Look what I made
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Topic: Look what I made
Posted By: Tim D
Subject: Look what I made
Date Posted: June-16-2006 at 10:50am
This is a copy of the old style emblem I made this morning. Now I need some chrome paint.
 ------------- Tim D |
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Posted By: Cheaterpete
Date Posted: June-16-2006 at 11:09am
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look very cool!!!
Can you make other? and sell it to me? 
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Posted By: bkhallpass
Date Posted: June-16-2006 at 11:27am
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Looks nice. Wish I had the tools and talent to do something like that. BKH ------------- Livin' the Dream |
Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: June-16-2006 at 11:37am
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Tim: Looks awesome! I could use a couple for the '80 if you are thinking of makin' them.
john ------------- "Loud pipes save lives" AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
Posted By: 77stang
Date Posted: June-16-2006 at 12:52pm
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looks great. i made some of the mid seventies version from some stuff i pick up from US composites. With mine i had some problem with them sagging a little in the heat and i subsequently had to put some fairly heavy fiberglass cloth on the back to remedy the problem. I used them till this year when i switched out to the black and chrome version. Im not saying you going to have problems just letting you know that i did.
------------- http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1360&yrstart=1971&yrend=1975 - '77 Mustang 17 |
Posted By: dchris17
Date Posted: June-16-2006 at 1:46pm
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How did you make it? That's freakin' awesome. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=917" rel="nofollow - My 1974 Mustang 17 http://www.trooptrack.com" rel="nofollow - TroopTrack : The Best Scouting Software |
Posted By: Tim D
Date Posted: June-16-2006 at 5:53pm
Ancient Chinese secret. Here it is again with some cheap wal-mart silver paint I found in the garage. I need to try some of that almost chrome spray.
It's a white plastic, but flexible. I need to leave it out in the sun and see what effect the heat can cause. ------------- Tim D |
Posted By: DrCC
Date Posted: June-16-2006 at 10:29pm
| Nice job Tim D!!! |
Posted By: 62 wood
Date Posted: June-16-2006 at 11:57pm
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Tim,
Looks great! How did you cut it? cnc? ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1117&sort=&pagenum=6" rel="nofollow - 64 American Skier 62 Classic.. 73 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: Tim D
Date Posted: June-17-2006 at 12:53am
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No cutting going on here. I made a mold from one of my emblems and did a casting from it. I have been wanting to do this for a while and from what I've seen on ebay, there's a demand for these things. ------------- Tim D |
Posted By: Mojoman
Date Posted: June-17-2006 at 4:53am
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Hey, that's pretty nice !!! Hell while I'm here in China, I should just have some of my buddies tool up and make some zinc die cast and have his buddy chrome them??
Moj' |
Posted By: 77stang
Date Posted: June-17-2006 at 7:55am
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Tim,
FYI, I used urethane mold rubber and easy flow 60, I think if you do sag you could probably use a little emblem glue. Thats what i should have done. Let me know how it works out. ------------- http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1360&yrstart=1971&yrend=1975 - '77 Mustang 17 |
Posted By: rmcdonald
Date Posted: June-18-2006 at 1:11pm
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Hi Tim
Nice Job Any plans to make more. ( To Sell ) If so let us know I only have one emblem with the r cracked off it. Otherwise I will have to do the same as you have. Regards Rob McDonald Australia |
Posted By: DrCC
Date Posted: June-18-2006 at 2:01pm
| Hey, Remember building "Model Cars" they had chrome plated plastic parts. |
Posted By: Tim D
Date Posted: June-20-2006 at 7:05pm
OK, I made three pair today. Let me know if you want some.
 ------------- Tim D |
Posted By: skicat
Date Posted: June-20-2006 at 10:21pm
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Hey Tim they look good. What is a pair going for? ------------- Greg http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2427&yrstart=1981&yrend=1985" rel="nofollow - 86 BFN |
Posted By: Tim D
Date Posted: June-20-2006 at 11:22pm
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How does $40 a pair sound and $4 shipping in the US? ------------- Tim D |
Posted By: Cheaterpete
Date Posted: June-21-2006 at 2:45am
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Ok for me! I take one pair!
Do you take paypal? Please send me an invoice at cheaterpete@gmail.com Shipping would be more expensive to switzerland... thanks Tim |
Posted By: David F
Date Posted: June-21-2006 at 12:23pm
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Tim:
Do a search in Google: "chrome plating plastic" You will find a ton of companies that do it. I have found that chrome paint is garbage, but maybe with a heavy coat of clear it will hold up for a season or two. The emblems look fantastic, great job. ------------- |
Posted By: Tim D
Date Posted: June-21-2006 at 12:53pm
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Well when you put a coat of clear on that chrome paint, it then looks like silver paint. ------------- Tim D |
Posted By: trikeaholic
Date Posted: June-21-2006 at 4:16pm
I found that out the hard way too! on my kids swingarm on his little trike we were building for ice racing. Boy, that peed me off! LOL. looked more like gray primer to me! ------------- 1980 Ski Nautique Ithaca NY http://my.break.com/media/view.aspx?ContentID=326707 - My Boat |
Tim D wrote:Posted By: 79nautique
Date Posted: June-21-2006 at 4:43pm
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I can check around and see what it would run to can get them chrome plated for you, I'm pretty sure they pull the tanks at the plant but my buddy works with alot of outside vendors for that type of work.
It's very common in the headlight industry. What type of plastic was used to make them from? just don't tell me it's teflon because you'll most likely be SOL if it is. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=756&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1979&yrend=1979 - 79 nautique |
Posted By: Tim D
Date Posted: June-21-2006 at 5:15pm
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It is a polyurethane elastomer. ------------- Tim D |
Posted By: 79nautique
Date Posted: June-22-2006 at 8:09am
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Tim can you use a different material and have them come out look the same? Not sure the type of molding process your using but I'm pretty sure polyurethane is not plateable, it's a little too flexable and would just crack after words. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=756&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1979&yrend=1979 - 79 nautique |
Posted By: Tim D
Date Posted: June-22-2006 at 9:19am
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I'm waiting for a reply from a plastic chromer on the price and if it can be done. ------------- Tim D |
Posted By: 79nautique
Date Posted: June-22-2006 at 9:23am
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it's not a problem chrome plating plastic you just have to use the correct material and urethane isn't one of them I don't think. I'll check with me guy's and see what the say. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=756&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1979&yrend=1979 - 79 nautique |
Posted By: Tim D
Date Posted: June-22-2006 at 9:49am
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Well they also wanted to know if the finish was slick, was it going on a boat and is it a one-off or a production run. ------------- Tim D |
Posted By: 79nautique
Date Posted: June-22-2006 at 9:55am
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I'm not an expert by any means but I know a lot of people that work in the automotive lighting industry and they plate stuff all of the time and I believe they need a slight texture to the plastic so that the first layer of the plating process adhires to the plastic and as it builds up and the other layers are added it smoothes out and then when it gets polished it's smoothed out the rest of the way. If they still have a plating tank at the plant then I might be able to get it done extremely cheap. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=756&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1979&yrend=1979 - 79 nautique |
Posted By: 79nautique
Date Posted: June-22-2006 at 10:48am
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Tim I was told it needs to be made from ABS or Norel to be able to be plated. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=756&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1979&yrend=1979 - 79 nautique |
Posted By: Tim D
Date Posted: June-22-2006 at 10:58am
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Well that may cause the silver metallic paint to look pretty good. I don't know if I can cast ABS or Norel. I'll have to do some research. I haven't heard from the chromer yet, he's in Cali, probably still asleep. ------------- Tim D |
Posted By: 79nautique
Date Posted: June-22-2006 at 11:23am
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are you melting and pour it into a mold or injecting? if your pouring your not going to be able to use the correct type of plastic to have chrome plated. Well I doubt you'll be succesful doing it that way. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=756&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1979&yrend=1979 - 79 nautique |