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carboncactus	carboncactus posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 243, Visits: 1K	TomDesign (25/06/2013) MAN IM TALKING ABOUT WRAPING CARBON ON TOP NOT FROM MOLDS! SO IM ASKING IS THIS RESIN THAT YOU LINKED BE GOOD TO HAND LAMINATE AND THEN ONLY POLISH? NO PROBLEM WITH UV AND WHITE SPOTS AFTER UV HEAT I thought you said you were Lithuanian, not polish I don't know about Lithuania, but Poland is next door to you, they might even ship to you without HazMat charge. You can get CCP resins from Polytor and Scott Badder's Crystic resins from CSV I have a polish mate that can get me Optimold at half the price I get it here in the UK. Sticks it in his boot on the way back after visiting his family and I give him a tenner. Everybodys a winner. Edited 12 Years Ago by carboncactus
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TomDesign	TomDesign posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 454, Visits: 2.5K	MAN IM TALKING ABOUT WRAPING CARBON ON TOP NOT FROM MOLDS! SO IM ASKING IS THIS RESIN THAT YOU LINKED BE GOOD TO HAND LAMINATE AND THEN ONLY POLISH? NO PROBLEM WITH UV AND WHITE SPOTS AFTER UV HEAT
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morepower	morepower posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 242, Visits: 1.2K	TomDesign (25/06/2013) as i got one part and from smell it was polyster resin i asked guy and sanding shop he told 0 clear coat on top so in conclusion to laminate carbon with polyster resin and then polish and can not clear coat and final finish be nice also? correct? Correct.... Sand the finished part lightly and polish only... Here my part was not even polished and this was out of the mould, this part had not even been trimmed yet, in this photo.
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TomDesign	TomDesign posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 454, Visits: 2.5K	as i got one part and from smell it was polyster resin i asked guy and sanding shop he told 0 clear coat on top so in conclusion to laminate carbon with polyster resin and then polish and can not clear coat and final finish be nice also? correct?
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carboncactus	carboncactus posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 243, Visits: 1K	Turning matt would not have been uv damage, just dulling. Edited 12 Years Ago by carboncactus
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Greg	Greg posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 7, Visits: 353	Maybe it was caused poor quality, but on my market I meet many times final products which stayed matt after time. I used polyester resins only for 1 month.
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carboncactus	carboncactus posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 243, Visits: 1K	Even the cheapest polyester is UV resistant, it's in it's chemical nature. If its got ester groups, it will create benzene rings. One of the main qualities of benzene rings is UV resistant. Same goes for Nylon. Edited 12 Years Ago by carboncactus
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morepower	morepower posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 242, Visits: 1.2K	Greg (25/06/2013) All polyesters resistant for UV? I don't think so, When I start work at composites I made some parts from polyester, all stayed matt look much faster than epoxy resins, but It was the cheapest polyester resin on the market about 1,25€ per kg.Polyesters have one advantge than epoxy it can be polished many times and will be look like new. Never had a problem with Polyester resins discolouring and it has always been perfectly good over time. I have parts here that are several years old and still look as good now as they did when I first made them..... I dont buy the cheapest resins or re-blends I get a good resin from a good supplier. Crystic make good resins with good clarity...
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morepower	morepower posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 242, Visits: 1.2K	TomDesign (25/06/2013) im sorry you told polyster resin to lay on part and polish not to lay polyster-gelcoat! so i not understand you. Here is the resin too... http://www.ecfibreglasssupplies.co.uk/p-1531-lloyds-approved-polyester-resin-including-catalyst.aspx
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Greg	Greg posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 7, Visits: 353	All polyesters resistant for UV? I don't think so, When I start work at composites I made some parts from polyester, all stayed matt look much faster than epoxy resins, but It was the cheapest polyester resin on the market about 1,25€ per kg. Polyesters have one advantge than epoxy it can be polished many times and will be look like new.
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