Fiberglass Mold Making- Nose, Tail, Sidepod

Posted by jjludemann on November 28, 2013

Time to make molds!

: Starting with the nose. Seal around the bottom with clay.

: Overview of the nose with clay dam and parting board

: Gelcoat applied

: Fitting fiberglass mat

: Fiberglass cloth and polyester resin applied

: Parting board removed

: Bottom fiberglassed to form the second half of the mold

: Separating the mold halves

: Bottom Half

: Top half

: Tail, mold split marked with duct tape

: Grey gelcoat used because the buck is black

: Pre-cutting the fiberglass mat

: Fiberglass mat staged to laminate the second pass

: Lamination finished

: Mold separated

: Right sidepod with split line marked

: Gelcoat applied

: Fiberglass “lock layer” applied over gelcoat

: Test fitting more fiberglass mat

: Spiral plastic tubing used for mold stiffeners

: Final fiberglass mat applied

: Mold released

: Body buck after mold was removed.