urethane mold

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Topic: urethane mold

Posted By: a square can
Subject: urethane mold
Date Posted: August 28, 2003 at 9:37 AM

Hey guys it has been quite i while i have been really busy on the truck, but I am finally getting ready to completely re-do the dash in my 65 chevy 1/2 ton :) So oviosly I am making the dash from fiberglass I got that part, but for my mold I was thinking about useing urethane foam.

Have any of you gone this route before, is the urethane easy to work with? AND most importantly where can I find it ? I have had no luck on the internet, I thought about "Home Depot" but i havent made it down there yet.

Any help is great

Thanks

Keith

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Posted By: kustomcarluvr
Date Posted: August 28, 2003 at 11:41 AM

I do not believe that Home Depot carries it but you can go here to buy it https://www.shopmaninc.com/foam.html, I have not used it yet but I will in the future. Let me know if you do and how it works for you.

Matt

Posted By: Lebult
Date Posted: September 01, 2003 at 6:38 PM

Polyurethane foam can be found at any boat supply store, along with the FG and resin. (one stop shop ;) )

PF is light, but stiff, and sands easily. you can get some great results with it, if you have a lot of patience, and time.

I'm guessing you want to make something a little bit more custom than stock, so your best bet would be to make pieces of PF, put over top the stock dash, and stretch fleece or cotton over top to create a smooth, flush look.

Hmmmm, its sorta difficult to explain, but take a look at what Alpine did with their RSX.

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Posted By: Lebult
Date Posted: September 01, 2003 at 6:43 PM

Posted By: sebass_tek
Date Posted: September 29, 2003 at 5:21 PM

so nice !:bigup: