Got a little worried about those deep scoops and sticking when i try to remove the hood from the mold ,so i waxed them one more time haha
Paint and Body New project ,hood for 69 -70 Mustang
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Made the flange so it will have a finished edge ,sprayed 3 coats of liquid mold realease and two coats of dark grey tooling gel coat ...now we wait !
One layer down and 5 more to go,this one has to set up first ,the scoops were easier to get into than i thought they would be .
80 * here to day so everything set up fast ,all 6 layers on . I have to box it in and in a couple of days i can pull the hood from the mold
Got most of the box made today ,it will fiberglass to the top of the mold while the hood is still in it ,every hood should come out the same each time
Does that get more support across the middle? or is 6 layers enough for not to sag?
How many of these "Molds" you got lying around?
I saw the fast back interior stuff.
and you were talking other hoods and stuff
How many of these "Molds" you got lying around?
I saw the fast back interior stuff.
and you were talking other hoods and stuff
The box is glassed to the hood mold, i have to finish the box ,flip the whole thing over ,and it weighs about 180 lbs. ,then trim the mold and pop the hood out
Cut holes for clamping ,flipped it over and somewhat trimmed the flange . The hood just about fell out ! Came out perfect except for a couple of chips at the end of the scoops i will have to fix but i am very happy ! And the ram air chamber made it in today !
And the steel hood has not one speck of damage !
And the steel hood has not one speck of damage !
Repairing the chips around the scoops this morning ,they couldnt chip at the top where it would be no problem ,oh well ,it isnt much to fix at least . The mold release peeled out of the mold in a sheet leaving a nice shinny grey surface ,i will still block sand with 1000 ,up to 2000 them buff the surface
Under brace in primer ,tomorrow it will get a block sanding ,then one more primer and it should be ready to make the mold
Other than a lot of block sanding this came out pretty easy ,except for a couple of dings and a couple of pits . I will sand them out today and get the final primer on it ,tomorrow a whole bunch of wet sanding and i am ready to make the under brace mold
Wet sanded ,two coats of mold wax ,3 coats of liquid mold release
and gel coated ,should have at least one layer today
Perfect ,still has to be sanded and polished ,so does the top mold .
I should have the first hood made soon .
I should have the first hood made soon .
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