Venari first as to your list->
1. House of Kolor: Kustom color clear masking.
2. I leave it on for a few minutes.
3. Some time if I don't for-get.
4.How on earth do I mold the wheel and what type of material's do I use for the new castings?
I use Alumilite Quick set for noncomplex molds. And some times the High Strength for more complex molds. If your only going to do wheels you should only use Quick set.
If you don't have a Hobby shop near you go here.
http://www.alumilite.com/index.php?page=home
5. Tooth picks!!!!! lotsssssssssssssss Of Tooth picks!!!!!!
As for the full (shizzle) as you call it you need a full tutorial on it. Hummmmmmmm let's see ok first you need some things here's a list of what I used to do my molds'.
Wheel Mold making 101 (Material list)
1. A clean place to work. aka your desk or some thing flat and clean did I say "CLEAN" ya know what um say'in.
2. A Buckit of Legos to make your mold box or box'es.
3. Like the image up there a full box or kit from alumilite casting kit. Don get the starter kit it will not have all the things to do a two part mold like this.
I know I have a full box image I just can't fined it now but here's what's in the box.
you get one can or jar of RTV Rubber two long jars of 2 part resin the catlist for the rubber and mold release for two part molds, Mixing sticks and cups.
3. I hope you have the wheels that you will need to work with.
4.One jar of Mold Builder Liquid Latex Rubber. (For filling in the wheel cavity)-[open space]
5. Time to do the work. "OK" if you have all that stuff let's get to it!
My first Wheel Mold & Casting Tutorial on GTP (hope this helps) with lot of images.
ok this is what your mold should look like once your done.
1. First you need to fill in the wheel cavity with the liquid laytex and let dry. see here->
I'm not using to original wheel here,sorry hope you can keep up.
2. Once it's dry like in the wheel image of the NISMO Wheels here.
this it what laytex looks like dry.(the wheel set on the right)
By now you should have built you Lego box (only you know how mini wheels you want to work with) I suggest you only do two at the time if this is you first time. I know I know why? you have to work quick with this resin cures or get's hard fast like 60 sec. fast.
You will need to use your tooth picks to work out the bubbles!
3. Ok now that the Lego box is made. you need to mix up you RTV Quick set Silicone or rubber what ever you want to call it. Reed the manul that tells you how to mix the catlist with the rubber and pour in over the wheel that are in the middle of your Lego box. once you let it dry over night. it look's like this(Remeber) this is only one side of the mold.
4. Pull the laytex rubber that you used to fill the wheel with out. it will look likt the red wheel in the image above after it's out. Now don't pull the wheel out!!!! Now you need to rub on the Mold Release that's in you kit the kit will tell you how to do this But if you need I will tell you my way (Use a paint bush to wipe it all over the first mold base.
Cover it as this is where the next layer will go.
There are two way to make the back mold and I will talk you through it. the first and EZ way is to make a post in the back like the Lowrider model wheel. or keep the one that is on the original wheel. to keep the stock or Original Wheel mount just go on and mix up your next batch after you have added some more legos to raise the hight of the box for the next batch and pour in.
If you want to do it my way. After you have pulled the laytex out. Now you need to rub on the Mold Release that's in you kit the kit will tell you how to do this But if you need I will tell you my way (Use a paint bush to wipe it all over the first mold base.
Cover it as this is where the next layer will go.
Now use a small dab on you finger and touch the wheel mount on the inside of the wheel and get your Aluminium tubing or styrene for the post. If you have enuff laytex to hold the tubing up let it dry.
Once it's dry pour in the next batch and let dry.
5. Once the next layer of RTV rubber is dry it should look like this.
6. now pull apart the two mold and remove the tube and wheel.
Ok your done with the mold next is the casting.
