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EG160 High Temp Epoxy Tooling Gelcoat - Can it be thinned
EG160 High Temp Epoxy Tooling Gelcoat - Can it be thinned
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Can I thin this gelcoat with acetone? Working in chilly temps it is very thick and difficult to brush.
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EG160 High Temp Epoxy Tooling Gelcoat - Can it be thinned
Steve Broad
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8 Years Ago
Hi! You really should not work with tooling Gel-Coat in temperatures below 18-20 Degrees C. Just a bit of moisture in the air and low temps will get you into all kinds of problems. one way of...
Dravis
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8 Years Ago
Thanks for that. Hopefully, as spring finally gets going, temps will rise. I did heat the gelcoat and this made a big difference. However, I would still like to know if the gelcoat can be thinned :-...
Steve Broad
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