08-25-2009, 07:01 PM
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I am curently working on tails my self.
lexan does work in the oven, but it's not as easy as you would think to get the perfect shape. i'm in the proses of making molds for the acrylic.I have other ideas other then fiberglass for the molds. as soon as i get something together i'll post up about it.
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08-25-2009, 07:14 PM
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what else would you make the molds out of??
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08-25-2009, 07:57 PM
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molding clay?
model foam?
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08-25-2009, 08:09 PM
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i have never even heard of modeling foam, but i suppose clay wouldn't be all that difficult, do you think clay would work with the acrylic best??
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08-25-2009, 08:11 PM
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also how would you go about taking off the original cover? just dremil it out?
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08-25-2009, 08:30 PM
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step 1: mount brake light on car
step 2: punch center of lens, really hard
step 3: pull broken shards out of hand/lens with pliers.
step 4: have a beer. Job well done.
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08-25-2009, 08:32 PM
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clay would probably give a better result. Model foam is dense foam you can cut/shave/sand easily.
not ideal for this... it would give an odd texture.
i'm thinking clay would be easy to smooth out, then after dried.. would give a clean smooth, hard finish
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08-25-2009, 08:41 PM
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would you really want me to try using clay? if i did use clay with acrylic, i would have two pieces of clay so that i could put the acrylic on one piece and than use the other to make sure the acrylic doesnt move to the bottom. so would you think that i would still have to put a piece of wax paper on the clay?
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08-25-2009, 09:39 PM
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Yeah clay is what i'm going to use. and yeah i think wax paper is best.
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08-25-2009, 09:41 PM
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where did you get clay from and how much did you get?
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08-25-2009, 10:42 PM
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You can get it at any craft store. I got two bricks, there about ten bucks each.
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08-25-2009, 11:03 PM
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and did you make two molds of it so that you put the acrylic in one and use the other to make sure the acrylic doesnt pool in some places?
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08-26-2009, 12:25 AM
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I only have the one side. I just started on them last week
I'll work on the other side as soon as i have some spare time, been busy as hell.
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08-26-2009, 12:35 AM
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so we both are just as clueless as each other lol,
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08-26-2009, 12:39 AM
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Ok so what kinda acrylic would i get, and where would i get it from?
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08-26-2009, 12:54 AM
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Not sure yet. I'll let you know as soon as i find out.
And if you could do the same.
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08-26-2009, 12:59 AM
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ok, so everybody else watching this thread, if you would have any input on what kind of acrylic to use for this please post
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08-26-2009, 01:38 AM
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thats why i opted for lexan.... i know nothing about acrylic.
ask at the hobby/craft store
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08-26-2009, 01:39 AM
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ok so i know im going to try working with some clay, so if i did clay with lexan, do you think that i would have to bake the clay first just to make it hard?
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08-26-2009, 01:44 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by broken__one
Yeah clay is what i'm going to use. and yeah i think wax paper is best.
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Do you think you could take a picture of the clay mold that you made, and post it on this thread for me??? or us??
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