Trying My Hand at making a +03 Hood Mold

[dnoftz]

Ok so was siting around board and got to thinking. I can Make my own +03 hood mold and make My own hoods. Wther it bee plastic or fiber glass.
So Here is my start. started taking pics after I started sorry. So what I did is take a 03 hood lined it with Aluminum foil. Got a few cans of spray foam and started spraying it.

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Had to let that get put the news print in so I chuld press down on it and get it in the corners.

This is the second can of spray foam.

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This is after it has started setting still needs to dry over night.

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After it is all dry and nice and hard I will separate the foil then the fun starts.
Have to and it down smooth it out and fix any sots that re not flat Put a thin coat of Bondo on it the I will be ready to do so glassing

 

[mjgnslngr]

thats using your head!!!! good idea!!!!

 

[dnoftz]

Looks like I need to work on my spelling. LOL

 

[yamaha28]

Have some reps for trying something new there!

 

[slickerthanyou]

I'll keep watch, on how it holds up! Very innovated idea!

 

[blasterdemon7]

Very interesting project.

 

[Triplecrown421]

ive thought of doing this to make some custom race hoods, hard to choose the right materials. i always wanted to try using fiberglass

 

[dnoftz]

I use to build custom fiberglass and resin speaker pods. I think Im actually not going to use fiberglass on the first one. I am going to wrap it with fleece material and Use fiberglass resin and put 2 cotes. I have made a lot of kick panels like this and it makes it more like plastic and holds up to abuse good.

 

[borednstreched]

^ same here. that would be your best bet would be to make a fleece/resin copy. then gel coat it, and use that as a mold to make reproductions. also you might get cleaner results by using a reverse mold process. the only way to go would be fiberglass or fleece resin, to do lexan/ppe/urethane youd have to take the mold to a injection mold company. thats going to get really expensive really fast like 100+ per hood...hmmmm i believe i know a guy who does twin layer carbonfiber if you were interested, prob be between 50-75 a hood. hes on jbody.org, bigpoppa. he does amazing carbon and glass work.