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Gelcoat crinkle question?
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What causes Gelcoat to crinkle about 30 minutes after applying with a spray gun? I went ahead and did my layup over this bad spot in the corner because my cut line is a 1/2 inch below the bad spot. This is only my second time making a mould. This is orange tooling Gelcoat with 15% Duratec added and 1.5% MEC. I sprayed the mould with APV and let it dry for 2 hours. I’m shooting the Gelcoat with a 3M Accuspray gun with a clear 1.8 head. I will have to spend more time with this gun. With the 1.8 head it just spits Gelcoat. A splatter gun. Thanks for your help so I can learn these processes. Allen
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Gelcoat crinkle question?
Kacordy
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5 Years Ago
I had the same effect but on a much grander scale. Did a research and found a post on a different forum listing all possible causes, it was a long list of factors many of which were listed twice as i...
antonkov
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5 Years Ago
1.8mm is wayyyyyy too small, thats too small even for primer let alone gelcoat. With that in mind, the issue is very likely to be insufficient thickness.
Hanaldo
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5 Years Ago
I third antonkov and Hanaldo's larger nozzle suggestion - 2.5mm maybe. Sometimes you can thin gelcoat with styrene to get it to flow better through a spray gun but it's also asking for trouble. Are.....
explorecomposites
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5 Years Ago
Thank you for the suggestions. I just bought the spray gun and the paint store recommended the 1.8. I will up the size to 2.5. Hanaldo, your correct, the 1.8 would not allow me to build up the...
Kacordy
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