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Hi,i make carbon fibre laminates and have the following issues at some parts which get direct sunlight in the hot interior of a car

I 'post cure'the parts for some hours at 40celcius under the sun,but it seem the interior get hotter
Do i need higher temp post cure to avoid it?

This is the part after buffing the clear coat







http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b586/mad8shanasiss3/received_10206473749783589_zpsd81opsvx.jpeg

This after the paint through







http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b586/mad8shanasiss3/IMG_20150627_143652_zpsxamjqf12.jpg
Edited 10 Years Ago by thanasiss3
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Yep, much hotter. Post cure at at least 60.
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What type of post cure profile do you suggest?elevated or direct?

And how many hours to stay at that temp?

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That will depend on your resin system. You'll need to consult your systems TDS. 
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I use megapoxy 132,the tds is not availiable,the shop where i bought it said it can withstand temperature over 130degrees if post cured,but they not give me extra information
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Its almost always a "stepped" post-cure cycle ..     2 hours at 40, 2 Hours at 60, 2 hours at 80 ... etc.     Doing something like that will never damage the parts, and will almost certainly improve them.

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I backe the parts at an oven with elevated temperature,2hours at 40,2 hours at 60 and 2 hours at 75,after the cycle,the parts ofcourse get warm and epoxy get soft,you can hit them with your nail,is it ok or did something wrong?
When they cool down,will it get rock hard?
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You need to let it cool down again yes. 

This may take a bit of experimentation without the TDS, as it's possible that 75 is just too far above your resins Tg and it could be degrading the resin. Don't forget a nice yet though, you need to let the part cool back down to ambient temperature before you debag. 
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I let the laminated parts to cool down,they get again rock hard,the clearance of epoxy is at higher levels,the abs plastic core get hard again!
The surface get the print trough,so there is a need to wet sand smooth and clearcoat!
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Clear coat won't prevent print through if it does reoccur though. If the post-cure doesn't help, you may have to consider switching to a higher Tg resin system. 
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