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Haggis50	H Haggis50 posted 7 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
H Group: Forum Members Posts: 4, Visits: 9	Can Melamine sheet be used as a mould for GlassCast Epoxy resin? If so, do you need to use a release agent as well?
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scottracing	scottracing posted 7 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 460, Visits: 5.2K	We use melamine boards as flanges when making prepreg tooling. Ive used both wax and chemical release on it.
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Melamine Mould

Haggis50 - 7 Years Ago

I have used melamine covered tabletops to lay up flat carbon sheet, both wet lay vacuum and prepreg. However, I do use a release agent.

Steve Broad - 7 Years Ago

Thanks for the reply, I am new to glass casting. Just to be clear my question re using melamine sheet was specific to epoxy resin. I am considering using melamine covered MDF to use as a 'flat' mould...

Haggis50 - 7 Years Ago

This prepreg is laid on to a melamine white board (the type used in presentations) with 6 applications of release agent. Not tried it without release agent, just not worth the risk of it sticking....

Steve Broad - 7 Years Ago

Hi Haggis50, Yes, you can use Melamine board as a tool surface but as per your assumption, will require a release agent to prevent the resin from bonding to the surface of the board itself. For a...

Rich (Staff) - 7 Years Ago

Hi Rich, thanks for the repsonse. I already have EasyLease so will use that. Haggis

Haggis50 - 7 Years Ago

We use melamine boards as flanges when making prepreg tooling. Ive used both wax and chemical release on it.

scottracing - 7 Years Ago

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