66 dart LED prototype working for now
Sorry for being so nosy but I'm always interested in how someone else did theirs and if there is an easier/better way to do it than the way I did.
I'm going to have to do a lense and bezel all in one and cast (using the factory pillow style reflectors in the lense and extend it into the blank area using clay to add the texture in that area. It's almost impossible to find decent bezels for any kind of price that's even close to reasonable. I was quoted 200.00 per to re-plate plus fixing pit's in my bezels and that just isn't worth doing for about 1200.00 total.
I'll cast them and see about spectra chroming em(cost wise) if I want them chrome.
Which molding rubber and casting resin did you use?
I have some Tap silicone left from previous jobs but it's sort of soft (30 durometer)
I'll see if I can get a harder durometer silicone(65+) to hold mold shape a little better and about a quart of water clear resin to try it out.
Hey looks real good from here, Crisp too! Did you tint the cast? the led's are they setup in 4 unit sections? did you use the square superflux style or the round leds?When you make new lenses, be sure to put some sort or retroreflector back on or in the new lens.
When I molded the new red lenses for the '65 I used some reflective tape in the same place as the OEM retroreflector was on the clear lens. The newer reflective stuff is very bright:
It is bright red in daylight, but looks orange with the camera flash.
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Sorry for being so nosy but I'm always interested in how someone else did theirs and if there is an easier/better way to do it than the way I did.
I'm going to have to do a lense and bezel all in one and cast (using the factory pillow style reflectors in the lense and extend it into the blank area using clay to add the texture in that area. It's almost impossible to find decent bezels for any kind of price that's even close to reasonable. I was quoted 200.00 per to re-plate plus fixing pit's in my bezels and that just isn't worth doing for about 1200.00 total.
I'll cast them and see about spectra chroming em(cost wise) if I want them chrome.
Which molding rubber and casting resin did you use?
I have some Tap silicone left from previous jobs but it's sort of soft (30 durometer)
I'll see if I can get a harder durometer silicone(65+) to hold mold shape a little better and about a quart of water clear resin to try it out.
