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thanasiss3	thanasiss3 posted 10 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 18, Visits: 348	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 This after the paint through Edited 10 Years Ago by thanasiss3
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thanasiss3 - 10 Years Ago

Yep, much hotter. Post cure at at least 60.

Hanaldo - 10 Years Ago

What type of post cure profile do you suggest?elevated or direct? And how many hours to stay at...

thanasiss3 - 10 Years Ago

That will depend on your resin system. You'll need to consult your systems TDS.

Hanaldo - 10 Years Ago

I use megapoxy 132,the tds is not availiable,the shop where i bought it said it can withstand...

thanasiss3 - 10 Years Ago

Its almost always a "stepped" post-cure cycle .. 2 hours at 40, 2 Hours at 60, 2 hours at 80 ......

Dravis - 10 Years Ago

I backe the parts at an oven with elevated temperature,2hours at 40,2 hours at 60 and 2 hours at...

thanasiss3 - 10 Years Ago

You need to let it cool down again yes. This may take a bit of experimentation without the TDS, as...

Hanaldo - 10 Years Ago

I let the laminated parts to cool down,they get again rock hard,the clearance of epoxy is at higher...

thanasiss3 - 10 Years Ago

Clear coat won't prevent print through if it does reoccur though. If the post-cure doesn't help, you...

Hanaldo - 10 Years Ago

What Tg supposed to be effective for interior parts?hot greek sun can touch 40-45+ at a sunny day!...

thanasiss3 - 10 Years Ago

In the hot sun dark coloured interior parts can get above 60C. The average pain threshold for...

Warren (Staff) - 10 Years Ago

The guy at the shop tell me to slowly raise the temperature and stay at the target temperature for a...

thanasiss3 - 10 Years Ago

Take it in gradual steps for example, 2 hours at 20C, 2 hours at 40C, 2 hours at 60C and then say 6...

Warren (Staff) - 10 Years Ago

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