atomicjoe23
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If anyone could give me some advice on how to make molds/plugs of pre-existing parts I would really appreciate it. . .I'm not trying to copy anyones stuff and put them out of business, it's just that I know what I want and no one makes it. . .I can use some pre-existing stuff and modify it to my needs/desires, but I'm not sure how to make the mold/plug so that I can recreate it. . .
. . .I'm gonna start out small and just do a tailsection for my sportbike. . .I've got an '02 Yamaha YZF-R1 that I wanna put a TZ250 tailsection on. . .I'm gonna make a new subframe to fit the tailsection on the bike, but the TZ250 doesn't have a tail light cutout and I was planning on using the tail light from an Aprilia RS125 because the lines should flow together very well. . .so I need to modify the tailsection to accept the tail light. . .I want to do the mods to the tailsection and then make either a plug or a mold (I'm not sure which one would be best for this application. . .so if you have a suggestion I'm all ears) of the modified piece because the only piece I can get is from a place that doesn't have the best fiberglass in the world. . .
. . .once the plug/mold is made should I use sheets of fiberglass or chopped mat to make the new piece. . .
. . .I've got plenty of time to dork around with this and fiberglass is something that I've wanted to learn for a while. . .so I would love to get some advice/tips from those of you with experience. . .
Thanks!
. . .I'm gonna start out small and just do a tailsection for my sportbike. . .I've got an '02 Yamaha YZF-R1 that I wanna put a TZ250 tailsection on. . .I'm gonna make a new subframe to fit the tailsection on the bike, but the TZ250 doesn't have a tail light cutout and I was planning on using the tail light from an Aprilia RS125 because the lines should flow together very well. . .so I need to modify the tailsection to accept the tail light. . .I want to do the mods to the tailsection and then make either a plug or a mold (I'm not sure which one would be best for this application. . .so if you have a suggestion I'm all ears) of the modified piece because the only piece I can get is from a place that doesn't have the best fiberglass in the world. . .
. . .once the plug/mold is made should I use sheets of fiberglass or chopped mat to make the new piece. . .
. . .I've got plenty of time to dork around with this and fiberglass is something that I've wanted to learn for a while. . .so I would love to get some advice/tips from those of you with experience. . .
Thanks!