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Hi,
I just tried to make a mould using the Unimould System, and was a bit surprised by the smell of the gel coat
Are there any other ways to make a mould but not evaporating so much unhealthy stuff?
Can this work?
1) Doing the moulds based on resin infusion out of glass or carbon fibres?
2) Epoxy Mould Making system? maybe it does not smell...
Of course I use the mask and the room is ventilated, nevertheless its still very smelly....
Thank you in advance for the answer
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More health friendly way of doing moulds?
CMax
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7 Years Ago
Epoxy won't have a smell unless you mix up too large a batch, however you still need to be careful as epoxy is also unhealthy you just tend not to pay attention to it because there is no smell. Much...
Hanaldo
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7 Years Ago
If it is the styrene smell that's the main issue, then switch to epoxy. There are epoxy tooling gelcoats available as well as powder bound chopped strand or even better woven glass. You can add.....
Warren (Staff)
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7 Years Ago
Hi Warren, can you please advice on the filters to the full face mask? I plan to use 3M mask with A1 6051 gas filter and P1R 5911 particle filter. Is it ok? 1 more question with regards to the moul...
CMax
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7 Years Ago
We don't have a list of recommended gas filters as we tend to prescribe to the avoidance of significant inhalation (and hence not needing a gas mask) by working in a well ventilated environment to...
Warren (Staff)
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7 Years Ago
Thank you Warren,1 more question with regards to the mould making based on resin. I will then use EG60 Epoxy Tooling Gelcoat. What should be the process if I want to use the woven glass on top? Few.....
CMax
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7 Years Ago
Using the woven glass is just a simple wet lay process using an epoxy laminating resin such as EL2. Simply wet out the fabric as you go along building up layers until you are happy with the thickness...
Warren (Staff)
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7 Years Ago
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