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More health friendly way of doing moulds?

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By CMax - 1/31/2018 10:16:35 PM

Hi,
I just tried to make a mould using the Unimould System, and was a bit surprised by the smell of the gel coat Smile

Are there any other ways to make a mould but not evaporating so much unhealthy stuff?

Can this work?
1) Doing the moulds based on resin infusion out of glass or carbon fibres?
2) Epoxy Mould Making system? maybe it does not smell...

Of course I use the mask and the room is ventilated, nevertheless its still very smelly....

Thank you in advance for the answer
By Warren (Staff) - 2/5/2018 11:28:00 AM

Using the woven glass is just a simple wet lay process using an epoxy laminating resin such as EL2. Simply wet out the fabric as you go along building up layers until you are happy with the thickness of the mould.