I guess it is not such a big problem as long as I can find something in the states to buff it with. Any sugestions? I tried waxing them with Mothers carnuba wax and that did not do anything but make them smoother.

Is that such a big problem or is it just me being lazy? 

Warren, that is what I did when I applied the easylease. But, as you can see in the picture it just left a streaky look. I just need to figure out how to get rid of it.

i am quietly taking notes on this. very cool!

CarbonFiberCreations

definitely do NOT use any buffing products like polishes as they will REMOVE all the easylease due to the fine cutting agents in them.

In effect youre just looking to buff the surface lightly with a lint-free cloth to remove any excess or variation in thickness of the easylease and to even the gloss finish. you wont need to use much force at all really.

Glass when compared to a typical hand laid mould has an almost PERFECT surface finish which is also very hard so any variations in a release agent will show up dead easy.

So to be clear...The way to fix this would be to put another coat of easylease ( I did two allready) on the glass and then buff it off completly?  When you say buff it off is that just by hand rubbing until the surface is streak free? Or doI need to use any buffing products?  Just out of curousity why does that happen on glass and not on a gel coat mold? I applied the easylease the same way on the glass as I did on the tranny tunnel mold and there was no streaks on the tranny tunnel piece.  

Thanks,  Dennis

Hi Dennis,

Yes, the trick to this is to 'buff' off the release agent after you apply it. Using a lint-free cloth (or microfibre) you can buff the release agent soon afetr applying it, especially if you've already built up a decent base-layer of release agent from a previous application. On glass particlarly you will find that once you've done this you can get lots of releases off the glass without re-applying the release agent.

It's got to be said that 'buffing off' release agent can and does remove some of it so this advice is only for those who are getting a good release and want to improve the (almost perfect) surface finish they're getting off glass.

You can buff this slight streakyness off the parts using something like Mirka Nanowax (wax/polish with a minute trace of ultrafine compound).

--Matt

Matt Statham
Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Sales

So I have another question / issue......I made some new flat panels. As expected using easylease the panels were no problem to peel the C/F off the glass. The new issue is the side that was against the glass has a steaky look to it.  I can't seem to get it off either. The pieces are real nice and useable but not perfect. any sugestions?

Thanks,  Dennis

Hi Dennis,

It really does *have* to be chemical release agent. Easy-Lease works very well on glass and you'll probably find that you only need to apply it once to get maybe 20+ releases off glass. When you use the Easy-Lease, use a very small application cloth as mostly, it's the cloth, not the mould, that consumes the release agent.

All the best, Matt

Matt Statham
Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Sales

What should I use for a release agent on glass?  I am sure easylease would / will work great but, I only have so much left and it is a pain in the ass to get it so I need something else to use. Any sugestions?

Thanks,    Dennis