Wayno, sometimes I read between the lines, sometimes not.
I could sure use some friendship here right now.
Willie hasn't got much going on so he's been coming around
with a 16 pack during the day. Actually they're selling 16 Carling Black Label for R108/$12.
I don't drink beer but I have this deal with him where I'll have one for the boys (vets).
Cool to have a buddy around while i'm working. Sanding the engine cover plug, painting on
Epoxy, sanding the high spots, filling the low spots, you know how it goes???. We decided to take a pick 6
yesterday but the off course tote closed down here. Good thing we only found four winners!!!!!!.
Would love my buddy to have some real money in his pocket again.
The engine cover is looking good but I won't be making molds. Going to try something new.
Hard to describe without photos at this stage but I'll be using the plug as a male mold and after
bonding a flat board along the base and one vertical out front with a 2"lip for vacuum bag tape. I'll
coat the part with release agent and add a layer of peel ply followed by 4 layers of fabric and afurther layer of peel ply.
After vacuum forming I'm hoping to get a very even surface that will make the painters life easier. The trick will be to get the resin
on and the bag in place before it starts going off!!!!!. I won't be using Epoxy but a Vinylester system that can handle 240*C for 8 hours.
Cheaper and better suited to the application but you need to be the fastest laminator around, this stuff waits for no one.
I'll lay up the fabric to within an inch of the outer edge of the board which will give the part good stiffness for demolding and a lip for
the tape when I bond the Nomex honeycomb on the inside after removing the peel ply.
I'll definitely post pics of each stage so you get an idea of the processes. By my calculations my method should be more affordable
than the alternative. Making Epoxy molds for a 40' car and having to store them. Where do you find space for that?.
If i'm really careful we can use the foam plug of the liner painted like the real thing at trade shows etc. That's the idea anyway.