Look what happened to the gel coat :(

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Warren (Staff)	Warren (Staff) posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Administrators Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 8.5K	Id say thats taken a whack. Thicker the gelcoat, the more succeptable you are to cracks occuring with flex. Warren Penalver Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant
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Jess8bit	Jess8bit posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 133, Visits: 566	Ok, I'll try to measure/estimate the thickness as soon I get the part back. I think it is thicker than 0.2mm. Have to be softer with the spray gun I guess. thank you Warren
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wozza	wozza posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 688, Visits: 5.4K	Never had that with GC50 Hard to tell from the picture but the gelcoat does look pretty thick to me, especially around the corner area. You only need about 0.2mm. Regards Warren Carbon Copies Ltd
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Jess8bit	Jess8bit posted 12 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 133, Visits: 566	Apparently this occured during the shipping but the package was ok and I suspect others reasons : - Could it be due to the fact I left the gel coat (EC GC50) cure too long (more than 24hrs), causing delamination ? - Or would it be because of the GC50 thickness (but does not seem too thick for me) ? any other clue ? feel bad right now frustrated cause the part was ok when I sent it.
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