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Print throu epoxy

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By thanasiss3 - 7/1/2015 11:39:04 AM

Hi,i make carbon fibre laminates and have the following issues at some parts which get direct sunlight in the hot interior of a car

I 'post cure'the parts for some hours at 40celcius under the sun,but it seem the interior get hotter
Do i need higher temp post cure to avoid it?

This is the part after buffing the clear coat







http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b586/mad8shanasiss3/received_10206473749783589_zpsd81opsvx.jpeg

This after the paint through







http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b586/mad8shanasiss3/IMG_20150627_143652_zpsxamjqf12.jpg
By Warren (Staff) - 7/7/2015 4:05:14 PM

Take it in gradual steps for example, 2 hours at 20C, 2 hours at 40C, 2 hours at 60C and then say 6 hours at 80C then allow to cool naturally.  That should bring you upto 80C.  You have to do small steps when postcuring rather than just jumping to a high temperature because you are trying to avoid the resin softening (which is what causes the print through in your case it seems).