baitntackle Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 I'm making some resin molds, but not sure what type of resin (brand) to use. I made some out of napa's fiberglass , but they don't turn out as nice as ones I've seen on here. Can anyone please help! Thanks Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear21211 Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Rob Most use Bondo brand resin. Yesterday I was at lowes and they had a gallon of Elmer's brand for 32.00 I bought a gallon of it and poured a mold yesterday evening that came out well. It is not quite as dark as the Bondo but still came out nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baitntackle Posted September 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Where do they sell the bondo brand resin? What type of store? Thanks for the response! Robbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Prager Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Automotive supply stores have it and probably Wal-mart also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zbass Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 baitntackle, The only resin I use is Bondo brand. I get it at Home Depot. A gallon is around $35.00. Just make sure to make the mold thick as to combat the warping issue that exists with resin molds. Hope that helps. Zbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallie Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 When you say make the mold thick, what thickness are you talking? How many molds in the 4 x 5 inch range would a gallon make? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasbass1 Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 You can get the resin at BPS, Auto zone and O'Reilly's too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zbass Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 I usually make mine about 3/4" thick depending on the bait. Even if it is a thin worm I will go 5/8" to 3/4" thick. The reason I do this is because I ran into a small warping problem on thinner molds when I tried to pour a bunch of baits. It hasn't happened often, but I only pour small amounts. (100 or less in a day). As far as how many 4x5 molds can you get from a gallon, for that size mold it will take 8 to 9 oz of resin. That will get you approx 13 to 15 molds depending on thickness. Hope that helps. Zbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallie Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Thanks Zbass - I haven't poured resin molds yet but the rainy Saturday forecast for this weekend should end that. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zbass Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 smallie, How did they turn out? Zbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
