Resin casting

[customsrus]

Any suggestions on what resin kits are best for casting car bodies. Thanks 

[Shark]

Have you cast anything that large before? If you are just starting out, start with some smaller parts and work your way up.

To do bodies, you really need a vaccum pump and a container to get the bubbles out of the silicone rubber for the molds. Then an air compressor and pressure tanks for casting. Not to mention the items to get the body ready to make a mold.

You may want to contact a resin caster to do it for you. If it's something they can incorporate into their product line, they may give you several copies for the master

 

[NOBLNG]

Todd is correct. You pretty much need a vacuum pump and chamber to make good quality molds. And a pressure pot for the casting. I made a lid for a painters pressure pot to convert it into a vacuum chamber. I used Smooth On products for my molds and resin when I cast my Willys cab and I was quite happy with the results. Here’s a link to my build thread.

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/156181-‘54-willys-pu/page/2/

 

Edited October 8, 2023 by NOBLNG

[customsrus]

On 10/7/2023 at 6:03 PM, Shark said:

Have you cast anything that large before? If you are just starting out, start with some smaller parts and work your way up.

To do bodies, you really need a vaccum pump and a container to get the bubbles out of the silicone rubber for the molds. Then an air compressor and pressure tanks for casting. Not to mention the items to get the body ready to make a mold.

You may want to contact a resin caster to do it for you. If it's something they can incorporate into their product line, they may give you several copies for the master

 

Thanks for the info. I may have to find a local caster for this. 

[customsrus]

Any  casters local to KCK wanting to produce this. 1954 Pontiac bonneville special. I do have a buck for the canopy. 

[Ace-Garageguy]

7 hours ago, customsrus said:

Any  casters local to KCK wanting to produce this. 1954 Pontiac bonneville special. I do have a buck for the canopy. 

If you get it done, I want one.   

If I was finished moving, I'd offer to do molds and casts and vac-forms, as I've done lotsa silicone molds and polymer parts for product development and presentations over the years...but alas, I'm not set up at the moment (though I have vac pumps, pressure pots, etc.).

Good luck with that one. I'd like to see more showcars available in resin.

[customsrus]

11 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

If you get it done, I want one.   

If I was finished moving, I'd offer to do molds and casts and vac-forms, as I've done lotsa silicone molds and polymer parts for product development and presentations over the years...but alas, I'm not set up at the moment (though I have vac pumps, pressure pots, etc.).

Good luck with that one. I'd like to see more showcars available in resin.

I want one too. Hopefully I can get someone to do it. I’ve made small parts out of resin before, never tried to do a car body. I may have to try just to see if I can do it without destroying the original. 

[Ace-Garageguy]

16 minutes ago, customsrus said:

I want one too. Hopefully I can get someone to do it. I’ve made small parts out of resin before, never tried to do a car body. I may have to try just to see if I can do it without destroying the original. 

A man with your other skills should have no trouble at all.

Watch a lot of videos. Some are good, some not so much, but if you watch enough you'll get a feel for what's the real deal and what's baloney.

This one's not one of my favorites, but he deals with making a mold set from a hand built master without destroying it.

 

Edited October 11, 2023 by Ace-Garageguy

[customsrus]

Hey Ace here’s the reason I decided I needed another one. I want to make one stock and one a little different. Lol

[customsrus]

Since I had no takers on replicating this I decided to build another one. Still need to do more work to it but I’m getting there. I will try my luck at casting this in the future. 

[Shark]

9 hours ago, customsrus said:

Since I had no takers on replicating this ...

 

You may want to reach out to them yourself. 

[customsrus]

44 minutes ago, Shark said:

You may want to reach out to them yourself. 

You’re absolutely right. I will try to see if anyone is interested. Thanks