does coupling coat need to set before tooling resin layup?

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James66	James66 posted 12 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 10, Visits: 99	Hi making a mould + havnt used uni-mould system before, I know the gel coat has to cure before coupling coat but does the coupling coat need to cure before tooling resin + csm layup? Cheers for the help james
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Matthieu Libeert	Matthieu Libeert posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 955, Visits: 3.4K	I always make sure its not fully cured lets say (+24h) but laminate on top of it with the tooling resin after a few hours (when its a bit over tacky) to make sure I have a good bond between the coupling coat and tooling coat EC has a written tutorial about it and a video as well on youtube (search for Easy composites bonnet or something like that) to make it easy for you here is their pdf http://easycomposites.co.uk/downloads/TDS/TDS-Uni-Mould-Introduction-and-Application-Guide.pdf Matthieu Libeert Founder MAT2 Composites X Sports website: www.mat2composites.com
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