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Re: Seat Mold
By:Mark Bodnar
Date: 9/18/1998, 9:13 pm
In Response To: Seat Mold (Jay Babina)

This is roughly what I was looking to do, but I don't have a seat to use as a mold. It will take me some time to determine the best negative mold.

Thanks for the ideas, Mark

> I did it off a Valley Pintail seat. Instead of glass, make your negative
> mold with plaster of paris. I covered the seat with plastic wrap. Use
> several pieces instead of one to form the pockets with out air pockets.
> Fill it with plaster of paris. Once removed, I burned off any adheared
> pices of plastic with a propane tourch. Sand it and fill any voids with
> wall joint compound. Sand it,then coat it with epoxy.

> Wax it and glass it. The surprising thing is how much glass it takes to
> get a stiff substrate. I use 1 layer of 6 oz. A layer or two of scraps - 6
> oz. Then a layer of roving. Then about 3 more layers of scraps of 6 oz. I
> add a little copy toner into the mix to make it black. I use a fast epoxy
> and do this in the sun. In about two hours I can remove it from the mold
> while it has a lot of flexability. Once it hardens like a rock, it can be
> stubborn to get off the mold.

> For a release agent, I use a layer of Auto wax and buff it. Then a thick
> layer of Auto Wax that I don't buff. You could buy real mold release, but
> they're kink of expensive. You can also use wax paper laid on the mold in
> pieces to comform to the shape. Some people use melted parafin painted on.
> I tried this but found it gets lumpy.

> Once it's done you can smooth it out with epoxy putty.

Messages In This Thread

Custom Seats
Mark Bodnar -- 9/17/1998, 9:49 pm
Re: Custom Seats
Rick C. -- 9/17/1998, 10:42 pm
Rock solid custom Seats
Paul Jacobson -- 9/19/1998, 8:07 pm
Re: Custom Seats
Mark Bodnar -- 9/18/1998, 9:02 pm
Re: Custom Seats
John Waddington -- 9/19/1998, 7:31 am
Re: Custom Seats
Mark Bodnar -- 9/20/1998, 7:59 pm
Re: Custom Seats
Mike Spence -- 9/18/1998, 3:07 am
Re: Custom Seats: Paul Stomski did it....
Tor-Henrik Furmyr -- 9/19/1998, 5:53 pm
Re: Mold from a comfortable seat?
Ross Leidy -- 9/18/1998, 8:53 am
Seat Mold
Jay Babina -- 9/18/1998, 9:35 am
Sand mold
Jay Babina -- 9/21/1998, 9:55 am
Re: Form Fit Seat
Mark Kanzler -- 9/20/1998, 11:24 am
Re: Seat Mold
Mark Kanzler -- 9/20/1998, 11:18 am
Re: Seat Mold
Paul Jacobson -- 9/19/1998, 4:50 pm
Re: Seat Mold
Mark Bodnar -- 9/18/1998, 9:13 pm
Re: Seat Mold
Ross Leidy -- 9/18/1998, 1:06 pm
Re: Seat Mold
Bob Harding -- 9/18/1998, 2:39 pm