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olorin
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posted 13 Years Ago
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Hi,
I have just made a plug to make a mould from.
In finalising the plug I will place several layers of easylease on it, followed by several layers of wax (polished).
My question is this;
Would the polyester based body filler used in making the mould affect the tooling gel coat?
Thanks in advance
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2k primer is available in rattle cans, obviously health and safety goes without saying, wear a mask, have as little bare skin showing as poss, well ventilated area
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olorin
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13 Years Ago
So is the plug surface just body filler with no primer over the top? Despite heavily waxing and PVA...
r0bsk1
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13 Years Ago
Sorry, I forgot to mention the primer. It's a rattle-can primer. Is that not advised?
olorin
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13 Years Ago
rattle cans are definitely not advised by the pros however i have never seen it used so i couldn't...
Dave
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13 Years Ago
You need to leave it in the warm for several weeks at least to get rid of most the styrene. If it...
Warren
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13 Years Ago
Thanks for the advice guys, I'll go with the 2k primer as I don't want to screw-up the results....
olorin
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13 Years Ago
2k primer is available in rattle cans, obviously health and safety goes without saying, wear a mask,...
neilb
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13 Years Ago
i'm wondering if a 2K filler primer like this would be suitable for coating a plug, I've used foam...
Bonobo
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13 Years Ago
here's the spec sheet http://www.hbbody.com/techdata/aerosols/body360.pdf
Bonobo
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13 Years Ago
[quote][b]Bonobo (31/07/2012)[/b][hr] here's the spec sheet...
neilb
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13 Years Ago
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