Big amount of work and seems like your thorough preparation paid off. Great work! I didn't quite understand the purpose of the fiberglass flock however. Was it to act as a bonding surface for the first layer of fiberglass because you wanted to let the gel cure? Or was it to avoid any print through? And you mentioned you used epoxy (instead of polyester) based materials all the way through from gel coat to resin?
Thank you for your question! In the video, I made a mistake and mentioned that I was using fiberglass flock, but in reality, I was using cotton flock. Cotton flock has almost the same properties as fiberglass flock, but it is not as tough. Cotton flock is added to gelcoat for specific purposes, primarily to enhance its mechanical and functional properties. It improves adhesion, allowing it to bond better with epoxy in uneven areas. Additionally, it prevents the gelcoat from cracking. When you lay the first layer of fiberglass onto the wet gelcoat, the flock helps prevent the fiberglass from breaking through and reaching the actual car body. P.S. When you want to leave the gelcoat and some layers to cure before continuing with additional layers later, you need to use peel ply. After peeling it off, it leaves a texture that is excellent for bonding the next layers. And yes, I was only using an epoxy system throughout the entire process. I hope I answered your question, and if not, I will be glad to write more about it!
I was using polypropylene (PP), which you can find in Heliopolis. However, I’m now experimenting with other plastics that might be even better. Once I reach some conclusions, I’ll share more about it.
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Loved seeing you explain some of the mistakes you made along the way and how you learned from them and found solutions.
Гарна робота!
Great job, love seeing all the steps to this process.
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Very cool!
Cool!
Big amount of work and seems like your thorough preparation paid off. Great work! I didn't quite understand the purpose of the fiberglass flock however. Was it to act as a bonding surface for the first layer of fiberglass because you wanted to let the gel cure? Or was it to avoid any print through? And you mentioned you used epoxy (instead of polyester) based materials all the way through from gel coat to resin?
Thank you for your question!
In the video, I made a mistake and mentioned that I was using fiberglass flock, but in reality, I was using cotton flock. Cotton flock has almost the same properties as fiberglass flock, but it is not as tough.
Cotton flock is added to gelcoat for specific purposes, primarily to enhance its mechanical and functional properties. It improves adhesion, allowing it to bond better with epoxy in uneven areas. Additionally, it prevents the gelcoat from cracking. When you lay the first layer of fiberglass onto the wet gelcoat, the flock helps prevent the fiberglass from breaking through and reaching the actual car body.
P.S. When you want to leave the gelcoat and some layers to cure before continuing with additional layers later, you need to use peel ply. After peeling it off, it leaves a texture that is excellent for bonding the next layers.
And yes, I was only using an epoxy system throughout the entire process.
I hope I answered your question, and if not, I will be glad to write more about it!
whats the clear material you used for the barriers/flanges for the mould? link to the product?
I was using polypropylene (PP), which you can find in Heliopolis. However, I’m now experimenting with other plastics that might be even better. Once I reach some conclusions, I’ll share more about it.