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question gloss finish release agent

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By bip - 5/24/2014 1:48:45 PM

Hello

I would like to the parts to have a high gloss finish, can easy lease chemical release agent do that ? 
Question is how high gloss is that ?  like a piano gloss ? or something like the attached ? 
How hard is the finish ? scratch prove? can the scratch be easliey buff off by polishing it ? 
Thanks 
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By ajb100 - 5/24/2014 11:37:45 PM

bip (24/05/2014)
how's the process of applying this easy-lease agent ? 
clean the mould----spray on easy-lease( in dusk free room I guess ) --- wait for 4-5 hours @60 degrees or so to cure ----- lay on prepreg material-- autoclave process 
If this is true then I wounder how the easy lease release agent stick to the carbon ? It should be releasing both side.. the mould part and the carbon part ? 
correct ? 



It is not like a gel coat, it's a release agent like wax, the gloss you keep referring to is transferred from the mould surface, it doesn't stick to the carbon at all. It's saying it won't dull the finish of a part