Thread: Rear Window Garnish Molding Fix

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OK, THAT didn't f^&*ing work!!

After getting the shop warmed up enough for the resin to "kick" I pulled it apart and the bottom sprung right back into the arch that it had originally!

After looking at it a bit I quickly realized that there simply wasn't enough "beef" in the molding section to overcome the natural arch that was cast into the part. Sooooo, the answer was to cut out the bottom section and use the nifty 2x4 "form" that I had made as a real form! I drilled a pair of locating holes near the corners, cut out the bottom section that had too much arch to fit, and mounted the molding to my form piece. With a bunch of cloth cut to 1.25" wide, the new bottom section took form quickly (took advantage of the fact that my wife was gone to tend to the twins and moved the operation into the kitchen ) DSC00623.JPGAn hour to let the resin react and the garnish molding now has the right shape!! Yea!!!!
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Now I need to take out the surround panel that has the rear window cutout, expand that cutout to match the new garnish molding, and get everything back in place. Should be better!!

That should do the trick!