1st attempt ok but a few problems

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boustie	boustie posted 13 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 18, Visits: 92	Turned out ok ish for my first attempt but i have a slight issue where small areas of the resin have stuck to the steel mould i have. Any ideas why this may be / pointers ?. Third picture shows the steel mould where the epoxy has stuck slightly. I used 4 layers of carbon, wet lay with peel ply, release film, fabric and then vacuum bagged it Thanks, Pete.
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Matthieu Libeert	Matthieu Libeert posted 13 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 955, Visits: 3.4K	thats 'funny' had a similar problem this weekend... but with a gelcoat that didnt cure and kept sticky... will post some pictures as fast as I can... curious if someone will be able to point out the problem Matthieu Libeert Founder MAT2 Composites X Sports website: www.mat2composites.com
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boustie	boustie posted 13 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 18, Visits: 92	The resin seemed very slightly tacky when removing the peel ply, even though it had 24 hours to cure.
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boustie	boustie posted 13 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 18, Visits: 92	how many layers of carbon should i typically use, size is approx 12cm x 60cm. Part use as and engine cover
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