Speeding up the curing process when skinning

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StanTheMan	StanTheMan posted 12 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 61, Visits: 380	Hi gents, As the title suggests, is there a way to speed up the curing when skinning parts? I hate waiting 8+ hrs for the part to be fully cured before I can start sanding. Would baking it do anything? Regards, Stan
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Matthieu Libeert	Matthieu Libeert posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 955, Visits: 3.4K	you could put it in your oven, I mostly put my oven at around 50°C, should reduce the curing by half... if you go 10°C more it will again reduce some hours but keep in mind that the resin will be more fluid due to the heat... so a bit of resin will start to drip of the part, but that shouldn't be a problem! Matthieu Libeert Founder MAT2 Composites X Sports website: www.mat2composites.com
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StanTheMan	StanTheMan posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 61, Visits: 380	Cheers gents! Much apppreciated
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StanTheMan - 12 Years Ago

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StanTheMan - 12 Years Ago

Hi Stan. I am about to try out a new technique on my next project to speed up curing times for...

Airship-Jim - 12 Years Ago

you could put it in your oven, I mostly put my oven at around 50°C, should reduce the curing by...

matthieutje65 - 12 Years Ago

Cheers gents! Much apppreciated

StanTheMan - 12 Years Ago

Use Resin Research Kwik Kick. Its cures almost as fast as polyester.

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