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Gelcoat GC50 application

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By Miroslav - 1/9/2018 11:14:48 AM

Dear Sir, yesterday I have received my order, gelcoat GC50, and found that it is very jelly or thick. I need to apply it by spraying to obtain a relatively thin and uniform layer. I have a spray gun with 2mm nozzle.
My feeling is that I need to dilute the gelcoat with styrene monomer. Please can you suggest how to do it without loosing gelcoat proprieties? What weight percentage of styrene can be added? 
Many thanks in advance, best regards,
Miroslav
By Warren (Staff) - 12/12/2018 9:25:30 AM

The formulation changed around 5 years ago.