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Thomb
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Hi all,
Im trying the new XC110 prepregs but i seem to get no nice results at all. with other (cheaper) prepregs i get really nice and smooth surfaces.
Here is what the parts look like. The oven was set at the values from the curing data sheet. im using thin mould from tooling gelcoat and epoxy/fiberglass.
The tempsensor was laying on the mould itself. should i try increasing more heat at the soak from 4 hours at 70 degrees?
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XC110 prepreg no good results
Thomb
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7 Years Ago
Looks like there is a bit of bridging that wont be helping. I would try moving the temperature probe for a start, I've never ever had good results with the probe sitting on the part. What tooling...
Hanaldo
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7 Years Ago
Extending the soak time can sometimes help for complex shaped moulds or parts with lots of layers. Ignoring the bridging which is an issue in its own right, was the tooling gelcoat and mould all full...
Warren (Staff)
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7 Years Ago
The mould is used before with other prepregs. The layers i used on this one were 1x210 and 1x420. The previous results were way better.
Thomb
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7 Years Ago
What other prepreg do you use?
cpkielycua
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7 Years Ago
That looks like our EG60 Tooling gelcoat which with a post cure is only rated to 80C at best. Certainly the 120C section of the cure will be pushing what it is capable of which may explain the matt.....
Warren (Staff)
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7 Years Ago
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