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gelcoat gun issue - no gelcoat is flowing
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Hi, I am using the gelcoat gun for the first time. I am trying it with a white low viscosity polyester gelcoat designed for spraying. The gelcoat manufacturer recommends 2-3mm spray nozzle at a 5-bar pressure, so I am using FN3 (2.4mm) nozzle. The cup is half full and you can see on the video that there are small drops falling from the nozzle when not spraying which I think is OK. However, when I pull the trigger, very little gelcoat is flowing, just the first drop. I tried to increase the pressure up to 8 bars and it's all the same - no gelcoat is flowing, just the air at a high pressure. The compressor is 256 l/min (9 cfm), 10 bar. Do you have any idea what's wrong?
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gelcoat gun issue - no gelcoat is flowing
andy47
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8 Years Ago
I would suggest trying one of the bigger nozzles, initially, as the FN3 feels a very small one to be using for gelcoat I tend to use the FN6 for gelcoat and use the FN4 for spraying pattern coat...
MarkMK
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8 Years Ago
Thanks, I just realized that the 2-3mm recommendation from the manufacturer's datasheet may refer to a different, more common gelcoat gun, not this one. I will try it with FN6 tomorrow. I tried FN6.....
andy47
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8 Years Ago
As said probably too small nozzle. Your flow rate and pressure seems perfectly reasonable for gelcoat spraying.
Warren (Staff)
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8 Years Ago
It worked with FN6!
andy47
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8 Years Ago
I have another gelcoat that's designed for spraying, but this one didn't work well - see the picture below. Instead of consistent flow of aerosol, it's spilling chunks. I tried both FN6 and FN7...
andy47
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