Where can i get moulds made to repro something?
XXX-1.8T - May 5th, 2010 at 05:54 PM
i want to repro some rubber/plastic seals.
Does anyone know where i can get someone to make some moulds so i can repro these seals?
Any suggestions would be great.
vw54 - May 5th, 2010 at 06:25 PM
which ones ???
XXX-1.8T - May 5th, 2010 at 06:43 PM
They are off my albert mirrors but you cant buy the seals
Will Vintage - May 5th, 2010 at 09:01 PM
Clark rubber is your friend dude
greedy53 - May 5th, 2010 at 09:04 PM
the rubber under the mirror i use tap washers and there are a few coluurs
XXX-1.8T - May 5th, 2010 at 09:55 PM
so does clark sell something like this:
pod - May 5th, 2010 at 10:23 PM
you would have to find a rubber parts manufacturer ,then they will give you a tooling cost ,which can run in the thousands of dollars
cam070 - May 6th, 2010 at 12:36 AM
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you would have to find a rubber parts manufacturer ,then they will give you a tooling cost ,which can run in the thousands of dollars
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Yep tooling up to produce seals like that will cost you a fortune. If you get a real price, make sure you are sitting down, or better still lying on
the floor when they tell you.
squizy - May 6th, 2010 at 07:26 AM
What about using a thin strip of rubber and just running it around to shape?
vw54 - May 6th, 2010 at 07:31 AM
the tool to produce those will cost you more than its worth to buy 50 sets of new mirrors
snowman9 - May 6th, 2010 at 08:55 AM
You could try:
Peter Jackson's Old Auto Rubber Co
4/4 Appin Place Dunheved (St Marys) NSW 2760
Phone (02) 9623 5333
greedy53 - May 7th, 2010 at 07:40 AM
you all mite think i'm past it and well ovwr the top ,but i needed a gasket for an very old part that i wanted to use on my v rod,so i filled a straw
with clear silacon worked a treat just a thought
annosL - May 7th, 2010 at 10:49 AM
'O' ring kits are similar, lengths of varying thickness neoprene, you cut to lenth and join by super-glue
modulus - May 7th, 2010 at 10:54 AM
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...,so i filled a straw with clear silacon ...
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That's a great idea. You could even make a "straw" out of paper in different shapes e.g. triangular or rectangular.
hth
XXX-1.8T - May 7th, 2010 at 12:01 PM
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Originally
posted by greedy53
you all mite think i'm past it and well ovwr the top ,but i needed a gasket for an very old part that i wanted to use on my v rod,so i filled a straw
with clear silacon worked a treat just a thought
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you know what i think your on to something!
Ill suss it out.