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miengreenvega	miengreenvega posted 6 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 8, Visits: 128	on video on how to make a carbon fiber hood bonnet after he made the mold and fixing the miner imperfections he stated tu fill them in with gelcoat and wax additive so it doesn't stay sticky curing in open air, what is this wax additive , and mixing ratio? Thank You...
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miengreenvega	miengreenvega posted 6 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 8, Visits: 128	+x miengreenvega - 1/5/2019 1:49:38 PM on video on how to make a carbon fiber hood bonnet after he made the mold and fixing the miner imperfections he stated tu fill them in with gelcoat and wax additive so it doesn't stay sticky curing in open air, what is this wax additive , and mixing ratio? Thank You... or what do you recommend to use to repair blemishes or small imperfection inside of a mold for carbon fiber infusion? i am finally getting around to make my first mold, for a 1965 Chevelle SS hood, and want to get the carbon fiber meterials coming so that they will be here by the time I am done with the mold,I have pretty much figured what all I need ecept for what I can use to repair the small blemishes inside of the mold, I am sure there will be some
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Lester Populaire	L Lester Populaire posted 6 Years Ago HOT Post Details
L Group: Forum Members Posts: 311, Visits: 13K	+x miengreenvega - 1/6/2019 4:02:48 AM +x miengreenvega - 1/5/2019 1:49:38 PM on video on how to make a carbon fiber hood bonnet after he made the mold and fixing the miner imperfections he stated tu fill them in with gelcoat and wax additive so it doesn't stay sticky curing in open air, what is this wax additive , and mixing ratio? Thank You... or what do you recommend to use to repair blemishes or small imperfection inside of a mold for carbon fiber infusion? i am finally getting around to make my first mold, for a 1965 Chevelle SS hood, and want to get the carbon fiber meterials coming so that they will be here by the time I am done with the mold,I have pretty much figured what all I need ecept for what I can use to repair the small blemishes inside of the mold, I am sure there will be some If it is for a one off automotive part, which i would clear coat anyway, then i would just use some fileting wax to fill in very small blemishes. If you want something more durable then it would help if you could share what tooling gel coat you used. But if it is an epoxy based you should be good without additives.
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miengreenvega	miengreenvega posted 6 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 8, Visits: 128	+x Lester Populaire - 1/6/2019 9:31:18 AM +x miengreenvega - 1/6/2019 4:02:48 AM +x miengreenvega - 1/5/2019 1:49:38 PM on video on how to make a carbon fiber hood bonnet after he made the mold and fixing the miner imperfections he stated tu fill them in with gelcoat and wax additive so it doesn't stay sticky curing in open air, what is this wax additive , and mixing ratio? Thank You... or what do you recommend to use to repair blemishes or small imperfection inside of a mold for carbon fiber infusion? i am finally getting around to make my first mold, for a 1965 Chevelle SS hood, and want to get the carbon fiber meterials coming so that they will be here by the time I am done with the mold,I have pretty much figured what all I need ecept for what I can use to repair the small blemishes inside of the mold, I am sure there will be some If it is for a one off automotive part, which i would clear coat anyway, then i would just use some fileting wax to fill in very small blemishes. If you want something more durable then it would help if you could share what tooling gel coat you used. But if it is an epoxy based you should be good without additives. I brought the uni-mould making kit< I suspect it would be the tooling gelcoat that would be repairing, Thank You...
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Lester Populaire	L Lester Populaire posted 6 Years Ago HOT Post Details
L Group: Forum Members Posts: 311, Visits: 13K	+x miengreenvega - 1/10/2019 2:32:19 AM +x Lester Populaire - 1/6/2019 9:31:18 AM +x miengreenvega - 1/6/2019 4:02:48 AM +x miengreenvega - 1/5/2019 1:49:38 PM on video on how to make a carbon fiber hood bonnet after he made the mold and fixing the miner imperfections he stated tu fill them in with gelcoat and wax additive so it doesn't stay sticky curing in open air, what is this wax additive , and mixing ratio? Thank You... or what do you recommend to use to repair blemishes or small imperfection inside of a mold for carbon fiber infusion? i am finally getting around to make my first mold, for a 1965 Chevelle SS hood, and want to get the carbon fiber meterials coming so that they will be here by the time I am done with the mold,I have pretty much figured what all I need ecept for what I can use to repair the small blemishes inside of the mold, I am sure there will be some If it is for a one off automotive part, which i would clear coat anyway, then i would just use some fileting wax to fill in very small blemishes. If you want something more durable then it would help if you could share what tooling gel coat you used. But if it is an epoxy based you should be good without additives. I brought the uni-mould making kit< I suspect it would be the tooling gelcoat that would be repairing, Thank You... Yeah in that case you need the additive so the gel coat properly cures when in contact with air, as it is vinylester based. You can get it from easycomposites: https://www.easycomposites.co.uk/650g-22-twill-12k-carbon-fibre-cloth
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miengreenvega	miengreenvega posted 6 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 8, Visits: 128	+x Lester Populaire - 1/10/2019 6:49:37 AM +x miengreenvega - 1/10/2019 2:32:19 AM +x Lester Populaire - 1/6/2019 9:31:18 AM +x miengreenvega - 1/6/2019 4:02:48 AM +x miengreenvega - 1/5/2019 1:49:38 PM on video on how to make a carbon fiber hood bonnet after he made the mold and fixing the miner imperfections he stated tu fill them in with gelcoat and wax additive so it doesn't stay sticky curing in open air, what is this wax additive , and mixing ratio? Thank You... or what do you recommend to use to repair blemishes or small imperfection inside of a mold for carbon fiber infusion? i am finally getting around to make my first mold, for a 1965 Chevelle SS hood, and want to get the carbon fiber meterials coming so that they will be here by the time I am done with the mold,I have pretty much figured what all I need ecept for what I can use to repair the small blemishes inside of the mold, I am sure there will be some If it is for a one off automotive part, which i would clear coat anyway, then i would just use some fileting wax to fill in very small blemishes. If you want something more durable then it would help if you could share what tooling gel coat you used. But if it is an epoxy based you should be good without additives. I brought the uni-mould making kit< I suspect it would be the tooling gelcoat that would be repairing, Thank You... Yeah in that case you need the additive so the gel coat properly cures when in contact with air, as it is vinylester based. You can get it from easycomposites: https://www.easycomposites.co.uk/650g-22-twill-12k-carbon-fibre-cloth cool Thank You... very much
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oekmont	oekmont posted 6 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 550, Visits: 27K	Or you just cover it with a small strip of tape, or bagging film. This way it cures hard, because it isn't exposed to air. And with a little feeling, you can use less resin, and make the repair almost flat with the tool surface, to make sanding a little quicker.
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