Lownslow Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 i have no clue what im doing can anyone help lol this is where im at and i think its wrong its gonna be a 2 piece with the fill point being the center behind the wheel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
made007 Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 i did one tuner steering wheel the same way you are doing that one, cast like 6, but sold them already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lownslow Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 i did one tuner steering wheel the same way you are doing that one, cast like 6, but sold them already so the center behind the steering wheel is a good start im pouring the mold tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shucky Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Will you be venting it? You may catch an air bubble in the circle of the steering wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lownslow Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 Will you be venting it? You may catch an air bubble in the circle of the steering wheel. pressure pot, i changed the mold up and went for a squish type Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lownslow Posted July 9, 2011 Author Share Posted July 9, 2011 finally after making the molds i made a part my resin went bad tho the humidity here sucksit also marks the success of pancake molds, the grill is casted and molded the same way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanSilva Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 If you have a vacuum setup you can save old resin by sucking out the moisture. Ive yet to get a centrifugal vacuum pump but plan on it in a few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lownslow Posted July 23, 2011 Author Share Posted July 23, 2011 If you have a vacuum setup you can save old resin by sucking out the moisture. Ive yet to get a centrifugal vacuum pump but plan on it in a few weeks. ive yet to get one but i got some fresh resin today i tried the hobby lobby alumilite stuff and it makes a better concrete crack filler than it does a casting resin so i went back to smooth on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanSilva Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 I didnt like alumilite resin either, I tried about 5 companies, and smooth-on remains king. The new Onyx slow is awesome for hard resin tires. How are you liking the mold star? I want to try it when I'm done with my gallon of mold max Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lownslow Posted July 23, 2011 Author Share Posted July 23, 2011 I didnt like alumilite resin either, I tried about 5 companies, and smooth-on remains king. The new Onyx slow is awesome for hard resin tires. How are you liking the mold star? I want to try it when I'm done with my gallon of mold max i had 0 bubbles in the finished mold the stuff is the bees nees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shucky Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 I just picked up some mold star myself to try out. Hopefully will work with it this week. What kind of issues are you guys having with the Alumilite stuff? Curious because I was thinking of trying some SmoothOn resin myself. Been through a bunch of batches of Alumilite white with pretty good success. What is it that your liking about smooth on as opposed to Alumilite? Steering wheels lookin good by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lownslow Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share Posted July 24, 2011 I just picked up some mold star myself to try out. Hopefully will work with it this week. What kind of issues are you guys having with the Alumilite stuff? Curious because I was thinking of trying some SmoothOn resin myself. Been through a bunch of batches of Alumilite white with pretty good success. What is it that your liking about smooth on as opposed to Alumilite? Steering wheels lookin good by the way. the stuff hobby lobby sells is pure ###### kicks way too fast somewhere in under a minute it has no real use for what i cast. theres no local dealers for alumilite just smooth on i was looking for a cheaper alternative at the time but it paid off to pay the extra two bucks to have a slower kick time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanSilva Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 (edited) There lack of mix time options arent good for me. Now with the summer heat, smooth-cast 305/321 is my go to resin. (real world times its about 5minute gel time with 35min demold for wheels) I have a reynold sam in boston, so if I order before 10am the night before I need it, it comes next day with regular ups ground! I cant beat that anywhere hehe. Edited July 24, 2011 by RyanSilva Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Al Raab over at Ma's Resin sells Aluminite products at a very decent price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.