Dry areas appearing when using GC50


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MarkMK
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Hi all
A couple of recently infused parts have demoulded with small dry areas of crazing on the part surface. I'd sprayed GC50 into the mould first, left overnight and infused the next morning.In both cases full vac was achieved and drop-tested for 30 mins before infusion
All other aspects of the process were adhered to carefully. If there was anything amiss I'd have expected to see any blemishes to appear below the outer gelcoat surface so was puzzled by the surface imperfections
Could it perhaps mean that I need to apply the gelcoat a little more thickly, as I'm usually concious of not spraying too much and creating sags or uneveness that might affect the appearance of the cured fabric. 
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Could you quickly just clarify what you mean by crazing? I have heard people use crazing and alligatoring to describe the same problem, and to me they are different problems. So just to be sure what you are referring to, could you please just describe the issue or better yet post a picture? 

In the meantime, I'm pretty sure you are talking about what I call crazing, which is hairline cracks in the gelcoat? This is always due to stress and movement, but can be caused by a number of things. I think ajb100 is on the same wavelength as me here, as this sounds like a potential mould sticking issue. The one time I got crazing in my in-mould coating was because I had applied a bit too much pressure buffing off the residue of my release agent, buffing off a lot of the release agent. So when I demoulded, the part didn't stick bad enough to destroy the mould, but the coating on the part was very badly cracked from the stress of demoulding. 

Otherwise, is your laminate stiff enough? A very thin and flexible part could result in the gelcoat cracking from the movement, though I am inclined to doubt this possibility. 
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