cossie604

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Want a rubber/plastic's company that can reproduce to a high standard a design (have an original sample ready and waiting to be used as a pattern) and are willing to do small runs, say 30 metres (by 2.5cm wide and 4mm thick) initialy, dependant on sales. Any ideas, based in the UK?

Cheers,
Stu.

Twellsie

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http://www.widerangeelastomers.com/materials.htm

charlie luciano

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Gimp masks??


Luciano

cossie604

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Nice one mate, Narborough aint too far from at all....and they mention bespoke in their website....sounds promising

cossie604

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Yes mate....Gimp masks, can I put you down for the first pre-production model? We could add zips also I suppose?

Twellsie

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I use tham quite alot through work, for 1's and 2 offs etc, very good company

SteveH

Im over the road from them If you need anyone to pop in?

Twellsie

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Steve you dont work there do you? my contact there is called Steve Hill, lol

SteveH

No mate not me

PAUL S

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sounds like some one is planning a run of 3dr side strips AMI must be making a fortune at Ł200 a set, they need some competition

Ridgey

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"Martins Rubber"
No idea what the web site is you'll have to do a search. But they do one off's etc.

cossie604

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Ive just been informed that they are now Ł250 a set!

cossie604

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I'll have a search later mate, cheers

cossie604

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I'll bear you mind mate, cheers Im originaly from Shepshed Nr Loughborough so its in my old neck of the woods.....I'll see if I can get a day off so I can pop in first.

PAUL S

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it was only a year or so ago they were selling them for Ł140, they must cost buttons to make, but everyone is going back to having them now on 3drs so I guess they are not daft and upped the price as they have no competition - go for it

cossie604

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iirc from when I spoke to the fella in question, around 4/5yr ago....he made the tooling to make the strips as he needed a set for his own 3dr/500. Think that tooling has paid its self off now

I'll see what I can come up with....its a simple enough profile to copy.

Big Will_

Company called Rayflex on Palatine Industrial Estate in Warrington, used to be next to RC Developments and did that kind of stuff - small enough that they would always consider small jobs but big enough to do the job if that makes sense

cossie604

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Yeah makes sense Will, I'll add them to the list. Cheers mate

Glenn_

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Can they not do saff cossie window outer seals,the ones that always corroded.

cossie604

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They sound abit tricky mate tbh....the 3dr side moulding a just one strip of rubber with a easy profile to replicate and can be made and sold as a big roll as they wouldnt have the metal backing. I'd just have to cut them to correct sizes at the correct angle etc then apply backing tape (ive got a full oe set to use as a pattern for all of this).

Oh for fecks sake...what a dumb ass! Ive just remembered...the missuses old man was Managing director of the Dunlop plant in Shepshed for years before taking early retirement....think it'll make sense to try him as I know he still keeps in touch with them and keeps a finger on the pulse of things.

Twellsie

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Dunlop Shepshed, was bought out by a company called Bestobell, it was then sold on to a company called meggitt but all enquiries go through another company called Patonair...........its a fooking nightmare, good luck, lol

cossie604

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You know em well then lol...dont suppose you remember Terrence Hunt...he retired around 11yr ago now when he was in his mid 50's, but I know he still keeps in touch with some people there (they even have a walking club for the old management )

Twellsie

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before my time mate

cossie604

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Yeah, he is before most people's time now

I'll give him a go though, he may still have contacts in and around the industry...he's the sort of person that knows people.

Glenn_

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These would sell well i think loads of people would buy them.