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RyanParle
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I am about to start a 2 piece mould and would like to know if there is a maximum time between applying the Tooling Gelcoat & Coupling Coat?
I hope to apply the Tooling Gelcoat tomorrow (Tuesday) and then on Friday apply the Coupling Coat, followed by the Tooling Resin. Will this be OK?
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Ideally not. Ideally you would apply the coupling coat at the 'tack-free' stage, so after 2-4 hours depending on temperature.
That said, the Unimould tooling gelcoat should be an air-inhibited cure, so it should remain open to bonding for a good amount of time. However I would suggest that your time frame will be too long. Not only does it leave the surface vulnerable to collecting dust and other contaminates that will affect any mechanical bond, but 72 hours is a long time for the gelcoat and it may cure to a stage where it is no longer open to bonding.
I would wait until Thursday night at the earliest, I wouldn't suggest leaving it any longer than 24 hours.
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Maximum time between Uni-Mould Tooling Gelcoat & Uni-Mould Coupling Coat
RyanParle
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8 Years Ago
Ideally not. Ideally you would apply the coupling coat at the 'tack-free' stage, so after 2-4 hours...
Hanaldo
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8 Years Ago
Thanks Hanaldo. It took me quite a bit longer to add the barriers to my pattern, so I didn't have...
RyanParle
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8 Years Ago
It's not as much of a problem to not do the main reinforcement within the 'window' of the skin coat....
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8 Years Ago
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