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How To Make Fiberglass Fender Molds. Part 1 of 2. Sky-gea build: Part 8

Tofu Auto Works
2024 ж. 21 Мам.
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In this episode I thought it was a good idea to show you the method I use when making 3 piece fiberglass moulds for a set of front fenders.
Be sure to turn subtitles on so you don't miss all the added info.
This episode and the next one will be a little self contained mini series inside this Stagea build. These episodes should give you all the details you need to make most types of fiberglass moulds.
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Music used in this video:
Jazz Lofi Type Beat "Tokyo" - MetzMusic
• (no copyright music) J...
Iced Coffee - Moonboy
• iced coffee ☕️ jazz lo...
Biscuit - Lukrembo
• (no copyright music) l...
Sunset - Lukrembo
• (no copyright music) j...
Branch - Lukrembo
• (no copyright music) c...
❰Future Garage❱ Spirit - Sappheiros
• ❰Future Garage❱ Sapphe...
Bake a Pie - Lukrembo
• lukrembo - bake a pie ...
Indigo - Nelvian
• Indigo - Nelvian | Fre...
Afternoon - Liquify
• songs 2020 | Afternoon...
Get Over It (Instrumental Version) - Lightboys
• NON COPYRIGHT / COPYRI...
See You Tomorrow Sunshine - Yestalgia
• See You Tomorrow Sunshine
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:15 - Finishing up the fenders
03:09 - Making the flanges
05:47 - Filleting edges
08:22 - Spraying the epoxy sealer
10:28 - Wet-sanding and polishing
14:30 - Making the split flanges
17:33 - Waxing the surface
19:25 - Filleting wax
21:20 - PVA Release agent
22:00 - Gelcoat
23:11 - Coupling coat
26:10 - Main layup
27:40 - Outro

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  • I like that it's just showing us how to do , and not a bunch of b-roll and talking to the camera .

    @OlderthanIlookyoungerthanIfeel@OlderthanIlookyoungerthanIfeel Жыл бұрын

  • Absolutely phenomenal! I've been moulding and casting for years (although in the prop making industry, where quick and dirty is the order of the day) and I have never seen such neat and meticulous work. TOW is a master craftsman. I learn so much from these videos. Much respect!

    @adrianvanderzandt4310@adrianvanderzandt4310 Жыл бұрын

    • Thanks mate! There's always a time and place for quick and dirty moulds too, ones with packing tape repairs and where you just coat the thing in PVA and cross your fingers but I usually point the camera the other way for those ones haha.

      @TofuAutoWorks@TofuAutoWorks Жыл бұрын

  • Best content on the internet....seriously. Even your mold is beautiful. Love it

    @nosaint01@nosaint01 Жыл бұрын

    • Thanks bro I really appreciate that!

      @TofuAutoWorks@TofuAutoWorks Жыл бұрын

  • Perfect way to start the Sunday, excellent work 👍

    @compspace@compspace Жыл бұрын

  • Yay this might finally mean the end of the "imagine using that much bog in a panel..." Etc comments from those who still haven't figured out it's all narrated via subtitles lol

    @commonsense7754@commonsense7754 Жыл бұрын

    • Oh I reckon I'll still get those almost constantly even after this build is finished haha 😂

      @TofuAutoWorks@TofuAutoWorks Жыл бұрын

    • Imagine using this much fiberglass in a mould tho

      @richard-gn3es@richard-gn3es Жыл бұрын

    • 너도 예이냐

      @user-cu2ix2cs5b@user-cu2ix2cs5b Жыл бұрын

  • Excellent craftsmanship! So enjoyable to watch the master.

    @vince8289@vince8289 Жыл бұрын

  • You're videos are so chill and awesome to watch. Love the process.

    @supadeluxe@supadeluxe Жыл бұрын

  • this car is gonna look sick when its done!

    @xferth@xferth Жыл бұрын

  • Attention to detail 🤯mind blowing 🤯✌🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

    @alanwhitehurst2576@alanwhitehurst2576 Жыл бұрын

  • Master of your trade, no talking, Great camera work! 👌

    @pault8591@pault8591 Жыл бұрын

  • While i was watching this video, i found i was saying WOW constantly at your meticulous work.. Was an absolute privilege to watch.

    @davidflarrety9655@davidflarrety9655 Жыл бұрын

  • when it all finally starts to pay off stage,,,,your work is next level my friend,,,thanks for sharing 👍

    @adssmedo7376@adssmedo7376 Жыл бұрын

  • Thanks for a new session of car healing therapy. OEM legit +😎💪

    @mket_design@mket_design Жыл бұрын

  • I'm blown away by your methods and attention to detail! I know a custom build is in my future and your channel has been an excellent resource for techniques and an efficient workflow. Thank you for all your hard work, and keep it up!

    @TherapyGel@TherapyGel Жыл бұрын

  • Very beautifull. What an amazing job!

    @911fabien911@911fabien911 Жыл бұрын

  • Dude, I cannot wait to see this finished. Love the videos, rock on.

    @driftrazor@driftrazor Жыл бұрын

  • The view out your shop door is amazing

    @thomasdavidson7367@thomasdavidson7367 Жыл бұрын

  • Hard work pays off 😍

    @Daveytoonasty@Daveytoonasty Жыл бұрын

  • Man, those birds in the background are loud! It’s the dead of winter up here and I’d nearly forgotten that birds exist.

    @300DBenz@300DBenz Жыл бұрын

  • С Владивостока привет крутой проект у вас 🔥

    @SergioA-xd7nf@SergioA-xd7nf Жыл бұрын

  • Great job sir, I’ve dabbled with mold making and enjoyed watching someone else going through the process. Now to watch episode 2 👍

    @onepairofhands@onepairofhands5 ай бұрын

  • Sometimes I get so memorized by watching you work, I forget to read the captions! Which is really saying something, because I watch everything with captions

    @thunder_lloyd@thunder_lloyd Жыл бұрын

  • Love these, get so many tips for my own projects.

    @TOOLRacingteam@TOOLRacingteam Жыл бұрын

  • Incredible work as always. Skills unmatched 🔥🔥🔥

    @bigdadgigachad3042@bigdadgigachad3042 Жыл бұрын

    • Thanks man. There's a tonne of other amazing channels out there, if you haven't already, check out Street Bandito and Easy Composites. Half of what I know I learned from those 2 channels alone. ✌

      @TofuAutoWorks@TofuAutoWorks Жыл бұрын

    • @@TofuAutoWorks street banditos are mint. Pretty famous over there for my NOHAIRS comments

      @-DEATHSTROKE@-DEATHSTROKE Жыл бұрын

  • You are the most precise builder on KZhead buddy, impressive

    @StoneKing3D@StoneKing3D Жыл бұрын

  • Hell yeah! Coming along nicely

    @Coffe-@Coffe- Жыл бұрын

  • What a fascinating process! Good work!! 👍

    @fourcam150@fourcam150 Жыл бұрын

  • You are an amazing communicator! Explaining an entire process without saying a word!

    @SuperRon@SuperRon Жыл бұрын

  • يعجبني هذا العمل التشكيل .. وإنتاج شي من لا شي 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 وشكرا لك على تعبك

    @user-wo1sr2bu6n@user-wo1sr2bu6n6 ай бұрын

  • attention to detail is crazy, even marked down how many coats of release agent. I learned alot.

    @yihengli4008@yihengli4008 Жыл бұрын

  • Amazing work 👍🏻

    @Golf60G@Golf60G Жыл бұрын

  • An absolute professional. I enjoyed watching every single part of the process.

    @mohammedabo-riyash866@mohammedabo-riyash86611 ай бұрын

  • I wanted to argue with your flanges but it looks like they worked out great. That's some serious cardboard you've got there ;)

    @kenecchi@kenecchi Жыл бұрын

    • Haha, yeah a lot of trial and error. I've done coreflute, signboard, polycarb, tin, and even made my own flanges out of fiberglass before for some really tricky shapes, cardboard is surprisingly good if you're spraying a sealer over it.

      @TofuAutoWorks@TofuAutoWorks Жыл бұрын

    • @@TofuAutoWorks Awesome, I'll give it a try sometime, probably with a backing layer of csm just to be safe!

      @kenecchi@kenecchi Жыл бұрын

  • I’m speechless… The level of detail and quality of your work is awesome. Thanks for sharing and taking the time to put out these videos. I look forward to your future content and I’m sure others do as well! Much appreciated. 🔥🔥🔥

    @PorscheMonster@PorscheMonster Жыл бұрын

    • Thank you so much dude! 🙏

      @TofuAutoWorks@TofuAutoWorks Жыл бұрын

  • It's getting better and better. Thank you for letting us know what it takes to do this at all.

    @mixalisstathis274@mixalisstathis274 Жыл бұрын

  • 8:00 the “SMOOTHN’T” part got me on tears 😂😂😂

    @batatam9liya830@batatam9liya830 Жыл бұрын

  • Painting and polishing cardboard :) nice

    @ffamii@ffamii Жыл бұрын

    • You gotta admit it looks good though, even if it is just a plug

      @quakxy_dukx@quakxy_dukx Жыл бұрын

  • You easily have 1000 times the patience I have, very happy watching the series you are meticulous and it will show at the end. Look forward to the next episode. What's next seeing as the miata roof seemed only weeks before you started this!

    @chrispainter2121@chrispainter2121 Жыл бұрын

  • Thank you so much for taking the time to share this video. It was really fun and interesting to watch, and I learned lots. Clearly a lot of time goes into moulding even a single panel, particularly when it's done as meticulously as this!

    @simoncherwell@simoncherwell Жыл бұрын

  • As an audio engineer, we always say half the mix is done during the recordings (1st stage). So what TOW is doing now means after casting it's straight prep for paint. There will be nothing to fill or correct. Best way, great job bro, love it. If it was possible I'd like you wing my car!

    @SunShyne_Culture@SunShyne_Culture11 ай бұрын

  • Serious props on progress per video and your schedule. Just got back into editing and forgot the amount of mindless hours it can consume. Great to watch a perfectionist with a vision, keep it goin!

    @TylerRogersUSA@TylerRogersUSA Жыл бұрын

    • Yeah editing is the bane of my life right now haha. I actually prefer sanding to editing videos all day 😂

      @TofuAutoWorks@TofuAutoWorks Жыл бұрын

  • Loving your work man! As a guy who's done some of this stuff myself I can only admire your patience and attention to detail. Top stuff.

    @brynalban@brynalban Жыл бұрын

  • GUIGUITOUCH !! La propreté OEM la ou ne l’attendait pas!

    @thibauddaligny3555@thibauddaligny3555 Жыл бұрын

  • Love that you used real powder guide coat!

    @vancenttruong9719@vancenttruong9719 Жыл бұрын

  • This is one of my favorite sculptures

    @Angus1million@Angus1million Жыл бұрын

  • Awesome! What a crazy amount of work for this process! Excited to see it !

    @paulblack1811@paulblack1811 Жыл бұрын

  • So much time and patience going into the mold’s and build, great to watch, its going to be sik when its completed

    @krisgodfrey@krisgodfrey Жыл бұрын

  • "Mmmmm... oranges" is the funniest way to call yourself out on orange peel ever! 🤣🤣🤣 🤘🤘🤘 This whole process is mesmerizing. Love it.

    @flintlock_glockTJR@flintlock_glockTJR Жыл бұрын

  • Awesome work man... i love the attention to detail and your methods are superb! Looking forward to the second video!

    @Rokcrler@Rokcrler Жыл бұрын

  • You are doing this step by step the right way !!! cant wait to see the end result !

    @A-Gard@A-Gard Жыл бұрын

  • I think we can call you the sandingman !! Incredible job !!👍

    @seatleon57220@seatleon57220 Жыл бұрын

  • THAT is a lot of work! Cool to see the whole process!

    @kimmyrask7368@kimmyrask7368 Жыл бұрын

  • WHAT a CRAZY Job!!!!! Thank you very much for sharing your methods and your tricks!!!!

    @florianpinto9999@florianpinto9999 Жыл бұрын

  • Such good work, you made the flange look so easy!

    @EndMotive@EndMotive Жыл бұрын

  • Smooth, smooth’nt, smoothest. 👍

    @kofeyh@kofeyh Жыл бұрын

  • Always looking forward to new episodes 🥰

    @xDannyBeats@xDannyBeats Жыл бұрын

  • Very very meticulous job n workmanship

    @jasonchua2609@jasonchua2609 Жыл бұрын

  • 次回も楽しみに待ってます👍

    @user-mh7nz2hh7l@user-mh7nz2hh7l Жыл бұрын

  • Good info. Gonna help when I try n make my widebody kit for my sedan

    @GlassWerx@GlassWerx Жыл бұрын

    • That's what I like to hear mate. I'll have more videos specifically on making the widebody for this one as well so that should be pretty helpful too. 👍

      @TofuAutoWorks@TofuAutoWorks Жыл бұрын

    • Awesome. Your miata is how I found ya a while back was looking at some diy widebody stuff and it popped up. Definitely 2 amazing builds. A stagea is definitely a car I wish and hope to one day get but import cost to the states are so high.

      @GlassWerx@GlassWerx Жыл бұрын

  • Thanks for uploading! Greetings from Germany

    @nektam1728@nektam1728 Жыл бұрын

  • Lovely work, sweet details!

    @OttomanDrifter91@OttomanDrifter91 Жыл бұрын

  • Bird songs is so pretty😍

    @ilyasminbagisov7313@ilyasminbagisov7313 Жыл бұрын

  • Sanding fiberglass and blowing the dust everywhere in your shop while wearing a tank top is the most gangster sh!t I’ve seen all day.

    @garagespooky8193@garagespooky8193 Жыл бұрын

  • Impressive work ! 👌

    @bistouflymanbrother@bistouflymanbrother Жыл бұрын

  • this is amazing!

    @Andresperna@Andresperna Жыл бұрын

  • Great process, big thumbs up! 😉

    @autopassion27@autopassion27 Жыл бұрын

  • This is fascinating! Lots of work goes into to this.

    @CJdriftZ@CJdriftZ Жыл бұрын

  • this something I've been wanting to do on my car for ages, make a carbon fibre bonnet and front fenders

    @tturi2@tturi2 Жыл бұрын

  • Wow that is awesome :)

    @deathspatenlp9849@deathspatenlp9849 Жыл бұрын

  • You should definetoy either sell the moulds after all this or make fenders periodically and sell those! Just an idea…

    @charlestonbrown9161@charlestonbrown9161 Жыл бұрын

    • I'll be selling the entire kit for this car when it's complete. I'm also looking at having them produced in the US for my international customers.

      @TofuAutoWorks@TofuAutoWorks Жыл бұрын

    • Agreed. Make a 'plug/ mould' from your originals and use some PVA or release agent to pop em off. 👍

      @pdee886@pdee886 Жыл бұрын

  • 3:58 some nice CAD work :D

    @djurcinovski@djurcinovski Жыл бұрын

  • Dude, this is awesome!!!

    @rushmatic@rushmatic Жыл бұрын

  • Fascinating as ever.

    @PaletoB@PaletoB Жыл бұрын

  • J'adore ta méthode de travail !Le résultat est top...

    @jeanfrancoispoivre4438@jeanfrancoispoivre4438 Жыл бұрын

  • Awesome work, I need to make a lot of molds for a future project, have watched a lot of videos on the process. I really like the gap filler instead of body filler, much easier to work with. Bloody crazy how many hours goes into making a perfect part, and then the amount of hours to make a mold off that part.

    @animal_engineering@animal_engineering Жыл бұрын

  • Amazing work, keep it up

    @adriaannguyen3778@adriaannguyen3778 Жыл бұрын

  • Not seen any of these videos in a while. Looking tasty!

    @blizteredthumbs7911@blizteredthumbs7911 Жыл бұрын

  • Как всегда великолепно.

    @kraz655@kraz655 Жыл бұрын

    • ваще нормально

      @rastatosha3363@rastatosha3363 Жыл бұрын

  • Awesome video!

    @madbulgarian6020@madbulgarian6020 Жыл бұрын

  • Just wow!

    @Mr-ut7nj@Mr-ut7nj Жыл бұрын

  • Ты крут. Твоему упорству только можно позавидовать👍👍👍. Не знаю как у вас но у нас есть поговорка - Терпение и труд все перетрут. Спасибо за видео и формативную информацию как и что делаешь. P.s. Успехов тебе и терпения.

    @user-xe5tf4gy4w@user-xe5tf4gy4w Жыл бұрын

  • Really cool

    @sadsamr-un8rl@sadsamr-un8rl5 ай бұрын

  • Another brilliant, concise and informative video. 👏 thanks for the video. Ill be attempting to make completly one off body work for a motorcye im building towards the end of the year so i appreciatte the info.

    @mikelaradesigns@mikelaradesigns Жыл бұрын

    • Good luck!

      @TofuAutoWorks@TofuAutoWorks Жыл бұрын

    • @@TofuAutoWorks thankyou

      @mikelaradesigns@mikelaradesigns Жыл бұрын

  • I tried once to fiberglass a little piece and that was a nightmare 🤣🤣(to do, and because the resin never wanted to turn in the solid state...😵‍💫 ) Your work is impressive !! A pleasure to watch !!! From France :D

    @maxime2299@maxime2299 Жыл бұрын

  • 1. Just seen NZ on TV here in the USA. They fined a British couple at the airport $400 for the banana🤯 2. Awesome video, I appreciated the subtitles

    @patrick87100@patrick87100 Жыл бұрын

  • Great video! I'm planning to take a mold for my bonnet

    @ronanelm2644@ronanelm2644 Жыл бұрын

  • Just subscribed very impressive work. Look forward to seeing what you do next. 👍👌👌🇦🇺

    @craig7343@craig7343 Жыл бұрын

  • So clean bro..nice

    @eddieboncit7876@eddieboncit787611 ай бұрын

  • Excelente trabajó, eres un chingón, saludos desde México 🇲🇽👍

    @fibrainnovacion@fibrainnovacion Жыл бұрын

  • Masterclass!

    @evgeni2306@evgeni2306 Жыл бұрын

  • Awesome bro

    @scotthamilton9675@scotthamilton967511 ай бұрын

  • I was expecting to see a ricer being a doofus. But that was top-shelf professional work.

    @johnterpack3940@johnterpack3940 Жыл бұрын

    • Like deadbeat garage

      @patrick87100@patrick87100 Жыл бұрын

  • bro this is so much work wtf

    @jacquesbloquere8845@jacquesbloquere8845 Жыл бұрын

  • dope video bro!

    @CustomCoatingsnz@CustomCoatingsnz Жыл бұрын

  • 🇳🇴 I must say,youre å patent man. But then again,the result is gonna look better than great.

    @mortenhenningsen940@mortenhenningsen940 Жыл бұрын

  • Used to do this kinda work. almost the same but for sure did more sanding to prep the mold for sure. either way its going to come out great

    @cali_cal@cali_cal Жыл бұрын

  • Sweet video

    @AlenGarner@AlenGarner Жыл бұрын

  • I'll never use wax and PVA together as i have had so many problems with them reacting. There's some waxes that work better with PVA, but my two cents is, if you put minimum of 5 coats wax (miracle gloss i guess is some as mirror glaze by meguairs says IIRC 6 layers first time) you don't need PVA. On fast pulls and couple of products done, i've used only PVA sprayed on couple layers. But I gotta say, i like your style on laminates, getting the mat wet first and then brushing it shape. Keep up the good work.

    @bay7695@bay7695 Жыл бұрын

    • I'm a similar way. I don't really use PVA anymore because of how much of a pain it is to deal with, but I figured for the sake of this video is was best to show people the most fool proof way of tackling a mould. I'll always recommend PVA over wax when making a pattern off a plug because you never quite know how the paint on the plug will respond to the gelcoat. However when I'm making parts from completed moulds I usually just skip the PVA step. There are also alternatives like easylease or frekote that I'd recommend but those are much more expensive than PVA and I wanted to show a more entry level video for people just starting out.

      @TofuAutoWorks@TofuAutoWorks Жыл бұрын

  • If anyone ever looks at the price of a decent bodykit and thinks it’s outrageous, especially from a small company. They should watch your vids to truly appreciate the work and time that goes into making them, after all this is essentially the prep work stage of developing the kit and you’ve already invested so much time and effort. In short when it comes to pricing up the complete kit don’t undervalue yourself.

    @_autoverse@_autoverse Жыл бұрын

  • very impressive and that's just the negative part for the actual part

    @orni2490@orni2490 Жыл бұрын
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