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hmmm,.. not bad for a 1st attempt I guess,...
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 gnrlee
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 8,882 Status: Offline |
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 Posted 1st May 2012 at 18:55
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mark s
Junior User  Location: Northamptonshire Registered: 19 Apr 2010 Posts: 96 Status: Offline |
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Looks good mate! |
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Posted 1st May 2012 at 19:04
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hovis16
Seasoned Pro  Location: Reading/parts for sale Registered: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 4,304 Status: Offline |
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carbon masks needed________________________________________ Ph2 Black GTI 6!EX black 6 owner But now a Black caged rallye owner Hunting for Go faster bits! SEARCH click here |
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Posted 1st May 2012 at 19:13
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gnrlee
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 8,882 Status: Offline |
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 they are a ball ache to do!i've only made 2 sets! one set are on my car,.. the other  how ever shoot me a silly price to make another set and I'll consider it!  or there is the possibility i'll be selling the sets that are on my car i'm not 100% happy with them the last set were much better which is good ambition to do an even better job! but i have a million and one ideas i want to try out 1st,.. here some mid development,..  De-badged grill carbon wrapped a grille I De-badged using mould release wax underneath pried it away and wrapped it again so full carbon grille,.. Petrol cap trims,..  Petrol cap discs,.  a set of wheel centers for my Superleggera's  just a flat boot badge  and a bonnet badge,... very time consuming!   ________________________________________ Proud Member of the ASTOR Owners Club |
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Posted 1st May 2012 at 19:29
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hovis16
Seasoned Pro Location: Reading/parts for sale Registered: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 4,304 Status: Offline |
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blow job from a female lol....how much you thinking?________________________________________ Ph2 Black GTI 6!EX black 6 owner But now a Black caged rallye owner Hunting for Go faster bits! SEARCH click here |
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Posted 1st May 2012 at 19:44
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gnrlee
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 8,882 Status: Offline |
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 she'd have to be something pretty f-ing special I already have them queuing at my door! the question is more what your willing the pay i'll tell you the other guy wanted them real bad and paid a hefty amount  ________________________________________ Proud Member of the ASTOR Owners Club |
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Posted 1st May 2012 at 19:56
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hovis16
Seasoned Pro Location: Reading/parts for sale Registered: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 4,304 Status: Offline |
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hmmmm carbon grille to  ________________________________________ Ph2 Black GTI 6!EX black 6 owner But now a Black caged rallye owner Hunting for Go faster bits! SEARCH click here |
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Posted 1st May 2012 at 19:59
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gnrlee
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 8,882 Status: Offline |
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hands off that's to tie in my lights! there are so many imperfections with it,.. i think i'm going to try to learn how to make fiberglass Moulds and try that again one day but for now it'll do!  ________________________________________ Proud Member of the ASTOR Owners Club |
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Posted 1st May 2012 at 20:01
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hovis16
Seasoned Pro Location: Reading/parts for sale Registered: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 4,304 Status: Offline |
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i done my cupra splitter once.........god it was a ball ache looked the shizzle tho________________________________________ Ph2 Black GTI 6!EX black 6 owner But now a Black caged rallye owner Hunting for Go faster bits! SEARCH click here |
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Posted 1st May 2012 at 20:08
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jord294
Seasoned Pro  Location: somewhere in north wales Registered: 09 Nov 2009 Posts: 3,110 Status: Offline |
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very impressive mate  ________________________________________ FRESHLY RE-FURBISHED GTI BEAMSFITTING AND LOWERING AVAILABLE. ALL AXLES BUILT USING GENUINE PEUGEOT PARTS IF I'M NOT HERE, IT ONLY MEANS ONE THING.... I'M SOMEWHERE ELSE! |
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Posted 1st May 2012 at 20:16
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gnrlee
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 8,882 Status: Offline |
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cheers bud!________________________________________ Proud Member of the ASTOR Owners Club |
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Posted 1st May 2012 at 20:17
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mr swampy s16
**BAD SELLER**  Location: out and about Registered: 22 Oct 2003 Posts: 10,550 Status: Offline |
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So what's the best resin to use??Have seen some that go yellow very quickly!!! |
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Posted 1st May 2012 at 20:18
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bongo dts
Senior User  Location: Leicester Registered: 03 Jun 2008 Posts: 633 Status: Offline |
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I was just about to say is this laminated or have you tried making any moulds before. It looks really good work and it's something that I've been wanting to give a go for a while now but I've got so much other stuff to I want to do I've just not got round to it yet!!I'm guessing it's quite hard to do though as you mention a few imperfections? Nice one for doing the carbon masks though as they're something I've always liked the idea of and it's the first time I've ever seen some! Definitely inspired me to get my arse into gear and get some other stuff finished before cracking on with something like this as they look really good |
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Posted 1st May 2012 at 20:23
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barnettjd77
Regular  Location: dorchester Registered: 12 Nov 2011 Posts: 483 Status: Offline |
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Oooo i want them petrol cap discs and trims.  ________________________________________ A red rallye in progress! |
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Posted 1st May 2012 at 20:31
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gnrlee
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 8,882 Status: Offline |
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mr swampy s16 wrote: So what's the best resin to use?? Have seen some that go yellow very quickly!!! I used a west system 105 stuff before that was a pain in the ass! slight yellow pigment anyway but as long as you laqure it it should be fine it's the u.v. that yellows the lacquer,.. i'm trying sp115 ultra clear UV resistant resin at the moment,.. using one of those pumps to get the exact ratio,.. i used digital scales before but it seemed to be a but hit and miss weather it would set properly  ________________________________________ Proud Member of the ASTOR Owners Club |
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Posted 1st May 2012 at 20:40
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gnrlee
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 8,882 Status: Offline |
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mr swampy s16 wrote: So what's the best resin to use?? Have seen some that go yellow very quickly!!! I used a west system 105 stuff before that was a pain in the ass! slight yellow pigment anyway but as long as you laquer it it should be fine it's the u.v. that yellows the lacquer,.. i'm trying sp115 ultra clear UV resistant resin at the moment,.. using one of those pumps to get the exact ratio,.. i used digital scales before but it seemed to be a but hit and miss weather it would set properly barnettjd77 wrote: Oooo i want them petrol cap discs and trims. the disc's are going on mine I think but i'm thinking of keeping my original Astor painted strips to give a nice contrast! so these ones will probably be up for grabs! ________________________________________ Proud Member of the ASTOR Owners Club |
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Posted 1st May 2012 at 20:43
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barnettjd77
Regular Location: dorchester Registered: 12 Nov 2011 Posts: 483 Status: Offline |
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Don't be such a bore! Haha hopefully. They look pretty smart well done mate ________________________________________ A red rallye in progress! |
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Posted 1st May 2012 at 20:46
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gnrlee
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 8,882 Status: Offline |
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bongo dts wrote: I was just about to say is this laminated or have you tried making any moulds before. It looks really good work and it's something that I've been wanting to give a go for a while now but I've got so much other stuff to I want to do I've just not got round to it yet!! I'm guessing it's quite hard to do though as you mention a few imperfections? Nice one for doing the carbon masks though as they're something I've always liked the idea of and it's the first time I've ever seen some! Definitely inspired me to get my arse into gear and get some other stuff finished before cracking on with something like this as they look really good yeah,.. it's learning how to wrap your objects pull it tight without getting crap all over it and trying to get it right 1st time there isnt much room for error! then the resin it's self can be a pain in the arse!!! i've had bubbles and voids I couldn't get rid of I've had bits of the carbon raising up for some unknown reason i've sanded too deep while trying to clean up the resin I've had the resin not set at all and had to scrub it off some cases i had to start again i've had the resin blemish because the temperature dropped a little,.. the mask of the ph3 is quite a hard shape to wrap! if you can find some knackered lights you can get appart practice on those 1st! the masks of a ph2 are simpler and may look better carbon fiber laminated,... I may give one a go,.. have you managed to open a set of lights up yet? like I've mentioned in the past i may do a tutorial on doing them but it would have to be a video tutorial because theres just too much to explain and it's better to see it being done 1st hand! I'll do one when I finally get fed up of stabbing myself with a screwdriver digging out the old gasket,.. or when it finally comes to saying fair well as my parting gift ________________________________________ Proud Member of the ASTOR Owners Club |
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Posted 1st May 2012 at 21:35
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eddy_gti6
Seasoned Pro  Location: Durham Registered: 20 Oct 2008 Posts: 8,716 Status: Offline |
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I will take a grill if they turn out well but i wana keep my badge  ________________________________________ Clicky: [url =http://www.306gti6.com]click here[/url] remove the space between [url & = |
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Posted 2nd May 2012 at 01:55
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hovis16
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eddy_gti6 wrote: I will take a grill if they turn out well but i wana keep my badge plus 1 ________________________________________ Ph2 Black GTI 6!EX black 6 owner But now a Black caged rallye owner Hunting for Go faster bits! SEARCH click here |
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Posted 2nd May 2012 at 13:14
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marco gti6
Seasoned Pro  Location: Troisvierges Registered: 09 Mar 2009 Posts: 1,350 Status: Offline |
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You seem to be an overall talented man gnrlee Great in logo designing, 3d modelling, carbon fibre skinning, what's next?Petrol caps look ace |
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Posted 2nd May 2012 at 15:07
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gnrlee
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 8,882 Status: Offline |
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marco gti6 wrote: You seem to be an overall talented man gnrlee Great in logo designing, 3d modelling, carbon fibre skinning, what's next?Petrol caps look ace   cheers bud! don't forget my Black Mask's Operation! I'm just fairly technically minded with lots of Ideas! and as Pugjim would say,. "get it done!" he's right though if you have some good ideas there's no point in letting them go to waste! ________________________________________ Proud Member of the ASTOR Owners Club |
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Posted 2nd May 2012 at 15:17
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bongo dts
Senior User Location: Leicester Registered: 03 Jun 2008 Posts: 633 Status: Offline |
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gnrlee wrote: yeah,.. it's learning how to wrap your objects pull it tight without getting crap all over it and trying to get it right 1st time there isnt much room for error! then the resin it's self can be a pain in the arse!!! i've had bubbles and voids I couldn't get rid of I've had bits of the carbon raising up for some unknown reason i've sanded too deep while trying to clean up the resin I've had the resin not set at all and had to scrub it off some cases i had to start again i've had the resin blemish because the temperature dropped a little,.. the mask of the ph3 is quite a hard shape to wrap! if you can find some knackered lights you can get appart practice on those 1st! the masks of a ph2 are simpler and may look better carbon fiber laminated,... I may give one a go,.. have you managed to open a set of lights up yet? like I've mentioned in the past i may do a tutorial on doing them but it would have to be a video tutorial because theres just too much to explain and it's better to see it being done 1st hand! I'll do one when I finally get fed up of stabbing myself with a screwdriver digging out the old gasket,.. or when it finally comes to saying fair well as my parting gift Cheers for the reply, certainly seems a lot harder putting into practice compared to how it looks on the videos, some interesting points about bubbles etc though so guessing you have to be really, really careful when mixing the resin? Temps interesting too as I tend to do all car work in the garage so may wait until the 2 week summer comes!! Certainly seems like bit of a case of trial and error to begin with though so think I'll get a decent supply to have a few attempts when I finally do have a crack at it. I've black masked a few sets of lights before but always been Depo's or Lucas' as the Valeos always seemed to hard to get into and the others so much easier. As much as I'd like a set of carbon masks, don't think I'd attempt them for a bit as they are a pretty crazy shape so fair play for doing them!! To be honest, I'd quite like to just have a go at moulding straight away. Start simple with something like fuel flap covers as no biggie if they dont work and get ruined but then there are some bits I'd to laminate like the wing mirror bodies and bumper grill eventually if possible!! Looks really good what you're doing though and good to see that it's possible to get good results DIY at home. I'd be happy if I could get a grill like that for sure!! |
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Posted 2nd May 2012 at 19:33
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gnrlee
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 8,882 Status: Offline |
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this new resin is like a dream compared to that last stuff! if your going to give it a go get sp115I found it cheapest at Carbonology,.. but if you add west coast fiberglass to your facebook they always have offers for things like 50% off all resin prices at random times if you can catch them at the right time,.. so far i've not i'm just applying my build up coats as far as I can tell there are no bubbles either! it flows well and doesn't clump together as easily like the west system 105 stuff I used last time!,... if your going to try mold something try something that just bolts on like a coil pack cover,.. trying to mold things with clips like the petrol cap covers just doesn't seem to work and if you could the resin to fill where the clip is it would break or chip too easily! I'd love to do a mold of a ph3 De-badged bonnet,.. but like you I'll have to work my way up to that if I ever take it that far! ________________________________________ Proud Member of the ASTOR Owners Club |
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Posted 2nd May 2012 at 19:59
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bongo dts
Senior User Location: Leicester Registered: 03 Jun 2008 Posts: 633 Status: Offline |
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Nice one bud, that's a great help and could certainly save a few quid! I think I've bought from them before as I made a few things from fibre glass on the old tractor so quite confident with using it hence why I wouldn't mind giving a mould a go.I was thinking of just cutting the clips off and bonding them on tbh if it all worked as like you say, I presumed the clips would be a b**ch to work around! I think I'd wanted them bonded on for security anyway but in an ideal world, it would be best to make them exactly OEM fit as that is how I would want them to look. De-badge bonnet would be amazing to achieve really, should be possible with enough practice but like you say, would take quite a bit to work up to that but I always believe in the saying where there is a will, there is a way and it's looking good so far so who knows!?! Definitely know that these things take time and effort to get right though it is possible as I've not long resprayed a bumper but I'm certainly not in a rush to be doing another one anytime soon!! |
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Posted 2nd May 2012 at 20:18
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