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dilligaf76
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I recently made a mould out of glass fibre and resin and then finished it off with acrylic rattle can spray paint but after vacuuming my carbon fibre project it turned out to be a disaster.
I waxed the mould several times before applying the resin and laying the carbon fibre and then vacuum bagged it. It wasn't the easiest to release and it left an imprint on the moulds surface from the carbon fibre and ruined the product I pulled out.
Can someone tell me what I have done wrong and how I can rectify the problem?
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Well without seeing exactly what has happened it's a bit difficult to offer a solution, but ideally - remake the mould with a gelcoat.
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Could I just sand down the painted surface and then put some gel coat on it or even just some plain resin on top?
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dilligaf76
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5 Years Ago
Don't use rattle can paints as a mould surface, they aren't tough enough. Even regular 2k paints aren't really tough enough to use as a mould surface, although you may get one or two pulls off them.
Hanaldo
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Okay, how can I rectify the problem?
dilligaf76
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Well without seeing exactly what has happened it's a bit difficult to offer a solution, but ideally - remake the mould with a gelcoat.
Hanaldo
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Could I just sand down the painted surface and then put some gel coat on it or even just some plain resin on top?
dilligaf76
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Theoretically yes, but in reality no. You will never get that surface flat again, especially with gelcoats or resins. You'll lose your dimensions and it won't work.
Hanaldo
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If its just the while chippy looking spots on the surface you might be able to patch but as Hanaldo says it won't ever be 100% - depends on what you need though. No mold is perfect - the goal is to b...
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