Ok so I was able to score the much sought after tail gate trim for my BRAT.

 

It's in pretty good condition and I want to make mold so I can hook people up here w/a fiberglass tailgate trim piece.

 

Anyone here know what the best way would be to make the mold?

 

The piece is u-shaped and has a slight bend in the middle. I was thinking I could make the mold by putting wax paper on the inside of the piece and then using bondo/reinforcing strips to get the shape. Then I could layer fiberglass on top of that shape.

 

Let's make this happen and stop all of the naked tailgates on the BRATs.

 

BW

you'd need to put a top coat on the bondo after it was done, as bondo likes to soak up any liquids it can.

 

good idea!

You lucky dog! I am still looking!

my brumby came with the strips included with only minor dents

Probably just do that same making the negative mold as the positive part: Mold release, maybe some gel coat, deck cloth, roving or matt, build the thickness a little. I was also thinking of putting I some stiffener bosses for a removable stiffener... removable so that you can remove the mold from the original and/or the new piece.

 

(I haven't done this yet, but been planning to try it.)

Have a picture of it? I've made many molds in my business and at work, and could definately help you out.

 

-Steve