a hell of a lot easier to use, and a hell of a lot safer. Then the PVA gives me very close to a perfect surface finish, and only requires a quick flat back and polish up which I do on all my moulds anyway. 

Some pictures:

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Fresh off the plug, not yet polished:

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Will post up pictures once I have infused a part.
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Looking good. (not seeing the "sneaky undercuts" in the pictures thoughWink)

I understand your concerns over 2k paints but please don't underestimate the health concerns even with 1k products. Anything airborne even PVA creates an increased health risk. I prefer to use full PPE  and feel confident spraying 2k products than the very common practice of "well its only 1k it will be fine" point of view.

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Hanaldo
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Oh yes don't get me wrong, I wear my PPE when spraying single pack paints, but the required PPE is actually affordable for what could still really be considered a hobby for me. The equipment needed to spray 2k paints safely just isn't viable at at the level I'm at, and I wanted to show others at a similar level that it's possible to achieve close to perfect results using PVA. I also work out of home and live in a relatively dense town site, so my neighbours are right on my my fence line, meaning I watch out for the chemicals I'm sending their way too. One day when I'm making 80k a year profits and have my own workshop, then I'll consider getting set up to spray 2k's.

Health issues aside, I still don't like 2k paints simply because of the work they require. I HATE cleaning my guns. It's so damn frustrating when it takes 2 minutes to spray the part and an hour to clean the damn gun. I know single pack and 2k paints both require cleaning, but it's a hell of a lot easier to clean up 1k paints. 

I will get some photos of the undercuts. They weren't so bad, but I got a bit lucky with the front and back edges. The shape of them means they only slide out on one angle, and were close to being locked in. 
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I would like to see how you bond the two halves of each wing stand together in the final product. This will help with my current manifold project.

Thanks for sharing!
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Pretty simple really, I use the excess flange fabric as a guide. Instead of just trimming it up, I use a planer to remove material along the edge until it wears through and the excess breaks away. This is then very close to to the exact shape of the mould, and I bond the pieces together with Araldite 2014.
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