My First Resin Copy

Here is the intercooler I made with resin and a clay mold...I think it turned out pretty good and I will be selling them. PM me and IM me at Blowncivic1320 for Info.

The paint is a little wierd on it that is why it looks kinda bumpy

are you going to start a business?if so how much are they going to be?

doesnt look that badd but it does look kind wavy, like its not shaped that correctly but it might just be the pic
:smile:

Originally posted by modelcarmaster16
are you going to start a business?if so how much are they going to be?

probably like 2 or 3 dollars (USD)

So this resin system is it a two part system? Also how fast does it cure?
Cost involved in the resin?

I use epoxy resins at work so I am very curious what these companies charge or shoudl I say overcharge ;)

Originally posted by michigan02
So this resin system is it a two part system? Also how fast does it cure?
Cost involved in the resin?

I use epoxy resins at work so I am very curious what these companies charge or shoudl I say overcharge ;)

2 part...tons of resin then like 2 drops of hardener (it starts on fire if u put 2 much...learned that the hard way:icon16: )

cures in about an hour
epoxy resin is wut i think that i bought
mine was 10 dollars for a kinda big thing

Originally posted by michigan02
So this resin system is it a two part system? Also how fast does it cure?
Cost involved in the resin?

I use epoxy resins at work so I am very curious what these companies charge or shoudl I say overcharge ;)
Resin cures in 5 - 10 minutes, but you can buy one that takes several hours. It depends on the purpose.

Price is a tricky part, because someone, who has no knowledge of scratchbuilding it would think $3 is reasonable, while someone who can make one might think it's too much.

If it has a strong smell to it when you pop the top its probally a polyester resin (also available at auto part stores) The smell is from styrene and the fire risk is from a chemical called cobalt which will give the resin a purplish color. When the hardener mekt and cobalt meet up in large amounts it can risk fire and expolision (get the goggles)

Well I figure I would state the above for saftey of your eyes and face :)

usally drops is used with the mekt hardener(poly resins). Cause epoxy harders are typicaly measured in larger amounts.

You can make it kick quicker in the future by adding more drops but experiment slow by adding one drop extra per batch so you dont blow up the house heh.

looks aight, but didn't u sepnd like 100$ for resin and supplies, and all ur doing is just copying the intercooler that come from Skylines?

100 Dollars!
hell no...it was 30 dollars for the resin, hardener, and clay for the molds
plus i am not jus makin intercoolers i am plannin on makin other stuff like big brake kits

Originally posted by Blowncivic1320
100 Dollars!
hell no...it was 30 dollars for the resin, hardener, and clay for the molds
plus i am not jus makin intercoolers i am plannin on makin other stuff like big brake kits isnt clay kinda badd for mold? i mean because it can get into the small detailed areas? like some kind of liquid might be better, no?

not really...it works good enuff for me

Take like another 5 pictures of it from different angles so we can see the quality... cause as of now, it doesn't look too good. Or get a better camera.

I believe you that it looks better in real life than on that picture, but it would be good for us to see it too!

Lemme make a better one first...This one's paint sorta got messed up and that is probably what everyone is seeing on it that looks wavy