I agree the 3d printers are going to revolutionize problems like these. I
don't know for sure if it would be the perfect solution considering the
material, but I like the thought behind it for these parts and possibly
others that are unobtainium. From what little I know, the printing is
probably not the hard part, its the accurate 3d Scan... getting a 3D
representation in the machine so the printer can cut the shape. pure shapes
are easy, but shapes as complex as wheel arch trim would be difficult to
model in the computer without having been scanned in 3d first. There are
machines out there that do this but I think they are even more specialized
than the 3D printer. Well... its worth noting as part of the process.
Cullen
Alpine 260
On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 5:58 PM, Tod Brown <todbrown@roadrunner.com> wrote:
> Hi All:
>
> I don't know if it is possible, but it seems to me that, given the recent
> advances in 3-D printing, it might be possible to reproduce the moldings in
> plastic and have them silver coated. I think a lot of auto moldings are
> done this way nowadays. The advantage would, hopefully, be the lowered
> cost. If done well enough, only someone with a sharp eye would know. If the
> price turns out low enough, it would be a wise move on the part of every
> MkII owner to buy a set as a backup, or even as the primary set so as to
> preserve the original. I have a friend with a MkII who needs one piece of
> side trim who would be very pleased with such a solution. Just a thought
> for discussion.
>
> Tod
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