<div dir="auto">No problem. <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Brushing is always a bit hit n miss, pays to apply 2 coats if brushing and second coat should go on as soon as it has gelled, if you miss that window it will attack the first layer as the laminate did... Ideal thickness when sprayed is 0.010 - 0.020 of an inch checked wet as the cured thickness is a little less... </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I've have over 35 years experience in the composites industry in aerospace, marine and transport so feel free to ask if you have any questions.... </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Mike. </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Tue, 18 Dec 2018, 12:31 p.m. Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><font size="2">Wow, thanks Mike ! The gel coat was extremely thin. When I did the mold I used "tooling gel coat " and I painted it on and hence put it on much thicker. Then when I did my part I sprayed it on , it goes on more uniformly but apparently I did not do enough coats. And on top of that I let it sit for two days. </font><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">Brian</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font><br><span style="font-size:10pt">--- <a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a> wrote:</span><br><br><span style="font-size:10pt">From: Michael Dell via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>></span><br><span style="font-size:10pt">To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>></span><br><span style="font-size:10pt">Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] gel coat nightmare</span><br><span style="font-size:10pt">Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:15:37 +1000</span><br><br><div dir="auto" style="font-size:10pt">Too much mold release wax will only cause a problem called pre release... And the name suggests it shrinks away from the mold surface prematurely and looks completely different to the problem in the image, looking at the image it it definitely styrene attacking a insufficient gel coat film thickness... <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Mike</div></div><br><div style="font-size:10pt"><div dir="ltr">On Tue, 18 Dec 2018, 12:35 a.m. hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Brian. My friend thinks you put too much mold release spray on. He just puts a mist on<div>Hank<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Dec 17, 2018, at 5:36 AM, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div></div>
<div>Brian,</div><div>sorry to see your troubles, but I think you you have a bad chemical reaction rather than lay up thickness problem . I am having morning coffer with a life long friend that used to be in the hot tub business. He made moulds for a living. I will get the skinny from him for you.</div><div>Hank</div><div><br></div>
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On Sunday, December 16, 2018, 7:48:58 PM MST, Michael Holt via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">A while ago I told about something called Styrospray. It's a rigid <br>material that seems to be applied with a brush. It's used for making <br>light things like signs but my application is for a Snark Sunflower (to <br>replace the ABS sheath). I've not yet tried it.<br><br>It's from <a href="http://industrialpolymers.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">industrialpolymers.com</a><br><br><br>Mike<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><div><br>---<br>This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.<br><a href="https://www.avast.com/antivirus" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.avast.com/antivirus</a><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br></div></div></div>
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