DIY bushes

[ari666]

where can i get polyurathane from so i can make my own bushes? i need pretty much every one of them for the impala, but cbf paying for postage from the states, so i figure i would just cut out some round things out of a sheet of poly but i dont know where to get it from.

clarke rubber?

[soop]

Have a go at this mob mate;
Mylar®, Plastic Sheet, Polyester Film Sheet and Sheet Properties - Grafix Plastics

[ari666]

they dont seem to do anything thick enough, what you reckon if i just stick a lot together, then cut it out with a razor blade?

[soop]

Use a Heat gun to sort of melt it together. Put a bolt and washer through the middle and compress it while you warm it. Thats how they do it from the factory anyway!

[Blown V6 Hatch]

Can i suggest mabye cutting them out with a holesaw, then just put some super glue in between the pieces and wrap it all up in electrical tape?

As for where to get it from, tried Bunnings?

[ari666]

thats cool, where can i get a 3 inch block of rubber from that i can cut the shapes out of? also what would be the best way to make a stencil? i was thinking i would put the old worn out one on the rubber pad and draw a line around it.

ideas?

[soop]

Heat up the old rubber and and push it really hard into the urethane. then it will leave a stencil for you.

[Blown V6 Hatch]

Just use those round things you fry eggs in and smash them into the rubber with a hammer. That'll do it.

[soop]

Cookie cutter would work better.

[Blown V6 Hatch]

Hmmm, i never even thought of that....

[ari666]

im liking the hole saw idea best, i might heat it up first so it cuts through a bit cleaner. i would really like to hear from a JC memeber that has done this to their VN before, or if their cousin has done it. some expierence is required.

[ari666]

has anyone ever made them from cork?

im looking at a champagne cork and it looks like roughly the right size...

[Brett_jjj]

You can buy urethane blocks at places like in the link below..You would just have to drill or cut them to how you want them.
---URETHANE, RUBBER AND SPONGE BLOCK OFFERINGS - Misumi USA, Inc.---

[nemesis_adrasteia]

where i used to work we had barstock of the stuff, machined it down to shape in a lathe.

[greenacc]

exactly what type of bushes are you planning on making ? the little donut ones like on commodore sway bar links or the more complicated control arm type cylindrical bush with a steel tube through the middle ? If its just the donut type you could do it, the other type don't bother unless you can make a simple mould and cast them.
How thick sheet are you looking for ?

I happen to work with urethane if you are after any tips

[Dayvo]

has anyone ever made them from cork?

im looking at a champagne cork and it looks like roughly the right size...

sheeet, you'd be pretty pissed by the time you drank enough champagne to get a full set of bushes ha ha

[Sabbath']

sheeet, you'd be pretty pissed by the time you drank enough champagne to get a full set of bushes ha ha

That sounds like a challenge...