Avoiding pinholes


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Hi,

I need to sandblast my moulds for matte finish, but after that I have lots of pinholes.
I used spraying.

Does brushing gelcoat to mould avoid pinholes? Or what can be pinhole free mould gelcoat, not only surface but entire coat?
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It's likely to be porosity, which is just a problem associated with polyester and vinyl ester gelcoats. Vinyl ester should be a bit better than polyester, so if you used polyester then it might be worth trying vinyl.
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Does vacuum help? I think it's too viscous for vacuum
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