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Preventing Polyester Tooling Gelcoat From Ruining This Part?

Preventing Polyester Tooling Gelcoat From Ruining This Part?

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whitecel	whitecel posted 11 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 19, Visits: 39	Hey guys, Can anyone tell me how I would go about prepping this plastic fork guard from my motorcycle without the polyester tooling gel coat ruining the piece? Painting it is not an option. Would I just layer the pva thick on the part since I'm not sure if mold release wax will work? Thanks a bunch Edited 11 Years Ago by whitecel
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Preventing Polyester Tooling Gelcoat From Ruining This Part?

whitecel - 11 Years Ago

PVA is the only option. But spraying it is really the way to go. To be honest, if you can't spray...

Hanaldo - 11 Years Ago

I've got a compressor. I only spray pva....that's cuz my brushing skills suck lol. Ok...pva it is

whitecel - 11 Years Ago

Good stuff, PVA is the way to go then!

Hanaldo - 11 Years Ago

Try doing it without waxing the part first. I find PVA on its own sprays on very nicely, and if you...

Hanaldo - 11 Years Ago

I think I'll wax and pva since I can't take a chance at ruining the part. The only problem with pva...

whitecel - 11 Years Ago

I rarely use PVA and just use Easy lease on the part and if used correctly you genuine part will be...

carbonfibreworks - 11 Years Ago

Well is Easy-lease solvent based? I've tried Frekote on a few plastic trims, some it works but some...

Hanaldo - 11 Years Ago

I would PVA it. You need an effective barrier that can be applied without the solvent attacking the...

FLD - 11 Years Ago

I concur ^ This is my latest plug. It's painted in yellow high build primer, so you can imagine...

Hanaldo - 11 Years Ago

[quote][b]Hanaldo (01/07/2014)[/b][hr]I concur ^ This is my latest plug. It's painted in yellow...

whitecel - 11 Years Ago

Exactly like that! The best thing about it is peeling the PVA off after you've taken the mould. Its...

FLD - 11 Years Ago

On that plug the PVA didn't actually come off at all. The mould popped off and the PVA is still good...

Hanaldo - 11 Years Ago

I don't. Just pick them out with tweezers. It's one of the brilliant things of pva, it has excellent...

Hanaldo - 11 Years Ago

[quote][b]Hanaldo (02/07/2014)[/b][hr]I don't. Just pick them out with tweezers. It's one of the...

whitecel - 11 Years Ago

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