I use to do these instructional type videos. It takes a lot of time. Makes a 1 hour task into a 3 hour job because of all the camera positioning. Thank you for your time.
You are absolutely correct!!! Most of my videos have 5x of raw footage due to lighting and camera visibility. This video alone had 9 hours of raw footage. Thank you for the support.
I’m among the lowest level of TH-camrs out there, even I recognize game when I see it. My videos are about 30 minutes, but the job takes all day and editing is another weekend. 30 minutes of edited video is 6 hours of raw video and 3-30 hours of editing.
I started a channel for my custom motorcycle shop and had to put the entire thing on hold because I had customer obligations that aren't going to get done if I take the time to record.
@@stinkeyecustoms Small world, met you at Coles Tire ~ a couple years ago and we’ve commented back and forth a couple times on FB 😂 Was not expecting a familiar name in the comments lol
Spent 12yrd running a fiberglass business. Watch the guys build all kind of molds. I think you explained it the best. Used all the tools. Be sure to remind that MEKP is an oxidizer and very dangerous. Good job on the PPE.
@@mcgurrentertainment woud it be possible to make a fiberglass hard top by laying the cloth over an existing soft top that's on the vehicle? Iam guessing you would have to support it from inside the vehicle.
Was very good indeed. Well thought out and executed perfectly. Tofu Auto Works also produces excellent detailed videos showing start to finish the process of creating moulds to a complete body panel and full custom widebody pieces.
I've been making molds and fiberglass/carbon fiber parts for years....what I appreciate the most about your presentation is the attention to detailed information. Steps, product info, product use, all really well done. I'm usually not to keen on longer instructional videos but the ones out there like yours, that have been thought out....kudos!!! End result, nice parts manufacturing in a small shop environment. Nice work!
Dude, I watched the entire video and I must say, you did a FANTASTIC job, of course there are multiple ways to skin a cat but the way you did it was/is perfectly fine. Great job bro!
Bruh. Will I ever do this? Probably not but I've always been interested in how people do body work with fiberglass. This goes way beyond that and was one of the most on point and no waste videos I've ever watched and I watch a ton of craftsmanship. Kudos amigo. You're awesome at Fiberglass and doing videos.
I appreciate very much your direct and comprehensive narrative. The good production values and introduction of readily available materials for the mold made this a superb step-by-step instruction for the novice. Well done and thank you! PS: The blooper was an added plus!
Awesome. I have always wanted to begin the journey of learning to do fiberglass. This is the first video I have watched that made it seem accessible. Thanks.
Thank you so much for this video! Really well done, and super informative. Really cool that you even explained the mold making process and all that. I look forward to trying my hand at fiberglass fabrication.
@@mcgurrentertainment 😂 I don’t normally watch anything to the end, but I got sucked in and I needed to see the final result, A very well made and informative video 🇬🇧👏
Fantastic skills and craftmanship, it was a joy to watch. Although I will never understand how people can invest so much time, work, talent and skills into making a small car part that just covers some other parts below the hood.. Life is too short for that!
@@mcgurrentertainment that's cool I wasn't meaning nothing by my comment, I mean you do do beautiful work that's for sure I watched you do it, so good job, I'm just trying to figure out how to make a template then the part.I know I suck at it. But if I keep practicing I'll get it someday or just actually quit being cheap and by the part.
Incredible. Just found your channel. Great video on mold making. Have never found one this detailed. Ato Z perfection and ready to apply in real life manufacturing. Thanks!!!
Great video 👍 I know it defeats the object of your video working from start to finish plug to mould but me personally I would have modified the original cover. Filled in the ugly gap then used that as my mould to pull a finished product from. I used to work for a small sports car company making plugs, moulds and car bodies and appreciate the work that goes into it. Your video is a great instructional 🙏
Dam Dude , Top Notch info I been looking for years !! Thank you so much !!🙏 Now I can do stuff I’ve been dreaming to do ! And yes I subscribe to your channel , god bless and best of luck !!
Wow, what a great tutorial. Even though I know I will never do anything like this, I really appreciated not only your knowledge you shared, but your video editing and visual shots made it real easy to follow. Great job, thanks. New sub.
Great video! A tip! You can use compressed air to "blow" between the mold and the part to make it more easy to separate. Especially if you do big parts.
Great video! Might be useful for those that have never used fibreglass resin and Catalyst before. The excess left over can “ cook’ off and generate enough heat if left in the pot and on a combustible surface to catch fire!
@jim-wt8xb if you use spray foam, you’ll likely have to use MEK. Use rigid pink or blue foam board and acetone or lacquer thinner should dissolve it. Glueing together foam board panels then sanding down to shape is easier than trying to work with the goopy can foam.
What a brilliant job, spot on method and perfect video and instructions. I work on luxury and military ribs and I'll tell you my friend....you did an amazing DIY job! Congrats and thank you for your time recording the process. Subscribed with pleasure!
Thank you for this video! Next year I'm going to need this skill and this gives me an idea how to approach the learning process. Very time consuming but useful if you want a custom part. I'm assuming I'll make quite a few more mistakes while learning this. :)
when i was a yungin i was a waxer/gelcoater at a factory that made fiberglass bathtub/showers and standalone showers, every thing seemed relatively the same except we only applied the green thick turtle wax looking stuff around the edges and the liquidy release wax on the finished part and they also built in air hoses that led to problem spots mainly the tub or shower floor and when we would release them they had these plastic shims with a hole on the skinny side leading to a air hose nipple which i thought could be handy here, we would tap it then hit it with a quick blast of air without even hooking the hose up completely, another difference was they had the fiberglass chopper guns that sprayed resin acetone and hardener and chopped up fiberglass filament with spinning razor blades and blasted the whole mix on to the gelcoated mold and a helper would roll the wet mix with little rubber paint roller looking tools.
also what i never understood was how they made the molds, they had an in house engineer designing and making the molds which were huge made out of lumber and mdf and probably fiberglass resin similar to how you did so thank you for solving that mystery, i don't think the engineer started with a stub or what ever it was called he just skipped thay step and made the reverse of a tub i guess
One way to make this go faster is to presiak your mat with a roller and then stab it into the mold because most of the time goes into soaking the mat when you use a brush. You can soak multiple layers at the same time and apply them all together.
This was a great video with a lot of information I wish I knew before making a 6'-8" fiberglass cowl induction hood for my grand prix because nobody makes them. Makes me want to make another one.
This works for doing custom door panels and speaker pods for car audio upgrades. A CNC would come in handy to make the blanks and a bandsaw would cut down on the hand held power tools some. You make a good mold or set of molds you can sell parts or just sell the molds.
Here’s the thing, sound bars are a thing because they are easy and do increase the quality of the sound of a tv, add a small 8” or 10” powered subwoofer and it’s good enough. I did this for my parents with my siblings as a Christmas present and it sounded 1000% better than the speakers on their brand new tv. Now I myself love audio and that’s why I’m building my setup now using used AVR and trying my hand at building my own center channel and Dolby height speakers while using old JBL series 8083 theatre speakers as left and right. I think it’ll be pretty badass but it’s way more involved.
The excess fiberglass trimming can also be done when the curing process has reached a semi stiff point, or cheese consistency. At this point it is easily cut trimmed using a carpeting knife or razor. It’s much cleaner as it doesn’t produce the cutting dust.. WHICH IS NASTY AND WILL MAKE YOU ITCH ALL OVER DUE TO THE FINE PARTICLES OF GLASS!!!!
Definitely a complete video, Thanks' for the education, I have a project I will be starting soon and I found this video easy to digest, good job, thank you.
Thank you very much. I plan on making some body parts for a motorcycle this winter. This was the best, most informative video I've watched on mold making. Cheers mate.
Nice part it looks like. That mold wax doesn't need a hour to set up , 15 minutes at max. Also the spray method is best for partal #10. The sponge may let it build up in areas. The spray in light coats does better. I have been using these same materials for 30 years now. They have made thousands of pieces with them. Also just use a good automotive wax it saves money and can be bought easily. It makes it easier if you trim the flange off before washing. Then you don't have to let the raw fibers dry before trimming.
@mcgurrentertainment Also you can tear the 1.5 ounce glass in half to make .75 ounce. It's the same as the first layer of fiberglass you put down probably. That way you only have to buy one roll of 1.5 and have both.
use wall paint emulsion on the cut mdf first, sand and then spray primer, use wax in aerosol, once you finish your mould, reinforce with gypsum and mdf or chip board. if you want to separate the parts use compressed air, when spraying gel coat set your gun to small fan, you need to hose it down anyway, vacuum technique is faster and a lot more effective
Thank you very much! What a great video one of the best out there! I want to ask a question tho, I will be trying to make fiberglass climbing holds, and I want to make them have two kinds of textures on the same piece, one side really smooth and other side really grippy like sand, what would be the best approach for something like that? Making the mold have the dual texture surface embed on it or making the texturing as a post process of the final part?
Hmmm... that's a tough one. Off the top of my head, I can't come up with an easy approach to this one. Let me think about this one. Good question, though!!!
Please make a video on different ways to attach custom parts. I ve been working on my door panel (to which i have plans to eventually do whole dash and front end and possibly other things) however im teaching myself, and cant find anything on custom "attaching". Bunch of door panel videos, noone shows the prepare for attaching or the attaching itself. So theres no reference to see what to do or how they did it. Please. It would be tremendous!
That's a good video idea. I'm curious to see your setup to get a better idea of how to approach the modification. It can be challenging, but it also can be very fun. I'll see what I can do. I don't have a car to do this on (yet), but I'll see what I can come up with.
When applying the mould release film onto the already waxed plug, does it give a uniform spread? wont the liquid pull away, dried up creating hairline texture when left to dry before the next coat of film release? (Pull away=like tiny pooling of liquid) nice vids btw!
Shop: I use drop cloth for fiberglass work and the rest is just dust (sweep it up. Clothing: washer and dryer (wash separately from normal clothes). Self: normal soap and water. I wear gloves a majority of the time.
Yes, you want it to cure. You can typically tell when it's ready by placing your finger on the gelcoat. If the gelcoat transfers to your hand, it's not ready. If not, you should be good.
Great question. It's very possible, if done correctly. If the gelcoat gets too hot or starts alligatoring, then it could damage the clear coat. I recommend practicing on a scrape part before trying it on your valuable parts.
Question, if you aren't making several parts and only need one, wouldn't you be able to just use the mold itself rather than going back & making a 2 layer of fiberglass?
I use to do these instructional type videos. It takes a lot of time. Makes a 1 hour task into a 3 hour job because of all the camera positioning. Thank you for your time.
You are absolutely correct!!! Most of my videos have 5x of raw footage due to lighting and camera visibility. This video alone had 9 hours of raw footage.
Thank you for the support.
I’m among the lowest level of TH-camrs out there, even I recognize game when I see it. My videos are about 30 minutes, but the job takes all day and editing is another weekend. 30 minutes of edited video is 6 hours of raw video and 3-30 hours of editing.
I started a channel for my custom motorcycle shop and had to put the entire thing on hold because I had customer obligations that aren't going to get done if I take the time to record.
@@stinkeyecustoms Small world, met you at Coles Tire ~ a couple years ago and we’ve commented back and forth a couple times on FB 😂 Was not expecting a familiar name in the comments lol
@@joshcaldwell4885 HAH! Hey man! I have a habit of popping up on fiberglass and fabrication vids from time to time. 🤣🤣🤣
Spent 12yrd running a fiberglass business. Watch the guys build all kind of molds.
I think you explained it the best. Used all the tools.
Be sure to remind that MEKP is an oxidizer and very dangerous. Good job on the PPE.
All in all, this guy knows his stuff. Results is a nice quality mold that can be used over and over again to MAKE MONEY!!!!!
Thank you
@@mcgurrentertainment woud it be possible to make a fiberglass hard top by laying the cloth over an existing soft top that's on the vehicle? Iam guessing you would have to support it from inside the vehicle.
It's possible, but it's tricky. And yes, it needs to be supported from the inside.
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This is the best tutorial on fiberglass and the only one I've ever seen on mold making. Thank you for this video!
Thank you very much for the awesome compliment!!!! Let me know if you have any questions
Was very good indeed. Well thought out and executed perfectly.
Tofu Auto Works also produces excellent detailed videos showing start to finish the process of creating moulds to a complete body panel and full custom widebody pieces.
I've seen his videos, he's an Artist!!! His work is flawless masterpieces.
I've been making molds and fiberglass/carbon fiber parts for years....what I appreciate the most about your presentation is the attention to detailed information. Steps, product info, product use, all really well done. I'm usually not to keen on longer instructional videos but the ones out there like yours, that have been thought out....kudos!!!
End result, nice parts manufacturing in a small shop environment. Nice work!
Thank you very much. That really does mean a lot!!!
How well does Super Release Green Peel Ply work? I'm curious before I purchase. Thanks
We all can do without those GO AHEADS
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@@mcgurrentertainment 😂😂😂
Dude, I watched the entire video and I must say, you did a FANTASTIC job, of course there are multiple ways to skin a cat but the way you did it was/is perfectly fine. Great job bro!
Thank you very much
Bruh. Will I ever do this? Probably not but I've always been interested in how people do body work with fiberglass. This goes way beyond that and was one of the most on point and no waste videos I've ever watched and I watch a ton of craftsmanship. Kudos amigo. You're awesome at Fiberglass and doing videos.
Wow...Thank you very much. It really does mean a lot!!! Thank you for the support 😃
I’ve watched over 25 videos and if this isn’t the best video step by step then idk what is…Amazing work!!!
Thank you very much. It really does mean a lot.
That's a lot of invested time. Very cool how to video. Gives folks prospective on why some simple parts cost a bit because of all the labor into it.
Thank you
Used to do this in the late 90's, much fun producing your own parts. Good to see mdf being used, such a handy product.
Very detailed video with good step by step explaining the purpose of each step.
Thank you very much 😊
Nice parts, congrats! Thank for shearing
Thank you very much 😊
great, thank you for sharing!
Very good video . Most people are not suited to making these videos but you are!
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Thank you!!! 😊
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Thank you for making this, learned a lot.
Impresive. It camed out like a peace made in fabric. Congrats! I'll try - hope soon - to make some car doors and other parts of that. Blessings!
I liked the lizard and the spider 😁
That is a lot of steps. Good job
Very true. Thank you
Really good video on the process and great job filming it and explaining the steps.
I appreciate very much your direct and comprehensive narrative. The good production values and introduction of readily available materials for the mold made this a superb step-by-step instruction for the novice. Well done and thank you!
PS: The blooper was an added plus!
Thank you very much!!! I greatly appreciate the support
❤❤ LOVE THIS!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with us!
Great video! Thank you for the information.
Great Stuff
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Nice work!
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Wow the time into it but the what a result ! Awesome job and thankyou for sharing ! Love the ending ! ❤😉🙃😎 NZ
Thank you very much
Awesome. I have always wanted to begin the journey of learning to do fiberglass. This is the first video I have watched that made it seem accessible. Thanks.
Once you build something once, it gets easier
Great instructional video. Thank you for posting!
Thanks for that my friend.
Amazing craftmanship but so labour intensive!
Thank you so much for this video! Really well done, and super informative. Really cool that you even explained the mold making process and all that.
I look forward to trying my hand at fiberglass fabrication.
Thank you very much!!!
Let me know if you have any questions.
Great video. Good knowledge, thanks for posting. Subscribed!
Thank you
very nice video thanks
Thank you 😊
best tutorial on fiberglass I have seen great job
Thank you very much
Nice job buddy looks good.thanks for sharing your video.🤔😳👍
Thank you
Thanks for a great video! Wicked nice job!
Thank you
Bravo très bonne vidéo bien expliquer c'est super. 😉( de FRANCE )
I like the bonus at the end😂
I was just recording, and out of the corner of my eye, a lizard walks in. I figured, why not.
@@mcgurrentertainment 😂 I don’t normally watch anything to the end, but I got sucked in and I needed to see the final result, A very well made and informative video 🇬🇧👏
Thank you!!
Fantastic skills and craftmanship, it was a joy to watch. Although I will never understand how people can invest so much time, work, talent and skills into making a small car part that just covers some other parts below the hood.. Life is too short for that!
Thank you
It was pretty easy for the guy, because he had the part to start with to make the template, I want to see him do a part without the part oh well.
I've done a few shapes sctratch in the past, but I used poster board instead of wood for a majority of them.
@@mcgurrentertainment that's cool I wasn't meaning nothing by my comment, I mean you do do beautiful work that's for sure I watched you do it, so good job, I'm just trying to figure out how to make a template then the part.I know I suck at it. But if I keep practicing I'll get it someday or just actually quit being cheap and by the part.
You're fine. I am not offender. I wish I had recorded my other projects. I think you all would love it.
Incredible. Just found your channel. Great video on mold making. Have never found one this detailed. Ato Z perfection and ready to apply in real life manufacturing. Thanks!!!
I did something similar to this, but used foam covered in Bondo. It didn't take to long to make the mold, and then I covered it with the fiberglass.
Very cool 😎
20 minutes in and I just wanted to say awesome video. 😊
Thank you very much
Great video 👍
I know it defeats the object of your video working from start to finish plug to mould but me personally I would have modified the original cover.
Filled in the ugly gap then used that as my mould to pull a finished product from.
I used to work for a small sports car company making plugs, moulds and car bodies and appreciate the work that goes into it.
Your video is a great instructional 🙏
Thank you. It definitely crossed my mind. Since we have two Mustangs, it seemed like a good opportunity to make a mold.
You’re the man!!! New subscriber!!🔥🔥🔥
Very good video, man you have some patience , great looking part too.
Thank you very much
Dam Dude , Top Notch info I been looking for years !! Thank you so much !!🙏 Now I can do stuff I’ve been dreaming to do ! And yes I subscribe to your channel , god bless and best of luck !!
Thank you very much for the support 😃
Wow, what a great tutorial. Even though I know I will never do anything like this, I really appreciated not only your knowledge you shared, but your video editing and visual shots made it real easy to follow. Great job, thanks. New sub.
Thank you very much. It really does mean a lot. I try my best to provide the best quality as much as possible. 😃
Great job!👌👌👌
Thank you
badass work man
Thank you!!!!
Great video!
A tip! You can use compressed air to "blow" between the mold and the part to make it more easy to separate. Especially if you do big parts.
Very true!!! That's a great tip.
Thank you for the video!
iI intend to build a custom lightweight case for my tuba and fiberglas might just do the trick.
very nice how to video...great job
Great video! Might be useful for those that have never used fibreglass resin and Catalyst before. The excess left over can “ cook’ off and generate enough heat if left in the pot and on a combustible surface to catch fire!
Good safety tip
Bro you summarized a 3 year course in less than an hour
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Thank you for this! Cheers M8
Awesome vid and awesome results.
Thank you!!!
Nice work. 👏👏👏
Lot of work ❤ Not easy.
Liked the post. Loved the ending !
Thank you
Nice! Very nice!
A week of labor, $300+ in materials and that's all there is to it! Your new part is done. Piece of cake.
For the mold process, yea
@@mcgurrentertainment If you’re not making more than one, do a layup over a single use foam plug. Dissolve the foam and have your part.
That's a good idea
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@jim-wt8xb if you use spray foam, you’ll likely have to use MEK. Use rigid pink or blue foam board and acetone or lacquer thinner should dissolve it. Glueing together foam board panels then sanding down to shape is easier than trying to work with the goopy can foam.
Swesome tutorial!
I saw the spider tapping out but kung fu artist leaping lizard wasn't having it.🦎
What a brilliant job, spot on method and perfect video and instructions.
I work on luxury and military ribs and I'll tell you my friend....you did an amazing DIY job!
Congrats and thank you for your time recording the process.
Subscribed with pleasure!
Thank you very much!!!!
Thank you for this video! Next year I'm going to need this skill and this gives me an idea how to approach the learning process. Very time consuming but useful if you want a custom part. I'm assuming I'll make quite a few more mistakes while learning this. :)
You got this!!! I have made a lot of mistakes learning the dos and donts. It's all part of the learning process.
Спасибо что очень подробно описываете процесс! 👍
Gotta love that medium density fiberboard board
Indeed
your great, and very entertaining.
Thank you
Thank you for the video looks great good job
Thank you very much
I enjoyed that thanks 😊
You are welcome!!!!!
If you can make this, you can make other things using this same technique.
Thanks for the lesson.
Exactly!!! 😃
Thank you for the support
when i was a yungin i was a waxer/gelcoater at a factory that made fiberglass bathtub/showers and standalone showers, every thing seemed relatively the same except we only applied the green thick turtle wax looking stuff around the edges and the liquidy release wax on the finished part and they also built in air hoses that led to problem spots mainly the tub or shower floor and when we would release them they had these plastic shims with a hole on the skinny side leading to a air hose nipple which i thought could be handy here, we would tap it then hit it with a quick blast of air without even hooking the hose up completely, another difference was they had the fiberglass chopper guns that sprayed resin acetone and hardener and chopped up fiberglass filament with spinning razor blades and blasted the whole mix on to the gelcoated mold and a helper would roll the wet mix with little rubber paint roller looking tools.
also what i never understood was how they made the molds, they had an in house engineer designing and making the molds which were huge made out of lumber and mdf and probably fiberglass resin similar to how you did so thank you for solving that mystery, i don't think the engineer started with a stub or what ever it was called he just skipped thay step and made the reverse of a tub i guess
Very cool
One way to make this go faster is to presiak your mat with a roller and then stab it into the mold because most of the time goes into soaking the mat when you use a brush. You can soak multiple layers at the same time and apply them all together.
Gotcha
This was a great video with a lot of information I wish I knew before making a 6'-8" fiberglass cowl induction hood for my grand prix because nobody makes them. Makes me want to make another one.
That sounds like an awesome hood. I would like to see that
Quality F/G work there...
Thank you
This works for doing custom door panels and speaker pods for car audio upgrades.
A CNC would come in handy to make the blanks and a bandsaw would cut down on the hand held power tools some.
You make a good mold or set of molds you can sell parts or just sell the molds.
Works for carbon fiber parts too.
Agreed
CNC Mill is on my wish list. Just working on making space for it.
Here’s the thing, sound bars are a thing because they are easy and do increase the quality of the sound of a tv, add a small 8” or 10” powered subwoofer and it’s good enough. I did this for my parents with my siblings as a Christmas present and it sounded 1000% better than the speakers on their brand new tv. Now I myself love audio and that’s why I’m building my setup now using used AVR and trying my hand at building my own center channel and Dolby height speakers while using old JBL series 8083 theatre speakers as left and right. I think it’ll be pretty badass but it’s way more involved.
That would be cool
Thank you. This is the best video on making molds I have seen yet. I assume that mold can be used for carbon fiber as well?
Thank you very much. Absolutely, this can be used for carbon fiber as well.
The excess fiberglass trimming can also be done when the curing process has reached a semi stiff point, or cheese consistency. At this point it is easily cut trimmed using a carpeting knife or razor. It’s much cleaner as it doesn’t produce the cutting dust.. WHICH IS NASTY AND WILL MAKE YOU ITCH ALL OVER DUE TO THE FINE PARTICLES OF GLASS!!!!
Gotcha
damn dude great job
Thank you!!!
Way above my skillset. Thanks for the tutorial. Similar process with carbon fiber?
Thank you. Carbon fiber has some similar, however it can be a totally different animal. The forming/layup process to the resin type is different
Definitely a complete video, Thanks' for the education, I have a project I will be starting soon and I found this video easy to digest, good job, thank you.
Awesome!! What project are you working on?
@@mcgurrentertainment the worlds only 1967 Pontiac Z/28.... I know, I know...
🫡 that's badass
Where you used clay between the plug and the flange, could you use silicone or caulk instead ?
Great question. Yes, I've seen mold makers use those products as well. Wax is also a great filler for this application.
Thank you very much. I plan on making some body parts for a motorcycle this winter. This was the best, most informative video I've watched on mold making.
Cheers mate.
Thank you very much
Nice part it looks like. That mold wax doesn't need a hour to set up , 15 minutes at max. Also the spray method is best for partal #10. The sponge may let it build up in areas. The spray in light coats does better. I have been using these same materials for 30 years now. They have made thousands of pieces with them. Also just use a good automotive wax it saves money and can be bought easily. It makes it easier if you trim the flange off before washing. Then you don't have to let the raw fibers dry before trimming.
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@mcgurrentertainment Also you can tear the 1.5 ounce glass in half to make .75 ounce. It's the same as the first layer of fiberglass you put down probably. That way you only have to buy one roll of 1.5 and have both.
Is it totally necessary to make the mold ?? Could the fibreglass part be made directly from the plug ?
Good question.Yes, making a mold is not always required. You can make a single part from a shape.
FYI, I liked and subbed, I'm gonna check out some of your stuff, your i8nteresting....
Thank you
@@mcgurrentertainment Thank you.
use wall paint emulsion on the cut mdf first, sand and then spray primer, use wax in aerosol, once you finish your mould, reinforce with gypsum and mdf or chip board. if you want to separate the parts use compressed air, when spraying gel coat set your gun to small fan, you need to hose it down anyway, vacuum technique is faster and a lot more effective
Ok
Thank you very much! What a great video one of the best out there! I want to ask a question tho, I will be trying to make fiberglass climbing holds, and I want to make them have two kinds of textures on the same piece, one side really smooth and other side really grippy like sand, what would be the best approach for something like that? Making the mold have the dual texture surface embed on it or making the texturing as a post process of the final part?
Hmmm... that's a tough one. Off the top of my head, I can't come up with an easy approach to this one. Let me think about this one. Good question, though!!!
Hello did you make a video on the shock towers covers please iv looked on your videos but not found it .
The strut tower covers was a shortie. All I did was paint them.
Ok thanks
Please make a video on different ways to attach custom parts. I ve been working on my door panel (to which i have plans to eventually do whole dash and front end and possibly other things) however im teaching myself, and cant find anything on custom "attaching". Bunch of door panel videos, noone shows the prepare for attaching or the attaching itself. So theres no reference to see what to do or how they did it. Please. It would be tremendous!
That's a good video idea. I'm curious to see your setup to get a better idea of how to approach the modification. It can be challenging, but it also can be very fun. I'll see what I can do. I don't have a car to do this on (yet), but I'll see what I can come up with.
Did he use mold release on the plug before applying glassfiber on for the mold?
Step 13 (Apply Mold Release Paste Wax) - 18:00
Step 14 (Apply Mold Release Agent) - 18:46
When applying the mould release film onto the already waxed plug, does it give a uniform spread? wont the liquid pull away, dried up creating hairline texture when left to dry before the next coat of film release? (Pull away=like tiny pooling of liquid) nice vids btw!
Thank you. Good question. No, the PVA doesn't react to the wax coating like water does. It's seems to stick to any surface it's applied to.
Cleanup: How do you cleanup shop? clothing? self?
Shop: I use drop cloth for fiberglass work and the rest is just dust (sweep it up.
Clothing: washer and dryer (wash separately from normal clothes).
Self: normal soap and water. I wear gloves a majority of the time.
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Thank you very much!!!
So should the epoxy but fully cured before the resin/fiberglass layer? Or wait for a tack?
Yes, you want it to cure. You can typically tell when it's ready by placing your finger on the gelcoat. If the gelcoat transfers to your hand, it's not ready. If not, you should be good.
@mcgurrentertainment okay to know! Appreciate the eduction
You should always key the cured initial gelcoat surface to achieve the best adhesion!
The gelcoat is unwaxed. There is no need to prep the surface for the fiberglass layer.
I want to make a mold of my cars fenders, do you know if there would there be a way to do it without damaging the paint on the fender?
Great question. It's very possible, if done correctly. If the gelcoat gets too hot or starts alligatoring, then it could damage the clear coat. I recommend practicing on a scrape part before trying it on your valuable parts.
Question, if you aren't making several parts and only need one, wouldn't you be able to just use the mold itself rather than going back & making a 2 layer of fiberglass?
You could as long as the dimensions are within your spec.
Half circle blade on Fein tool is much easier to control
Good to know. I'll give that a try. Thank you
Great video thank you for putting that together!
Thank you for the support