WELCOME TO THE MOLDING AND CASTING TUTORIAL. THIS TUTORIAL IS DESIGNED TO ILLUSTRATE A BRIEF LESSON ON HOW TO CAST A FULL-SIZED PROTON PACK SHELL IN A SILICONE MOLD WITH A FIBERGLASS MOTHER-MOLD OVER IT. STEP TWO WILL ILLUSTRATE THE PROCESS OF RE-CASTING A COPY PACK SHELL IN FIBERGLASS FROM THE FINISHED MOLD. A FEW CAVEATS... FIBERGLASSING IS NOT EASY. IT REQUIRES A LOT OF PRACTICE. IT ALSO IS TOXIC AND HEAVY ON FUMES. YOU ARE GOING TO NEED GOOD DISPOSABLE LATEX GLOVES, A RESPIRATOR OR MASK, AN APRON, AND SMALL DISPOSABLE PAINT BRUSHES. YOU WILL ALSO NEED ACETONE TO WASH OUT YOUR BRUSHES. ANY AND ALL OF THESE THINGS CAN BE OBTAINED AT ANY HARDWARE STORE. YOU WILL ALSO NEED SILICONE RUBBER MOLD MAKING COMPOUND AND IT'S ACTIVATOR (CATALYST), CABOSIL, (OR RESIN THICK), AS WELL AS THE FIBERGLASS ITSELF. YOU WILL NEED FIBERGLASS RESIN AND IT'S ACTIVATOR (CATALYST). THE FIBERGLASS CATALYST IS VERY TOXIC AND YOU DON'T NEED MUCH OF IT TO KICK OFF THE RESIN WHEN YOU ARE GLASSING. YOU WILL NEED REGULAR CASTING RESIN OR POUR-A-KAST AS WELL AS SOME 1638 (OR 1630) BRUSHABLE RESIN. THE 1638 IS A THICK, TWO-PART BRUSHABLE RESIN FOR CAPTURING SURFACE DETAIL. YOU WILL ALSO NEED A GOOD AMOUNT OF BONDO AUTOMOTIVE FILLER. I CANNOT TELL YOU WHERE TO GET THE FIBERGLASS AND RESIN IN YOUR AREA BUT YOUR LOCAL PHONE BOOK SHOULD HELP YOU OUT. IF YOU CAN FIND A LOCAL DIRECT SALES PLACE I URGE YOU TO HAVE THEM EXPLAIN ALL THE DETAILS OF FIBERGLASSING TO YOU AND PERHAPS WALK YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS. THIS IS A RELATIVELY ADVANCED PROCESS SO I'D ADVISE YOU TO READ THE WHOLE THING THROUGH BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO ATTEMPT IT! OTHERWISE, READ ON... I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT, AND GOOD LUCK! VENKMAN71 |
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