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carbonfibreworks
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posted 10 Years Ago
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Hi Redrocket
Only one way forward with this and its quick and easy use PVA release, you will have a bit of polishing to do on the mould but a guaranteed release.
Regards Chris
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Yeh body filler tends to end up pretty porous, one normally seals it with a spray filler.
The high gloss pattern coat would give you a great finish, unfortunately you might run into problems having now sprayed it with a single pack aerosol.
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Thank you Hanaldo
I picked up the mold equipment on saturday, but I was not satisfied with the surface after sanding the bondo. The panel was straight but there was small holes in the bondo. So I had to apply a spray can bondo that i got from a friend yesterday. Is the easycomposites Pattern-Coat Hi-Gloss better to use after i got the plug straight?
How do I get the best surface on a plug I want high gloss?
Iam going to sand it down today and hopefully start making the mold.
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Always Easy-lease BEFORE waxing the part!
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Hello I'am going to start up with my first carbon fiber part. Its a small interior panel. As this is my first part I want some help so I don't do too many mistakes in the beginning. I have bought some chemicals for the mold that I'am going to pick up saturday:
Epoxy Tooling Gelcoat
Easy-Lease Chemical Release Agent1
Epoxy Mould Making Putty
Soft Filleting and Filling Wax
Meguiar's mirror glaze mold release wax nr. 8
I have attached a picture of the panel I want to create a mould from. Its steel and the bondo is a polyester body bondo.
For the flanges arround the part I have bought polypropylene sheets as I have read that the gelcoat would not stick to the PP plastic.
I am wondering if i should wax the part before I apply the Easy-lease, or should I use Easy-lease before I wax the part???
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