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How to get nice finish after bagging?

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brummelisa	brummelisa posted 13 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 20, Visits: 144	I wonder how I can get nicest finish after I have vacuum-bagged my CF without any air-bubbles. I don't use a mold, but a plug (I'm building a bike-frame) and the piece will be wrapped totally with six layers. Should I just paint with epoxy and smooth the surface by sanding and do this a couple of times to build up a surface and when that is done start to put on clear-coat? I have read somewhere that you can use micro balloons with epoxy, but is that just to use it as a filler or can I remove the tiny air-bubbles that can occur in the epoxy? Any idea? / Marcus
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Rootz	Rootz posted 13 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 10, Visits: 60	For information: If, like me, you're making up relatively small parts and don't have a compressor, you may be interested is this aerosol 2K clearcoat. The can has a button on the bottom. Once you've hit the button and mixed the clearcoat, you've got 8 hours to use it. You can stretch that to 24h in the 'fridge and I have a part-used can in the freezer. Will let you know how well it keeps there. http://www.specialistpaints.com/products/2k-clear-coat-canz "Well, it can't possibly be as good as real clearcoat!" Believe it, or not. I really is! By the way, something occurs to me on this subject: If you're planning to rub down and clearcoat a CF item, why wouldn't you simply paint several coats of epoxy into the mould before your surface layup, rather than painting epoxy onto the part once it comes out of the mould? Is there any disadvantage to doing it that way? Cheerz! Rtz Tags aerosol clearcoat Edited 13 Years Ago by Rootz
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