well just got back from walmart(12:32 am) after spending $16 on some great stuff and snacks for my console im starting tonight wish me luck



the foam will be used to make a mold to lay fiberglass over, the jerky and enrgey drinks will keep me awake and a full tummy

 

Be careful, that stuff is VERY sticky, you probably already know that but if you plan on re-using your dash it may be impossible to get off...I used this stuff to fill in the gaps on the back wall when installing my system..got a little on my hands and nothing would get it off, I tried everything. 2 weeks later, I finally got all of it off by continuing to pick my hands to death. Again, I'm sure you already know this, just trying to offer some advise, wear gloves

but any-who, sounds like a cool idea, can't wait to see the finished product, keep us updated with pics.........and nice to see I'm not the only person up this late surfing this site

 

o i know its sticky, i spent the last hour and a half masking off my floor and dash and cup holders, then i decided i would do a little test on the cup holders first and call it a night. so i have foam in the cup holders and hopefully in 8 hours ill have a perfect mold of my cup holders

o and just so you guys know the foam is to make a mold of how i want the console to look on the out side but the foam will be removed so that it can house a 12" sub, possibly ported, this will hopefully leave me with a mold to make more then one (as long as i dont have to destroy the mold getting it off the fiberglass) so if people are willing to pay enough to make it worth my time i will make them for you guys(of coarse that is if i am satisfied with the results)

 

sorry to get OT, what's your rim/tire setup? looks like you've got an AS on there?

 

Yeah I have the leveling kit, they are 325/60R18 Nitto Terra Grapplers on 18" KMC KD series Diesels.

 

I have never heard of using this stuff to make a mold, please take lotsa pics.

I use to build lambo kit cars, the mold process was:

meguiars mold release wax
then gelcoat

1 layer of 3/4 oz fiberglass ( to prevent pattern transfer )

2 layers of 1 1/2oz fiblerglass
1 layer of 10oz mat

fiberglass wood bracing for strength

repeat process if the mold is going to be used frequently.

felt also works very well

 

can't wait to see the finished console

 

so what is that? 33x12.50?

the KMC's are 20x10?

 

Definately interested in seeing this one. Keep us updated !

 

cool, be sure to put plastic between the fiberglass and the mold if you want to reuse the mold. or felt or something.

 

No they are 18's, thats what 18" means and 325/60R18...not sure if that is a 33 or not. They are 18x10

 

Roush8072, explain more! A lambo kit car?! What is the price of one of those.

And this looks exciting, can't wait to see the finished product. Take pics of this mold stuff in action.

 

ok well last night i filled the cup holders with this great stuff and let me just say its not so great, the top dried but inside didnt so this stuff cant be used for bulk, so i picked up some of that grean floral foam and tonight i will hopefully get a rough shape of it and formed to the dash and floor

 

any pics? im still not sure wat ur trying to do..

 

there isnt much to showright now but here are some pics of it masked off



and here are 2 pieces of the foam being glued together with more foam between them so i dont have to waste (very expensive) foam these are the sides but are not shaped at all