Sealing a male "plug" for female mould of MDF and polystyrene.

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Zekewarg	Zekewarg posted 13 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 42, Visits: 241	I need to make a male plug out of MDF and one out of polystyrene as the base for a Uni-Mould female, How would i seal the MDF and styrene to get tge uni-mould to release properly? Cheers Zach
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Paul (Staff)	Paul (Staff) posted 13 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Administrators Posts: 134, Visits: 614	Hi Zach, These 2 Threads should be of interest; http://www.talkcomposites.com/276/wooden-pattern http://www.talkcomposites.com/56/Foam-Pattern-to-a-Gloss-Finish You must coat any styrene based foam with an epoxy/glass cloth and build your final finish from there, otherwise the resin systems used in the unimould will attack/dissolve the foam, so ensure it's well sealed! Paul Statham Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical
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