Well, things have not gone according to plan. First, my rubber is in really sad shape so I spent a better portion of saturday using some household filler ot even it out as best I could. Second, my hardener was bad and the resin never quite set up and the best I could get was a stiff gel after using approx 20 times the hardener you're supposed to, not a good mold. Third, I'm out of resin and glass cloth so I need to get some more. all this for a base mold that I can create a plug to really get a good shape out of.

one question, would everyone want a stock looking piece with the crease that runs lengthwise across the top or just a smooth flowing piece? It would only take a few min more to work the shape in

Erik,
I have some stock bumper tops in my attic you are welcome to borrow
I am at Peoria and Arapahoe

greg
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Either way is fine with me.

I'm gonna give this route one more shot, if it doesn't work I'll give you a call, thanks!

Stock. No question.

if you go through all the trouble, make them look stock ...

Andy

No problem. I'm only a few minutes away.


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great, thanks for the input guys!

quick update, my attempts to make a mold off of an existing rubber have failed, too much flex and something never quite gets right. I'm trying to make a plug from scratch right now which I think I will be able to get nicer than factory. Since I destroyed my dead rubber trying to make a mold I could use some measurements from you guys. I need the distance from the front of the rubber to the crease.

Perhaps this will help.

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...and this:

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...and try saying "bumper rubber upper" ten times fast!

just what I needed, thanks

could I get a shot of the ends? I need to see how the crease flows back into the side

This any help?

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a little more from the top please. i can see the side just fine on mine, but I tried filling it cause it was wavy and now i can't see how the crease ends, it looks like it just smooths out but I can't tell

How's this?

great! thanks!

any progress on how this is going? Curious minds... yada yada yada....

stalled, been working on other projects and trying to get my head back above water financially. first attempt was a horrible failure due to bad materials and my second attempt is waiting on more materials, I've been shaping what I can here and there but I'm running out of stuff to shape and smooth on the plug.