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cpkielycua
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Despite all my efforts I have not been able to get a pinhole free surface. The materials are great, and the closest I have come, but to date I have been unable to figure it out.
That being said, for the time being, I will fill, sand and clear coat the surface. I have done this in the past and had some delamination of the 2 part auto UV clear coat. Is there any special surface prep required? Do I need to sand to a certain grit, not too fine, not too coarse? Is there a chemical prep of the surface to aid bonding?
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Chris
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Gloss coat surface prep
cpkielycua
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12 Years Ago
This will happen if the 2k is too thick. The solvents don't have enough space to escape.
carboncactus
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12 Years Ago
Hi I think that your problem is that you used some cheap lacquer. The best finish you will get if...
wojtepanik
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12 Years Ago
I vac bag rather than infuse my parts so I get pin holes. I sand the surface lightly with 500 grit...
FLD
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12 Years Ago
How bad are the pinholes? Seems sometimes actually putting a clear coat on the part can make it look...
morepower
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12 Years Ago
Your parts look great. Mine come out of the mould looking the same, but still have pinholes. I'd...
cpkielycua
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12 Years Ago
To get clearcoat to stick properly you need an 'adhesion promoter' sometimes called a plastciser or...
FLD
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12 Years Ago
I have also had this problem. I do a lot of marine parts and in general it seems that the bond...
Fasta
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12 Years Ago
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