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Dear friends
hi
i am applying gel coat on fiberglass mold . for dark color i need to reach matte color
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 apaqua " surface .

i add some fillers but i did not reach perfect color .

please help me what can i add to normal pigment paste to reach matte surface ?
i do not want shinny surface .

tanks in advance
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ana
Edited 3 Years Ago by ana
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You can't get a matte finish out of a shiny mould. Only way to sort of do it is to spray PVA release agent as a 'dust' to take the shine away. But it isn't a true matte, its more of a texture. 
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You can get a good matt finish post demoulding with a satin/matt lacquer.  However as Hanaldo said, no way to really get it a matt finish straight from the mould. 

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