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Best clear coating for moulded CFRP part?
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Hi, about to make a CFRP part using a female mould and want to know the best coating to use for the part.
I see two diffrent gelcoats on the website which are sutible for an epoxy layup, the Epoxy gelcoat and the GC50.
I read that the GC50 gelcoat is difficult to apply by brush and I do not have the means to spray it.
Is the regular expoxy gelcoat (
https://www.easycomposites.co.uk/epoxy-bonding-polyester-gelcoat-clear)
easier to apply by brush?
I read that the regular epoxy gelcoat is not as UV resistant as the GC50, the part I am making will be used outdoors but mostly stored indoors and only be outdoors for upto about 20 hours per week, will UV damage be a problem here if I was to use the epoxy gelcoat?
Are there other coatings available other than the epoxy gelcoat or GC50 which I could use or Is there anything available which I could spray into the mould without requiring a professinal spraybooth and air fed respirator (I only have a regular paint spraying gun and a cartridge respirator with A1 and P3 filters).
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Best clear coating for moulded CFRP part?
Leew
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11 Years Ago
Yes, you can spray paint into the mold and then laminate your part on top of the paint layer. These...
brainfart
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11 Years Ago
I really don't understand how people can endorse the use of these things without proper equipment....
Hanaldo
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11 Years Ago
I'd make it without the gelcoat or GC50, pop it out once cured and take it to the local spray shop...
ChrisR
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11 Years Ago
I have made quite a few parts without gelcoat so far and I have had a few sprayed by a local spray...
Leew
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11 Years Ago
You can get a nearly pin hole free finish by using a longer working life resin, create a resin rich...
ChrisR
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11 Years Ago
If someone is that scared of bodily harm that they don't dare to spray three or four blasts of paint...
brainfart
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11 Years Ago
I don't mean to start an argument, each of us is going to stick to our own beliefs and practices. My...
Hanaldo
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11 Years Ago
I think you need to use a gel coat or in mould coating to be sure your surface has no porosity....
Fasta
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11 Years Ago
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