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AdrianBurton

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Re: car keys
« Reply #33 on: December 20, 2013, 12:22:30 PM »
I cant wait to see the final product
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Re: car keys
« Reply #32 on: December 19, 2013, 08:57:49 PM »
Sounds good, I might try a few different things also.
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Re: car keys
« Reply #31 on: December 19, 2013, 08:55:22 PM »
A few things with that and a few other casting products, first, it never seems to harden like other cast materials, also if you are adding any pigments, they can wreak havoc on the set up...
also it can take several days to harden and depending on the atmospheric heat and humidity it will also affect the set up time.
another thing is age, if the product is older than a few months then its past its life or if it has been opened for some time it tends to be hygroscopic and will absorb ambient moisture.
these are things i have had to overcome with my experience in casting and mould making.
i have the same key set that you do and if i find time i will make a silicone mould of it and see what can be used to make the key assembly, i have a product in mind that will be very similar to the oem material.
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Re: car keys
« Reply #30 on: December 19, 2013, 08:41:52 PM »
InstaMold for the Mold and Easy Cast for the actual part. Easy cast is suppose to harden like hard plastic, but its not.
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Re: car keys
« Reply #29 on: December 19, 2013, 08:39:40 PM »
what materials are you using?
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Re: car keys
« Reply #28 on: December 19, 2013, 08:36:12 PM »
Man this key just don't want to mold right, I'm going have to try a different route. I tried with the plastic cast that is suppose to harden, but its turning out like a gummy bear. Any suggestions.
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Re: car keys
« Reply #27 on: December 07, 2013, 06:04:42 PM »
Let me do some trial and error on one of my keys, and we can go from there!
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Re: car keys
« Reply #26 on: December 07, 2013, 05:57:49 PM »
it is a 01-05 sebring column I have no idea what the key code is, I cannot find the key code on the key
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Re: car keys
« Reply #25 on: December 06, 2013, 10:00:50 PM »
I could do the Sebring If you knew the make/model/year and key code, of course it would come to you as a blank key and you have it cut from your key. but let me do a trial run first.
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Re: car keys
« Reply #24 on: December 06, 2013, 09:44:02 PM »
35 sounds fair, I am using the sebring column in mine though
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Re: car keys
« Reply #23 on: December 06, 2013, 09:13:21 PM »
Give me a few weeks to get caught up on my Aventador build and I will post pics of the key as soon as it's done.
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Re: car keys
« Reply #22 on: December 06, 2013, 09:09:20 PM »
I'll be interested to see how it goes for you.
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Re: car keys
« Reply #21 on: December 06, 2013, 08:06:42 PM »
Of course I would try it first with one of my keys and see how it works.
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Re: car keys
« Reply #20 on: December 06, 2013, 08:04:42 PM »
You wouldn't have to send me a key, Just the make and model of car and key code, I would then get a blank key of the car depicted and use the blank key for the mold and you have the key cut off your key.
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Re: car keys
« Reply #19 on: December 06, 2013, 08:00:02 PM »
I think it may work but we'd all have to send you keys. I wonder what a complete key package from the dealer would be?
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