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Dravis	Dravis posted 9 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 592, Visits: 1.9K	Sounds like you need to give the black basecoat a good stir in the container it came in .. maybe some of the pigment has "settled" I never buy or use the black bascoat, so cannot testify as to how "opaque" it is or how well it covers.. I make my own, by adding apprx.. (very approximately .. ) 5 % of EC's "West & Senior epoxy colour dispersion" in black .. That covers even the brightest colours on the part .. Very thin layers of basecoat will be a bit transparent .. "Sapere Aude"... Dare to KNOW! The written word is the only truly efficient vehicle for transmitting a complex concept from mind to mind... 103% of all people do not understand statistics... Do not adjust our mind, theres a fault in reality :-)
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JonS	JonS posted 9 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 4, Visits: 141	Thanks, I'm looking forward to the video. I attempted to skin a test part in the meantime and found that the black epoxy basecoat wasn't very..... well, black. The part is bare fibreglass so light yellow in colour and after applying the basecoat it was marginally darker but still yellow. I mixed up the basecoat at 3 to 1 as per the label. Just wondering if I did anything wrong or if I'm incorrect in expecting the basecoat to fully black out the part.
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Dravis	Dravis posted 9 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 592, Visits: 1.9K	Hi! I've now been using up a couple of kilograms of XCR Resin ... It really is an exceptional product to use!! 1. Its very much more predictable in the timing of the "tack" when doing skinning, than the old "coating resin" 2. at high temperatures an some humidity the XCR does not produce "Amine Blush" like the original Coating resin (I did a direct comparison a few days ago, where my workshop was up to 26 deg. C. in midday and never dropped below 24) 3. When you hit the correct "tack" it keeps the CF cloth stuck on perfectly, even in tight concave corners. 4. It performs extremely well as a "clear coat" directly on brushed Aluminium (The Front-fork Bracket in the picture next to the mud-guards is clearcoated with one thick layer of XCR, then flattened and polished -- ) I just ordered an extra kg. of XCR .. To try it as a clear-coat on some bike-parts made in my second unimould -- More pictures will follow .. of more skinned parts for the old "Flying Brick" BMW K75 I'm working on for a friend .. "Die Gummikuh" as the Germans call it .. "Sapere Aude"... Dare to KNOW! The written word is the only truly efficient vehicle for transmitting a complex concept from mind to mind... 103% of all people do not understand statistics... Do not adjust our mind, theres a fault in reality :-) Edited 9 Years Ago by Dravis
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Warren (Staff)	Warren (Staff) posted 9 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Administrators Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 8.5K	Hi Jon, The video is currently in production so still needs a fair bit of post processing, but as soon as it is ready, it will be released. We have basic instructions in the product listing but will be releasing a full downloadable data sheet with the video. Warren Penalver Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant
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JonS	JonS posted 9 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 4, Visits: 141	Any update on the XCR skinning video . Also where are the instructions to be downloaded from? I can't find a link on the site.
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Warren (Staff)	Warren (Staff) posted 9 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Administrators Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 8.5K	Hi RedRocket, The video is being filmed over the next few weeks and following a short period of post-production editing, will be released to the website as soon as possible once it is ready. Warren Penalver Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant
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67redrocket	67redrocket posted 9 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 49, Visits: 486	Matt (Staff) (04/02/2016) We'll be producing a new XCR skinning video in the coming weeks. All the best, Matt Hello, when will this video be posted on the web site?
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Warren (Staff)	Warren (Staff) posted 9 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Administrators Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 8.5K	Dravis- glad you are finding the new XCR an improvement over the old coating resin. It would be interesting to see some photos of your finished parts so we can compare the difference. Lenny - Which information are you struggling to find? I have checked the XCR datasheets and both are available to download. If you are struggling still, then message me your email address and I will forward them to you. In terms of the skinning process, it is as detailed on the webpage. Warren Penalver Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant
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Lenny	Lenny posted 9 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 16, Visits: 58	I tried to download the instructions for the new XCR skinning process, but the address doesn't seem to work. Not sure how specific they are compared to the general instructions provided on the starter kit page and using the mix ratio on the bottles. Just wanted to make sure I'm not missing anything.
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Dravis	Dravis posted 9 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 592, Visits: 1.9K	Just finished skinning a few motorbike parts with the new XCR resin -- Great stuff !!! This is so much better and easier to use than the old "Coating Resin" --- On these parts i did use some of the old "Coating Resin" as a base layer, after colouring it black with Epoxy dye .. It works fine for that application -- I hope that I will not have problems with the XCR surface layers being "incompatible" with the old "Coating Resin" I added the Carbon and the first layer of XCR when the "Coating resin was still "tacky" The parts are now cured and seem fine . .. better looking than any of the ones I ever did with the old Coating Resin!! Thanks EC! "Sapere Aude"... Dare to KNOW! The written word is the only truly efficient vehicle for transmitting a complex concept from mind to mind... 103% of all people do not understand statistics... Do not adjust our mind, theres a fault in reality :-)
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