Hello Everyone,

Basically, I've had a go at running before I can walk and stumbled into a problem or 2 I'm hoping somebody can help me with.

The first mould I've had a go at making is for a roll top bath which wasn't going too bad until I had to use Reface to fix any high and low points.
I had never used a spray gun before and didn't do any practice pieces beforehand, I just made sure the gun sprayed properly and jumped in and went for it.

The gun worked okay briefly and then I started having problems with intermittent spraying and no matter what I done, I couldn't get it working properly.
After trying various things the gun seized and was ruined. My fix for this was to brush it on and in my naivety I didn't think it would be too bad... :/

I've gone upto a 40 grit paper and leveled out the brush marks/high points pretty well but, now I have low points where wood is showing through (only a couple of places and nothing too major) and high points where it's still pretty thick Reface (in the corners and where the base meets the walls of the tub) and obviously the scratches from the 40 grit paper..

What I'd like help with is, how is it best to save my hard work, does anybody have any pointers/do's/don'ts before I destroy things further? Should I sand things down and use a paint roller to put on another coat of Reface and start again to a certain extent?

I was thinking to carry on sanding down with finer grit paper, go over any bare bits with more reface (and there maybe a couple of bits that could do with a thin layer of filler first?), and blend it all in with some fine grit paper..

What does anybody think? Any help/ideas are greatly appreciated.. And yes, I know I've been a bit of an impatient arse about all this and I will organise a spray painting course as soon as money permits!

Thanks for your're time reading this, I hope you can help. Rob

I think you are much better off using something like Easy Composites Pattern Coat Primer. High build but easy to sand, which is important or you will never get a flat surface.

Hi Hanaldo,

Thanks for the reply.

It was actually Easy Composites tutorial videos that got me into the whole carbon fiber making funkiness in the first place and their website is great! The only thing that stopped me ordering from them is the fact I'm in Australia!

Okay, the Easy Composite Pattern Coat Primer and Pattern Coat Hi Gloss systems make the most sense if I have to coat the whole mould again. How many coats of the primer and hi gloss would I need and can I apply it using a paint roller? Also, am I right in thinking I won't need to use any pigment if I use the above mentioned primer/gloss?

Thx, Rob