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carbon man
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Hi, this mould is made from high temp epoxy and oven for 17 hours following the data sheet.
I think I could of took more care in mould prep which didn't help. But it had about 8 coats of easy lease and struggled to out. Now the mould has carbon print through and cracked gel?
Carbon use xpreg xc110 oven cured following standard curing cycle.
Edit : carbon was in the mould over night before going in the oven as it was getting late and could fix leak in the bag.
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carbon man
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5 Years Ago
That's a total bummer! The print into the mold is not abnormal - release systems generally work better on shiny surfaces - at a micro level there's less overall surface area with no scratches. This.....
explorecomposites
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5 Years Ago
The mould lay up was 1 x thin gel 1 x thicker gel 1 x 200g carbon 6 x 450g carbon 1 x 200g carbon All layed on tacky stages Cracks possibly from the struggle of getting the carbon out? Lots of....
carbon man
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5 Years Ago
How accurate were you with your mix ratio when you made the mould? It does look/sound like an under-curing issue. I've had similar before and realised I had used the wrong mix ratio. The mould cured....
Hanaldo
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5 Years Ago
Yeah all ratios weighed out and mixed properly, and yeah the mould was dull I was ok with that because it was getting clear coated. Next time I might make mould glossy to help with release
carbon man
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5 Years Ago
Did you use any sealer before the easylease?
Fasta
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5 Years Ago
No? Just mould cleaner
carbon man
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5 Years Ago
Using the sealer is just one more layer of insurance in the whole process. I imagine there is one as all semi permanent release systems seem to have one and they are recommended in their application....
Fasta
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5 Years Ago
Easylease is a one part system, it's sealer is 'built in' to the release agent so it doesn't need a seperate sealer initially. In all honesty, there are so many possibilities for what could have...
Hanaldo
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5 Years Ago
This looks quite unusual for me. The only time epoxy gelcoat really cracks like that is if the mould flexed to much under excessive force. With such a small mould and >3000g/m^2 carbon...
oekmont
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5 Years Ago
Hoping iv solved it! Been using easy lease that's 2 years old.. Didn't even know it expired. So tried again tonight with a new bottle..
carbon man
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