Bubba's fibreglassing adventure

[Bubba]

well after deciding to try and make some extra pennies my learning how to fibreglass (as well as fixing my bm splitter) i attempted my first mould today...it didnt quite go to plan lol

the gelcoat went on pretty good...dried very fast too under the halogen lamp.

http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb329/Ninja_Guin/IMAG0023-1.jpg

the i put the matting on...and it all went tits. lol the top stuck perfectly but the edges wouldnt stick down. kept lifting up :mad: so after it was hardened i decided to take it apart before it stuck together.

oops lol most of the paint was pulled off

http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb329/Ninja_Guin/IMAG0026.jpg

perfectly copied lettering :d

http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb329/Ninja_Guin/IMAG0027.jpg

next time ill do it with small pieces of matt and not one big piece lol

ho hum learning curve and all that.

[Rickyb]

lmao trust you bubba.

[Bubba]

haha i learn by epic mistakes lol

[pie]

lol

[Benn]

And finish on the plug (thing your moulding) needs to be sorry as funk and waxed (releasing agent) before you lay the fiber glass on.

[Bubba]

it was, it had 7 layers of wax and the release agent. ive got a picture somewhere of the finish and it was proper nice.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/379523_10150504499082845_717137844_10968260_774185 299_n.jpg

[Old man Jimbo]

Did you paint the cover with 2k? If it's rattle cans you'll get issues with paint going soft etc with gel coat chemicals etc...

[Bubba]

ah that would be why...next time ill just sand it smooth. and wet and dry it with 1200.

[brainsnova]

Would waxed bare metal not work saving painting it

[Bubba]

its plastic. and ive ground and smoothed out the griffen badge. just thought paint would have been easier...apparently not haha

[brainsnova]

Ah I thought it was the metal type

[Spudly]

Ah I thought it was the metal type





nah, he is too tight to buy one of those lol

[Bubba]

the caterham one i "might" be allowed to borrow is a metal on :p and i would prefer a metal one, i just seem to have two plastic ones

[Southie]

So how much weight is saved by the fiberglass ones lol

[stupot89]

pay a fiver + postage you can have mine

[Bubba]

So how much weight is saved by the fiberglass ones lol

it was more of a "lets try it on something small before i go and do my iS lip for the bm" practice lol.

[brainsnova]

A guy on the transit forum ( there is one ) made up moulds for side skirts built from scratch for the connect and they took ages and made from some heavy duty plaster stuff called Herculite 2.

[Bubba]

take 2 was ore successful...but still a fail lol

on a flat base to make it easier to do

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/387970_10150548286817845_717137844_11109363_218995 355_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/405443_10150549806752845_717137844_11115592_195104 5185_n.jpg

and the result

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/395353_10150549806852845_717137844_11115596_208426 3393_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/395409_10150549806932845_717137844_11115597_182810 5717_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/408455_10150549807102845_717137844_11115600_167787 4208_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/387489_10150549807197845_717137844_11115603_546989 661_n.jpg

all in all im happy. it will be rewaxed and ill to take 3 over xmas lol