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  1. VCM Cycle Seats

    Hey guys just starting a blog (thanks Si) and will be hosting pics so you guys can see whats doing and see updates as to whats happening here at VCM , alot has been happening of late just take a look at the pics and you will see , latest editions to VCM is our own ROBMAC'S GSX 1400 ,DESTINO CUSTOM GARAGE'S ural side car and this awesome TURBO GSX 1400 from Ben @ Extreme Creations , i also do alot of cafe racer work as well these days and alot of reproduction work and just general recovers of all ...

    Updated 21-12-2011 at 04:10 PM by kev@vcm

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  2. Casting a seat from a fiberglass mould

    Now I have my mould I need to prep it ready for fiberglassing. I started with 240 wet and dry then went to
    400, 600, and finished up with 1200 then T cut to get it as shiney inside as I could
    Now ten coats of wax.



    Well, the mold has had ten coats of wax, and its ready for P.V.A.



    Because the surface has been ...
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  3. How to make a fiberglass seat mould.

    First I'm going to make up a form for the pod I will cast then graft onto the pan. The MDF form will be filled with expanding foam then sanded into shape and fine filled.

    From this I will take a cast and produce a mould to reproduce the finished pod.



    Shape looks right



    As does the height.

    Ok, ...

    Updated 21-12-2011 at 06:53 AM by CBRRRT

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