I had a little success recently, I painted and fitted my new belly pan to m’Bandit. Although a minor triumph, its marks my initial interest in modding the bike. I loved doing it and in my humble opinion, the result was pretty factory.
I’ve caught the bug and for my next trick, I’d like to make some saddle shutters (fairing covers) so I can remove the grab rail.
I thought I’d try using expanding foam to create the intial cast. Then seal it and either glass fibre of bondo over the top, paint and clear to finish.
Does this method sound about right, or would you guys have any tips?
I can’t tell you how badly I fucked up the belly pan to begin with. At one point it even went in the bin, something about the etch primer reactivating the paint I had to sand below, cos I dropped it! DOH!
Do you think it would be ok to squirt that expanding foam directly onto the paintwork, or would it be better to lay something like cling film down first?
Can’t offer any advice but I do want to see your work so don’t forget loads of pics of your project and a brief description for each pic (as I will have no idea of what I’m supposed to be looking at/for).
I suppose the two part manual mix rather than the spray can . You could experiment with mixes and see if you can alter density to suit application … Maybe ??
And just remember that stuff expands A LOT!!!
My mate did his Saxo dash once. Looked like some crazy alien lifeform was trying to take over the car once it had cured! I told him he didn’t need that much :crazy:
The other way may be to take a cast using dental alginate or silicone negative and then make a plaster form of that which could be sculpted. That way, theres no risk to the fairing if the plaster heats up or through sanding.
