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What to do with these break through's and holes?

What to do with these break through's and holes?

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Bonobo	Bonobo posted 10 Years Ago Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 85, Visits: 1.2K	I'm flatting down the gloss pattern coat on this plug with 400 grit and there a few small break throughs and holes in the surface, can i touch these up with pattern coat and re-flat? or maybe just polish out these areas on the mould?
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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	Do another coat.
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FLD	FLD posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 468, Visits: 2.7K	That! If you touch up bits like that and re-flat you'll end up with a rippled surface. Its nigh on impossible to properly flat touch ups IME. Being a lazy arse I'd be tempted just to polish it up though. If you get a slight change in surface on the mould just run the polisher over that too.
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Bonobo	Bonobo posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 85, Visits: 1.2K	I've continued flatting the plug and it looks like that is the only break through, so I think I'll polish it, if it does show in the the mould I'll polish it out then. There are a few little pin holes caused possibly by bubbles / fisheyes in the pattern coat also.
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Bonobo	Bonobo posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 85, Visits: 1.2K	Decided to go with another coat afterall, aiming for perfection.
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Brian_s	Brian_s posted 10 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 99, Visits: 2.5K	Think of how much work it has taken to get you this far. If you don't go for perfect you will wish you had later. In my view Perfect is just about good enough. Brian.
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Bonobo	Bonobo posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 85, Visits: 1.2K	Agreed! if i aim for perfect and don't achieve perfection i'll only have to settle for very good!
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