Epoxy clear gelcoat before vacuum infusion?

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SebRS	SebRS posted 14 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 29, Visits: 558	Hi there! I need to build a CF part wich will go in a high temp environement (inside an engine bay) as i need the part to have a nice glossy finish, can i use the epoxy clear gel coat before vacuum infusion? And if so, is the gel coat need to full cure, or tacky when i build the reinforcement frame before start infusion? Kind regards, Seb.
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Matthieu Libeert	Matthieu Libeert posted 14 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 955, Visits: 3.4K	I did it once with a Vinylester transparant gelcoat. 1. Mix a good amount of Vinylester 2. Brush it in the mould Horizontaly 3. wait for it to get tacky 4. add a second layer verticaly 5. wait till it gets tacky 6. lay down your CF 7. Vacuumbag it and infuse Remark: When laying the CF on the tacky gelcoat you have to lay it down in one time, you can not easily lift up the carbon fiber without breaking the CF its pattern if you misplaced it. Work from the inside and work your way out. Hope this might help you if interested you can see how i did something similar in following video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn_xmEIiGQU Matthieu Libeert Founder MAT2 Composites X Sports website: www.mat2composites.com
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