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That looks more like an underwater shot from the Titanic. ; ) Another thing that could be molded is the plastic handle, mine is missing that too. Pic of a complete handle from a
’62 Fury wagon below. Wonder what other years the bumpers would fit? If I did mold them, could give out a set to every ’62 wagon owner I meet. Think it’s the kind of part you don’t realize you need, out
of sight, out of mind. My seat back is hard to release, I bet if the rubber bumpers had some give to them, that would help. This site sent to me by Mark is very helpful, they list products along with hardness values and comparisons. The Flex 60 or 70 sound about the right hardness.
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On Behalf Of Steve Charette If I'm understanding your question correctly, yes, you can make a pattern from wood, pull a urethane or silicone mold from it, then cast the part into your new mold. The secret is to thoroughly seal the wood to prevent the mold material
from bonding to it. Shellac or a polyurethane finish work well. Don't forget to use mold release... ask me how I know! If you use a relatively soft material for the mold, you can skip putting draft on the part (the slight angle that allows you to remove
a part from hard tooling without the use of bludgeoning tools, usually destroying the part, the mold, or both). With the addition of CNC machines we've gotten away from soft tooling, although we did a couple runs of Shelby Cobra engine mounts a few years back (2000-2002) using this method and a recent look at the molds reveals that they are still
in good condition. Most companies that sell mold-making products will have sampler packs of both the mold and part materials available so that you don't have to buy large quantities just to try a product out. After reading this I went out to look at my '62 wagon - it was parked in 1979, the seats were folded down and the windows lowered so the owners (who also owned a marina) could use the car for an antifreeze buggy for winterizing boats. As
a result, my bumpers are in comparatively good condition. Let me know if I can be of assistance if you decide to mold these, or any other small pieces, for that matter. SC -- -- Please address private email -- email of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. That is, email your parts/car transactions and negotiations, as well as other personal messages, only to the intended recipient. Do not just press "reply" and send your email to everyone using the general '62-'65 Clubhouse public email address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine-tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The 1962 to 1965 Mopar Mail List Clubhouse" group. http://groups.google.com/group/1962to1965mopars?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The 1962 to 1965 Mopar Mail List Clubhouse" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to 1962to1965mopars+unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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