Problem with Vac-Cast Epoxy resin - Speckled finish!


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Hi guys,

I'm hoping somebody can help me with this ......................  >>


I'm currently making 2 headlight covers tooling plugs using EC' Vac-Cast Epoxy Resin.  I followed the entire procedure as per the instructions,  my first cast turned out superb,  my second cast ( image above ) ended up with hundreds of tiny little white specks on the surface!  Sad

The white specks are on top of my tooling plug,  no white specks on the sides or bottom of the plug.  As the cast was done upside-down,  the top of the tooling plug would of been the bottom of my silicone mould.  I used the aerosol MANN 200 silicone release on both plugs,  so if the release agent would be at fault,  both plugs would of ended up the same,  but they didn't ..............  just this one.

You can't feel the white specks when running your fingers lightly on the surface,  but I'm a little concerned that they're going to cause problems on the next stage as I need to vacuum form transparent PETG or Polycarbonate to vacuum form the headlight covers.

Would anybody have any idea what caused this please?


Many thanks for your time.



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