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The technical sheet doesn't specify the pot life with a 2% ratio, can some one confirm? Also, if I reduce the ratio to 1.5% what will the pot life be and will that still give a complete cure?
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Just the fact that you are making a mould means that everything you do with the pattern and the making your mould should be well cured!
Having a proper cure is key to moulding and releasing well so save yourself the risk of any stickups with making your mould from the pattern and making future new parts from your moulds with being certain that all is 100% properly cured. Check your temperatures and catylst % all the way through the processes but particularly the pattern surface coat and new mould gel coat.
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Pattern coat High gloss pot life and catalyst ratio
Matt Jones
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7 Years Ago
I dont use the Easy Composites pattern coatings, but I do use Scott Bader Primecoat and Glosscoat which will be very very similar in their chemistry - so based on that, I would expect they will have....
Hanaldo
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7 Years Ago
Just the fact that you are making a mould means that everything you do with the pattern and the making your mould should be well cured! Having a proper cure is key to moulding and releasing well so....
Fasta
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7 Years Ago
Thanks both, but that doesn't answer the original question.
Matt Jones
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7 Years Ago
Did you find that it is too fast for application? The data sheet says 2% for usual 20 Degrees C, if you could reduce it to 1.5% as a test but then you should also compensate for the lesser catalyst%...
Fasta
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7 Years Ago
Assuming I'm close with my estimation for pot life at 2%, I'd estimate you'll be around a 40 to 45 minute pot life at 1.5%. If you're concerned, the easiest thing to do is just do your own gel test....
Hanaldo
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7 Years Ago
If it's too fast for your needs, you could buy polyester inhibitor. This can easily double or quadruple the geltime without risking uncuring resin.
oekmont
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7 Years Ago
Ok, to the original question: The high gloss coat has a pretty short pot life. To me it was like 10-15min. Could have been a summer day, but the temperature in my workshop never rises above 25°c. 1.5...
oekmont
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7 Years Ago
Thanks, I'd found the pattern coat was similarly 10-15 mins with at least a 60 sec stir, cutting it back to 1.75% seemed to make no difference. I'll go with 1.5% and be efficient, I think the data...
Matt Jones
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