Hey Guys,

 First of I want to say I love what you guys are doing here.

I know the power of forums and am extied to be apart of talk composites! Ive looked around for other forums like this but theres nothing good out there. Also, all those videos and explanation on the websites enspired me to get started in making my own parts.

Anyhow I have made my part a few times now. First few pieces werent so bad but not perfect, which is my goal. After tackling getting everything to fit  and form to the mold I still keep finding small inholes across the surface of the part...

At this point I am stuck. Could it be the surface of the mold? Seems to keep hapening so I assume I am doing something incorectly.

Any help would be appreciated,

Donnie



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

That was it man, Not enough resin... I let it fill for a few seconds after I closed the vacuum side, they turned out great. First one I tried like that I got a small bubble on the underside in a corner, but that was because I was fighting the mesh in the corners. Now I know I can leave it out of the corners for small parts or really tight spaces. Second one just had a baby hole on the top but I filled it and its good to go.

I tried getting some pics, is it me or is this stuff hard to take photos of??











Here they are, also you can see a little strand got away from me and ended up on the surface of the part. At this point I was not being to careful, needed to see if I could stop the pinners...

Now that I have 2 seatbelt covers I can post them up on my website. Not that I think anyone will be running toi get em but I can now move on with the product photos haha!

Next step is to get these things coated, they will see lots of sun. I am determined to do my lacquering "in-mould" but for now I will do it after the part is cut out and buff it. Guess I'll google around try to find the best lacquer,might just use a clear coat for these ones.

Anyone know how to get a matte finish on a lacquered or painted part? do they sell a matte clear coat?

 



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