Mould preparation advice.


Mould preparation advice.
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Hi,

With great difficulty, I got the mould to release from the front bumper. I am happy with the outcome. Just a few questions:

1. Is there an alternative to mould cleaner I can use to clean away the wax?

2. Is there a trick to touching up any imperfections with additional gelcoat?




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Mould preparation advice.
ats101 - 5 Years Ago
     Most of the wax will scrape off plus warm soap and water will help too. There is no special trick to repairs. Sand the effected area then use a small amount of gel to touch up. Solution MW will help...
Warren (Staff) - 5 Years Ago
     Thanks Warren. I have read on this forum that its extremely difficult to get a perfect finish when building up gelcoat and then sanding it flat. Is this true? The only reason I ask is so I can...
ats101 - 5 Years Ago
     Nah vinyl gelcoat is pretty forgiving, you CAN get it back to perfect - depends a lot on your skills and technique, as well as the complexity of the area you are repairing. If you build up too much,....
Hanaldo - 5 Years Ago
     As you mentioned, the problem I have had before is that gelcoat is super hard and takes forever to sand. I have use a fine file to flatten and that works better.
ats101 - 5 Years Ago
     You shouldn't be using anything as rough as a file, you'll certainly never get that back to a good finish. If I'm compounding anything, whether it is gelcoat or clear coat or resin or whatever - if I...
Hanaldo - 5 Years Ago
     That's some really useful information especially choosing 800 grit as the coarsest of sand paper. That's a mistake I made on project two. I can imagine the trick with the tape being effective. I wil...
ats101 - 5 Years Ago

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