Is it worthwhile degassing my coating resin in my vacuum chamber?


Is it worthwhile degassing my coating resin in my vacuum chamber?
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FiftyPence
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Is it worthwhile degassing my coating resin in my easycomposites vacuum chamber before brushing it onto my part?

Thanks in advance for your advice.
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I guess it is technically "boiling", as youre lowering the air pressure, therefore lowering the boiling point. This happens somoetimes when you infuse with polyester.
When you degass, air will be evacuated fairly quickly. It's a 2 minute job, once you see the resin start to foam up and rise, stop. Let it settle, then evacuate a bit more. If it doesnt settle, air the chamber and youll see the resin flatten almost instantly. Pull some vacuum again, it should rise, but not so much. This is enough, if you start evacuating the styrene youll end up with a thicker resin, making the job harder for yourself.

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thanks carboncactus thats very useful, maybe the process is quicker than i thought. Im going to have to experiment some more. 
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