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Mould repair - Cleaning out non setting gelcoat/wax additive
Mould repair - Cleaning out non setting gelcoat/wax additive
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Lenny
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I tried repairing my mould last night as there were a few pin holes in the surface.
I therefore mixed up some tooling gelocat and wax additive and just filled in the holes.
Its now almost 24 hours since and the repair areas are still a little tacky.
I did use the correct ratio, but obviously something hasn't gone to process.
Therefore, what is the best solution to fix this ?
Do I wipe away the existing tacky repair and try and fill them again, or is there anything you can do to harden the existing repairs ?
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Lenny
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Would you suggest a heat gun over the surface for a period of time ?
I'm not entirely sure how long the repair should take to cure anyway, assumed 24 hours in ambient temp would be sufficient.
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Mould repair - Cleaning out non setting gelcoat/wax additive
Lenny
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10 Years Ago
Give it some heat first,see if that kicks off the cure.
Shaneer22
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10 Years Ago
Would you suggest a heat gun over the surface for a period of time ? I'm not entirely sure how...
Lenny
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10 Years Ago
Normally I would expect it to be cured now, but with the temperatures beginning to fall and...
Warren (Staff)
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10 Years Ago
I tried heating the repair areas last night with a heat gun, but seemed to have the opposite effect...
Lenny
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10 Years Ago
Another method, that could also save you having to mix in the wax additive, is to create sticking...
MarkMK
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10 Years Ago
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