2 weeks, 4 kilos of resin, many yards of fiberglass, and 5 stiches!!!
thats how much it cost me to build this two-piece front spoiler mold for the toyota starlet glanza ('96)
it’s a very rare spoiler cause it was offered only as a dealer extra in japan, and does not exist as a part. so, since i was in possession of one, i had to make a mold (my real plan was to have a backup, and make a new one from carbon for myself)
i first sent the spoiler to be painted by my friend who is a pro, and he did a wonderful job… then me and another friend built the two piece mold. I used metal sheets to make the flange around the part, and just when we would begin demolding, there was one piece of metal left inside… i was pulling it out when my mate said “leave it for later man, help me here a bit” so i did, and later when my hand passed through the mold, i was slashed to the bone. we spent the rest of the night at the hospital getting stiched and shot with anti tetanic shots etc. lots of fun, lets do it again sometime.
ANYWAY, i’m getting to the point… the spoiler as i said was painted like a normal car part… in a spray booth, color and clear coat. it sat for a month before we started the mold. I used meguiars wax as a release agent, about 4-5 times… when we finally demolded it, the paint had stuck in the mold, leaving at places only bare plastic to the spoiler… :eek:
generally i have very nice results with meguiars wax, i dont know why the gelcoat bonded so well with the paint… any ideas? i’m not gonna throw away the mold, im gonna sand it down and polish it…
here’s a pic of the outside, i havent taken pics of the inside yet… i will though.
this is the spoiler in case you’re curious