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TURK	TURK posted 7 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 101, Visits: 662	Hi all, I'm currently working on a set of headlight covers. What I'd need to know if anybody has any experience with this is, will 'EG60 Epoxy Tooling GelCoat' attack ( or even stick to ) PETG plastics ? I've seen a couple of YouTube videos using similar products ( EC's and Mathiew Libert's ), and it looks as though they used it directly onto ABS plastics. Also, is it OK to use Monster Clay ( sulphur free ), as a gap 'filler', or is it necessary to use Plasticine? A better explanation of what I'm doing ( bottom of page ) > Quad Headlight thread Thanks TURK
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TURK	TURK posted 7 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 101, Visits: 662	+x Hanaldo - 5/13/2018 1:17:27 AM Not overly familiar with PETG, but if it similar to acrylic then I'd be careful as epoxy will actually bond somewhat to acrylic. Epoxy won't attack anything as there's no solvents in it, but it will stick to some plastics. Not super well, but enough to make life difficult. Its likely that the plastics you saw in the videos were polypropylene rather than acrylic. As for the clay, I'm familiar with Monster Clay and it should work fine. Thanks for this reply as well Hanaldo It's a big expense just to test my theory isn't it. My concern with Monster Clay is, it goes soft when you apply heat ............. even hand warmth. And the gelcoat will undoubtedly generate quite a lot of heat as it cures. I think I will play safe and use Plasticine. So long as the Epoxy doesn't react to that! TURK Edited 7 Years Ago by TURK
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