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Preventing Polyester Tooling Gelcoat From Ruining This Part?
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whitecel
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Hey guys,
Can anyone tell me how I would go about prepping this plastic fork guard from my motorcycle without the polyester tooling gel coat ruining the piece? Painting it is not an option.
Would I just layer the pva thick on the part since I'm not sure if mold release wax will work?
Thanks a bunch
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I've got a compressor. I only spray pva....that's cuz my brushing skills suck lol. Ok...pva it is
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Preventing Polyester Tooling Gelcoat From Ruining This Part?
whitecel
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11 Years Ago
PVA is the only option. But spraying it is really the way to go. To be honest, if you can't spray...
Hanaldo
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11 Years Ago
I've got a compressor. I only spray pva....that's cuz my brushing skills suck lol. Ok...pva it is
whitecel
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11 Years Ago
Good stuff, PVA is the way to go then!
Hanaldo
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11 Years Ago
Try doing it without waxing the part first. I find PVA on its own sprays on very nicely, and if you...
Hanaldo
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11 Years Ago
I think I'll wax and pva since I can't take a chance at ruining the part. The only problem with pva...
whitecel
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11 Years Ago
I rarely use PVA and just use Easy lease on the part and if used correctly you genuine part will be...
carbonfibreworks
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11 Years Ago
Well is Easy-lease solvent based? I've tried Frekote on a few plastic trims, some it works but some...
Hanaldo
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11 Years Ago
I would PVA it. You need an effective barrier that can be applied without the solvent attacking the...
FLD
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11 Years Ago
I concur ^ This is my latest plug. It's painted in yellow high build primer, so you can imagine...
Hanaldo
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11 Years Ago
[quote][b]Hanaldo (01/07/2014)[/b][hr]I concur ^ This is my latest plug. It's painted in yellow...
whitecel
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11 Years Ago
Exactly like that! The best thing about it is peeling the PVA off after you've taken the mould. Its...
FLD
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11 Years Ago
On that plug the PVA didn't actually come off at all. The mould popped off and the PVA is still good...
Hanaldo
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11 Years Ago
I don't. Just pick them out with tweezers. It's one of the brilliant things of pva, it has excellent...
Hanaldo
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11 Years Ago
[quote][b]Hanaldo (02/07/2014)[/b][hr]I don't. Just pick them out with tweezers. It's one of the...
whitecel
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11 Years Ago
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