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gel coat thickness

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By ana - 10/11/2020 6:55:54 PM

hi
please help me

I apply gel coat on the mold (
cast mold )
. but some area I applied more gel coat and these area  is thicker than another area ( some area has  mm gel coat and some area has 1.3mm gel coat. is it possible to different thickness effects on the
de-molding of my part from mold?
if yes, please let me know what is it exactly?

2- if i add more cobalt to polyester resin what is the effect of de-molding the part? is good or is not good?

tanks so much
By Warren (Staff) - 10/13/2020 2:17:30 PM

If its not coming out the mould, assuming release agent applied correctly, then it probably needs a bit more time to cure. Part cured or green resins tend to grip the mould and can be hard to demould.