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« on: January 15, 2006, 06:51:13 PM » |
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I have a theory, what if someone rented a gallardo, bentley, vanquish, etc. and just made a fiberglass mold from the original car  ? Is this possible  ? I know its not economically feasible but its a good idea  . But my biggest concern is would this process damage the car? |
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« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2006, 07:19:00 PM » |
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use epoxally coatings and resign no damage at
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« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2006, 07:19:00 PM » |
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goyal99
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« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2006, 08:59:28 PM » |
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use epoxally coatings and resign no damage at
What the heck does this mean?? epoxy coating and resin?? I think NOT... Maybe if you lay 5-6 coats of wax on the car and then cover it with plastic wrap it might be okay and not damage the topcoat of the exotic....However, I have not done it personally so do it at your own risk. Better practice on an old, beat-up junker first and then take molds of an exotic.... VK |
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« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2006, 01:54:21 AM » |
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epoxy is a zero shrink material these epoxy materials are used on all of the detroit show cars it will not harm paint finish or shrink on part as polyester does and no heat to distort finish
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goyal99
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« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2006, 07:07:32 AM » |
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epoxy is a zero shrink material these epoxy materials are used on all of the detroit show cars it will not harm paint finish or shrink on part as polyester does and no heat to distort finish
Okay, sorry for not understanding your previous statement.....Correct usage of English grammar and complete sentences will help....But thanks for the explanation on the epoxy. So how exactly would you do this process of molding?? How easy is it to remove from original panels?? Do you still use wax first or mold release?? I guess you need to explain HOW this molding process works using just epoxy and resin... VK |
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« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2006, 07:19:33 AM » |
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will get phone # for you later for supplier they will send all info you will need
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goyal99
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« Reply #6 on: January 16, 2006, 07:43:37 AM » |
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Thanks....much appreciated.
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illuder
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« Reply #7 on: January 16, 2006, 07:49:56 AM » |
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epoxy is a zero shrink material these epoxy materials are used on all of the detroit show cars it will not harm paint finish or shrink on part as polyester does and no heat to distort finish
Yeah, but the resin, will it not eat up through the epoxy? |
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« Reply #8 on: January 16, 2006, 10:07:10 AM » |
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epoxy is a zero shrink material these epoxy materials are used on all of the detroit show cars it will not harm paint finish or shrink on part as polyester does and no heat to distort finish
Yeah, but the resin, will it not eat up through the epoxy? |
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illuder
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« Reply #9 on: January 16, 2006, 10:32:09 AM » |
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360-cor, no disrespect, but your lack of punctuation makes it very difficult to understand your postings... they often sound ambiguous..
anyway, excuse my lack of knowledge, but what is epoxy? what is it made of? any pics?
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RCR
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« Reply #10 on: January 16, 2006, 10:38:23 AM » |
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Epoxy is just another form of resin. Probably the most typical being polyester resin, which is what you get at autopart stores, etc. Epoxy is a better, more expensive resin. There is also vinylester resin. I'd imagine the mold process is the same, regardless of the resin, it's just that epoxy is less damaging.
Bob
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« Reply #11 on: January 16, 2006, 11:09:44 AM » |
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360-cor, no disrespect, but your lack of punctuation makes it very difficult to understand your postings... they often sound ambiguous..
anyway, excuse my lack of knowledge, but what is epoxy? what is it made of? any pics?
sorry im not good with the computer. But heres some information on epoxy resin
suppliers phone number and contact The Kindt-Collins Company Vince Walton 216-252-4122 |
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« Reply #12 on: January 16, 2006, 11:45:00 AM » |
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he has a website? does the epoxy resin also use hardener? say I have access to a Gallardo for a long weekend, what is the best way for me to get a mould off it without damaging the body work? And yes, I do have access to it...but if I have ONE scratch on it, I am dead meat and I'll lose a good friend (over a car)... |
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« Reply #13 on: January 16, 2006, 11:52:31 AM » |
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he has a website? does the epoxy resin also use hardener? say I have access to a Gallardo for a long weekend, what is the best way for me to get a mould off it without damaging the body work? And yes, I do have access to it...but if I have ONE scratch on it, I am dead meat and I'll lose a good friend (over a car)... try about ten to fourteen days. first you would have to tape up all the door seams then figure out where to do mold seperations at. Juliah |
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AutoMX
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« Reply #14 on: January 16, 2006, 12:41:14 PM » |
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you can't even pull a decent set of panels from existing molds in a weekend, much less properly splash a car without damaging anything. i would say it's probably too risky to just make molds like that. if you take enough precautions, the paint may end up fine, but once the molds harden up, if the molds stick or grip to the body panels in any way, it won't come off the panels without alot of force and that could do much more damage than just a pain chip...
you may want to look into some other type of material that would harden but not become strong. in case somethign goes wrong, you could just pull off that material by hand without damaging anything. long ago i know they showed kids in elementary school to make some sort of clay-like stuff out of flour and some other stuff that would harden in a couple days. if you used somethign like that, the risks would be far less given that you still used some plastic wrap over the body just in case.
resin and plaster get very hot when curing, which can often damage paint.
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