Recent content by gmoore

Here's a couple pics of the finished plug. Going make the mold sometime this week. - what the underside looks like. The tail light fits right up in there.

Exactly! Less surface area. Doing the last one today. Then off to finish the tail plug, mold & pull the parts... Well, as soon as the gelcoat arrives anyway.

I am going to do the rear. The rear rotor is different. The outer radius is larger but the inner radius is smaller creating less braking surface.

Or there's this. I don't think it covers the surface of the rotor as evenly though. Looks a little more spread out though... which I like.

How would you suggest de-burring a rotor? It seems most people use a countersink bit ever so slightly but I don't want the chamfer. Any Ideas?

Pattern for the rear. Less holes. It seems that typically there's less holes drilled in the rear rotor. Is the only reason for this because there is a smaller contact surface?

OK, that's kinda what I thought but I've seen some guys chamfer them. What is the disadvantage to chamfering a drilled rotor?

This is my order of operations: 1) finish plug to a glossy finish 2) apply release agents liberally & evenly 3) Apply a layer of Gel Coat 4) Let dry for 4-10 hours 5) Apply fiberglass resin & first layer of fiber & let dry for a bit 7) Apply second & possibly 3rd layer for added rigidity 8 )...

Definitely! I have been filler priming, sanding, filling, spraypainting repeat for quite some time now. The plug is almost in its finished state. i.e. smooth as a baby's ass & ready to make a mold. I just want to make sure I've got the process down-packed so I don't waste 40+ hours of work! I...

Drilled rotor #1. Should I chamfer this a bit? Or just de-glaze. My pattern Drilling Drilled

I'm mean to use Gel coat as the first layer when I go to make my parts. Yeah, I plan on making a few... So use Gel Coat if I'm making more than 1? Or should I use Gel Coat on both the mold and the piece?

OK, so I'm getting closer to having a finished tail plug. Once I get the mold made I need to make the parts. Here's my question: Do I need or would it make my finished part a better product if I use Gel Coat for the first layer as opposed to regular fiberglass resin? I'd rather not spend the...

OK, so I'm getting closer to having a finished tail plug. Once I get the mold made I need to make the parts. Here's my question: Do I need or would it make my finished part a better product if I use Gel Coat for the first layer as opposed to regular fiberglass resin? I'd rather not spend the...

What about this?

Thanks 4 eyes! That's the info I was looking for!