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Jess8bit	Jess8bit posted 12 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 133, Visits: 566	Apparently this occured during the shipping but the package was ok and I suspect others reasons : - Could it be due to the fact I left the gel coat (EC GC50) cure too long (more than 24hrs), causing delamination ? - Or would it be because of the GC50 thickness (but does not seem too thick for me) ? any other clue ? feel bad right now frustrated cause the part was ok when I sent it.
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Warren (Staff)	Warren (Staff) posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Administrators Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 8.5K	Id say thats taken a whack. Thicker the gelcoat, the more succeptable you are to cracks occuring with flex. Warren Penalver Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant
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Look what happened to the gel coat :(

Jess8bit - 12 Years Ago

Never had that with GC50 Hard to tell from the picture but the gelcoat does look pretty thick to me,...

wozza - 12 Years Ago

Ok, I'll try to measure/estimate the thickness as soon I get the part back. I think it is thicker...

Jess8bit - 12 Years Ago

Id say thats taken a whack. Thicker the gelcoat, the more succeptable you are to cracks occuring...

Warren (Staff) - 12 Years Ago

Ok, I've just finished a new GC round in my mold, triyig to make it thinner, we'll see... Making it...

Jess8bit - 12 Years Ago

...oh and, for that part I used only two layers of 200gsm carbon fabric, I wonder whether if 's not...

Jess8bit - 12 Years Ago

Definitely impact damage. You can see how it spiders from the contact point.

carboncactus - 12 Years Ago

That's very thin 0.5mm, that will flex a lot and it would be very easy to generate a lot of heat...

wozza - 12 Years Ago

Yeah for the inside of a car. Well, I've already sprayed the GC for this one, so may be I'll pass...

Jess8bit - 12 Years Ago

If it where me and you wish to increase your profit margin. 2 layers of 200grm Carbon 1 layer of...

wozza - 12 Years Ago

Thank you for the trick :) I really need to add some woven glass to my shopping list !

Jess8bit - 12 Years Ago

:) :) :) :) The invoice is in the post ;)

wozza - 12 Years Ago

gimme the time to sell a part at least :-p thanks again ;)

Jess8bit - 12 Years Ago

Ha Ha, sorry business is business :) You will very soon get things working correctly, believe me,"...

wozza - 12 Years Ago

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