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Hello
I want to cast a small spoiler for the trunk of my car and thought to do it in polyurethane

Which polyurethane should I cast the final spoiler in? 

I thought I would make the mold in silicone
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Depends how thick you want to make it?  Solid PU for anything of any substance, other than a small lip spoiler, would be quite heavy and may need a couple of pours to avoid overheating and shrinkage.

However a typical small lip spoiler, (20mm by 20mm triangle type shape) can be done in any Fast Cast PU such as our Xencast P2 Fast Cast Polyurethane Casting Resin.  I would add some milled carbon fibre for strength then you can paint it once done and bond it into place.

No problem with a silicone mould, just ensure it has a nice support box around it so you know the resulting cast is straight and true relative to the boot lid edge.

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Warren (Staff) - 9/7/2020 4:02:50 PM
Depends how thick you want to make it?  Solid PU for anything of any substance, other than a small lip spoiler, would be quite heavy and may need a couple of pours to avoid overheating and shrinkage.

However a typical small lip spoiler, (20mm by 20mm triangle type shape) can be done in any Fast Cast PU such as our Xencast P2 Fast Cast Polyurethane Casting Resin.  I would add some milled carbon fibre for strength then you can paint it once done and bond it into place.

No problem with a silicone mould, just ensure it has a nice support box around it so you know the resulting cast is straight and true relative to the boot lid edge.

The idea is that it should be hollow without a bottom and 2-3mm thick

Something like this
https://www.amazon.com/06-12-Lexus-IS250-IS350-Spoiler/dp/B00K3YFL66

I plan to make a 2 piece silicone mold with one part as the whole outside then the other part as a bottom and insert with injection holes and some air drainage holes

Is it possible to inject polyurethane with a 2 component pump like this that has a mixing nozzle? 

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F163668849571

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