Clay sculpting the interior dash with Chavant Y2-Klay - Bailey Blade XTR - Part 68

[7707457251]

You are making a clay 'plug'. From the plug, you will make a mold, from the mold you will make parts. I have learned that you want to make your molds out of EPOXY resin and FG cloth(not mat) as opposed to POLYESTER resin and FG mat(not cloth). Polyester shrinks/warps too much.

[1337leetch]

wow nice vids .. building a hole car like u is hardcore ;) a friend of my how work 4 a French car company building models broth my to your channel .. Keep up the good work !!

[StephanSlaughter]

when the car is done and u leave it out in the sun will the clay melt and run?

[BaileyBlade]

@StephanSlaughter What? The clay is not going to be the actual dash piece. Its used to make a mold, then from the mold I will make a final dash that will be composite and covered in leather.

[vfIskullangel]

So this whole car is based on the Miata right?

[BaileyBlade]

@vfIskullangel No none of the car is based on a Miata, the only thing that's being sourced from a Miata is the front and side glass and some inner door components.

[Ak47ArtillerySquad]

can you build me a front bumper

[maikeru01]

the clay is easier for the dash. the only reason why it would have been hard to do the rest of the car in clay without the cad program is because of the symmetry (and cost of that much clay). the dash is a totally one off asymmetrical, somewhat organic sculpture. by doing it right in the car youll know its the right size, for everything else you can just free hand and eyeball it based roughly on drawings. dont go crazy with the cad and the foam and wood and all that. its just unnecessary.

[BaileyBlade]

@maikeru01 Yeah I agree, this is going to be an all clay project. Its too much work to do it in CAD and then make forms and foam everything up. After its all finished, I have a 3D scanner than I can use to scan the Dash and put it into CAD for modeling if i want to.

[itachi12789]

@BaileyBlade What is the website you ordered the clay from??

[BaileyBlade]

@itachi12789 I ordered from FreemanSupply(dot)com

[Scorpion85629]

What's the temperature range on the foam?

[BaileyBlade]

@Scorpion85629 With the spray foam I used I have no idea. I looked on the can and it does not specify.

[TacticalFinder]

Not to be mean or offensive or any thing, but it would have been much easier to what you did with the front bumper on the car because it world have been quicker, lighter, cheaper, you already have the tools necessary to make it and foam or whatever you use is cheaper and easier to get your hands on that modeling clay (I also hope you don't have to bake it after you are done because it's like $8 per kilo).

[BaileyBlade]

@TacticalFinder Well I disagree with it being easier to do it like I did on the front end, that was extremely complex. Using the clay will allow me to make changes and I can pull molds directly from the clay with no issues.

[pelonissafe]

i would love to try and work with this stuff for interiors. really get what you want, although obviously hard to do.

[BaileyBlade]

@pelonissafe Yeah its not easy... but fun to work with.

[elvenwar]

Just saw ALL the videos about this car. I'm gonna follow up on this one for sure. Keep up the great work you've spent so much time on!

[BaileyBlade]

@elvenwar Thanks, yeah check out Facebook too I post a lot there that never makes it in the videos.

[eddo617]

Way more work than necessary

[BaileyBlade]

@eddo617 What would be the easier way?

[stabilityball]

I would also score the edges of the clay that you are attaching together. Just small little scratches on both dash and new clay will allow for best bonding.

[stabilityball]

You can use a dynamat or hushmat roller tool to push the clay around. It will save your fingers...

[BaileyBlade]

@stabilityball Yeah I may try something like that, this clay is very hard so not sure if that will work.

[bgjnat56]

i might try a carbon fibre dash idk how well it will work but it has got to be faster cheaper and easier.

[BaileyBlade]

@bgjnat56 Not sure what you mean... The dash is not going to be made out of clay. I will be pulling molds from it once its all sculpted and designed.

[truebassB]

Personally i would have done it with Fiberglass Over Foam,mostly because it's what i do best.

[BaileyBlade]

@truebassB Yeah if knew exactly how it would look then I would too. But doing it in clay allows me to make changes real easy.

[truebassB]

@BaileyBlade I'm with you eitherway,great job on the car. I've send you an Email (name John Belwell) a while ago so you know that i'm a huge supporter of your work and very into such sorts of constructions,although i haven't messed with full vehicle constructions yet,pretty much with sculptures and other hobbyist materials.

[BaileyBlade]

@truebassB Cool, hopefully I replied to you. I get a lot of emails and sometimes forget to reply back to all of them.

[truebassB]

@BaileyBlade Hehe i don't remember getting one but it's ok if i you don't reply if you read the email,like i told you in the email i understand of your work load!

[DanFrederiksen]

if you want to do it like the professionals I'd try scanners and CNC from CAD.

a DIY CNC is not that hard.

[mtktm]

I think it would be better to work on the dash support out of the car, and to roll out sheets on a counter with a rolling pin just to be able to lay a base. Then work the clay as you have been doing.

Use a toaster over on the warm setting.

[jordy052493]

good stuff man!!!! like always. i'm sure when you're project is finish you will have a lot of people after your car! by the way how much have you invested in the car/project so far? just wondering.

[0giba0]

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[BaileyBlade]

@0giba0 Uh say what?

[xiNsAnEAuSSi3x]

good build but you talk to much i wanna see progress not one thing every video

[jordy052493]

@xiNsAnEAuSSi3x money is the problem... he can't have everything done without the money to buy parts or anything he needs. he says it in a video. he lets his viewer know how a regular guy can create a master piece..

[BaileyBlade]

@jordy052493 Right on!

[supercargarage]

Nice video man !

[SeanMBGE]

Horay for callous-building projects! Haha.

[beastieboy583]

How much will it cost

[xXAlmostEvilXx]

First :D

Can't wait to see this all finished and rollin'