Making brand new trim for our cars!

That trim is a lot shorter than oem, it should only be 1/8" from the fender edge.

Chrisfrom1986 said:

That trim is a lot shorter than oem, it should only be 1/8" from the fender edge.

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I ran out of double sided tape so I had to have it sit further into the flare to get it to stay for the photo. It will not be like that when you guys receive it. Should have mentioned that sorry, I’ll grab some tape and show what it actually looks like today

Also is everyone ok with the gloss? I thought it would be more difficult for people to get them shiny than to dull them down. I got them to a satin black finish by using very fine steel wool along with some wax after for the little scratches from the wool.

Just keep plodding on pal, you’ll get there.
Must be a bit disheartening when things like this happen.

GedMc said:

Just keep plodding on pal, you’ll get there.
Must be a bit disheartening when things like this happen.

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yea its a bit of a bummer, I have almost enough for another 2 gallon kit so ill start again soon

Fritz said:

I got good news and bad news:

all my molds got contaminated somehow (I'm thinking that the clear coat from the masters came off and like blended with the molds). this is a HUGE problem for me because I used the remaining supply to make the door pieces. This will probably set things back by a bit as I need to invest a bunch more money. I'm not stopping the project but it might be delayed for a couple weeks. Sorry

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That's a bummer, I know the feeling, sometimes pouring during winter (in Canada) has mixed results.

'82supra said:

That's a bummer, I know the feeling, sometimes pouring during winter (in Canada) has mixed results.

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I thought that too but I keep everything in a climate controlled environment. I think its because I was using platinum based material, which in theory is better long term for the molds but it seems to be way more sensitive. I also switched companies so hopefully they have a better product.

Good news, I found a new supplier that was about 30% cheaper. Just bought a five gallon kit, so we are back in production baby 😎

Started working on the long pieces for the doors, I 3d printed it and made it into 3 little pieces that I can glue together and mold, should turn out perfect

Fritz said:

pieces are starting to come out. Looking good so far. I switched over from a gloss to a semi gloss because that was also causing issues. Makes it look oem also View attachment 22372

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It does look better in semi gloss 👍👍

New pieces poured, will update in 24 hours once they are set. I also switched to a rubber material gives it a bit more flex and durability

Any autobody guys here? I need some advice on how to tackled the orange peel on the pieces to get a nice finish but no matter what I do it doesn't seem to go away

What have you tired so far?

I see what you are trying to do. Matte finish is done right out of the spray gun ( or can ). When I painted my trims this past summer I had a run in the paint. I waited 10 minutes then wet sanded. It looked allot like what you ended up with.
The "secret" is to apply one or two more light coats of paint. Depending on the paint technology you use ( mine was oil based, Mar-Hyde ) the new coat should 'melt' into the polished paint.

Also I find for an even finish I need to stand mine up vertically ( about 80 degrees, close to 90 but enough to not have it fall forward ) to get the spray cans to play nice.

What are you spraying with? Gun or spray can? What kind of paint are you using?

I think ill go back to using spray max, ill try out your method also. I also found a place that has a satin finish clear so ill try that out. Should I use a machine to buff or use my hand? I don't notice too much of a difference

Dominion makes good products. I've never used that paint before though.
Where in Canada are you? I went to a local auto-parts store to get my Mar-Hde,
Also there's a body shop supply place near me that sells other brands.