Mould repair - Cleaning out non setting gelcoat/wax additive

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Lenny	Lenny posted 9 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 16, Visits: 58	I tried repairing my mould last night as there were a few pin holes in the surface. I therefore mixed up some tooling gelocat and wax additive and just filled in the holes. Its now almost 24 hours since and the repair areas are still a little tacky. I did use the correct ratio, but obviously something hasn't gone to process. Therefore, what is the best solution to fix this ? Do I wipe away the existing tacky repair and try and fill them again, or is there anything you can do to harden the existing repairs ?
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Lenny	Lenny posted 9 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 16, Visits: 58	I tried heating the repair areas last night with a heat gun, but seemed to have the opposite effect and make the repair area more tacky than before. I ended up removing the original repair areas using some acetone and a cloth (Its only specific to a few pin holes locations on the mould) I then mixed up some new gelcoat and wax additive and left it over night to harden. Fingers crossed it will have set by the time I get home tonight so I can snad and polish ready for resin infusion over the weekend.
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Lenny - 9 Years Ago

Give it some heat first,see if that kicks off the cure.

Shaneer22 - 9 Years Ago

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