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67redrocket
67redrocket
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My first mould with tooling gelcoat was perfect!
Al my other atempts have had pinholes. I know they can be fixed by applying gelcoat in the holes. But it takes time, and I usually dont get the same goss after sanding down the applyed gel coat.
Is the unimould system better? will this leave me less pinholes?
Can I apply the gel coat with the ES G100 cup gun instead? Will this leave less pinholes?
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Pinholes in gelcoat
67redrocket
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10 Years Ago
Depends what is causing the pinholes. I've only ever had 2 types of pinholes in tooling gelcoat. One...
Hanaldo
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10 Years Ago
If you're using EC's epoxy tooling gelcoat, then I've found this to be much more prone to trapping...
MarkMK
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10 Years Ago
Ah yes, apologies, I misread the first post thinking this was using a vinyl ester tooling gelcoat....
Hanaldo
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10 Years Ago
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