Molding kits question Options

[stud97023]

Could someone do a write up on how to mold everything on a car IE Bumper to fenders, Skirts to body, Lisence plate bezel to body etc... I love the look jus dont know how ta do it

[yarik83]

I dont think there should be a write up for it but if I recall there are threads here about it.
#1 reason is because its really really easy to mess it up
#2 molding stuff to stuff is easier than you think and harder to fix

In a nutshell.
You have a choice of epoxy resin thing+layers of fiberglass or premixed thing already sold by home depo/lowes (smells just as bad as it looks)

Clean the area.. take some paint off the sides you are molding. Also molding metal and fiberglass is a pain so thats something to think about.

The way I did it on my old celi..

Bought premixed resin/fiberglass as per advice from a couple of people from here. Made sure that my bodykit is all proper and ligned up and is bolted on the car. Start with the crack and pack as much material without forcing it as you can. Wait.. sand off excess. and you are done.

Second thing I was going to do but never got to it. You could use layers of fiberglass and epoxy resin. put excess of resin.. slap a sheet of fiberglass squeege excess out.. put some resin slap another sheet. get like 3 layers in the following order. One covering left to right but bigger portion of it is to the left of the crack. One covering right to left in same fascion. One wider piece on top of 2 covering crack and a bit to the sides. Wait for it to dry.. sand off (and this one is a pain) excess without making dips and or bulges so most likely this will take some patience and screw ups.

Primer.. sand off. paint paint paint (x however many coats u want kinda blending in surroundings to where mold is) clear coat.

Now here is a culprit of molding.
if you hit anything and or are hit by anything. if your mold is weak it will destroy paint, crack right along the mold and yada yada.. so all that work have to be scrapped.. sanded re molded re painted etc. if your mold is strong then bumper breaks in other places and its pisses you off even more cause bumpers usually break right in curvy and or hard to fix places.

[jesterwr217]

I dont think there should be a write up for it but if I recall there are threads here about it.
#1 reason is because its really really easy to mess it up
#2 molding stuff to stuff is easier than you think and harder to fix

In a nutshell.
You have a choice of epoxy resin thing+layers of fiberglass or premixed thing already sold by home depo/lowes (smells just as bad as it looks)

Clean the area.. take some paint off the sides you are molding. Also molding metal and fiberglass is a pain so thats something to think about.

The way I did it on my old celi..

Bought premixed resin/fiberglass as per advice from a couple of people from here. Made sure that my bodykit is all proper and ligned up and is bolted on the car. Start with the crack and pack as much material without forcing it as you can. Wait.. sand off excess. and you are done.

Second thing I was going to do but never got to it. You could use layers of fiberglass and epoxy resin. put excess of resin.. slap a sheet of fiberglass squeege excess out.. put some resin slap another sheet. get like 3 layers in the following order. One covering left to right but bigger portion of it is to the left of the crack. One covering right to left in same fascion. One wider piece on top of 2 covering crack and a bit to the sides. Wait for it to dry.. sand off (and this one is a pain) excess without making dips and or bulges so most likely this will take some patience and screw ups.

Primer.. sand off. paint paint paint (x however many coats u want kinda blending in surroundings to where mold is) clear coat.

Now here is a culprit of molding.
if you hit anything and or are hit by anything. if your mold is weak it will destroy paint, crack right along the mold and yada yada.. so all that work have to be scrapped.. sanded re molded re painted etc. if your mold is strong then bumper breaks in other places and its pisses you off even more cause bumpers usually break right in curvy and or hard to fix places.

x a million leave it to the experts!!!