At last I can relax, that`s the last big bit of molding behind me. 1.5hrs to gel coat, wait 4 hours then 3 hours of hand laminating and its all OK. I was a little apprehensive as I had previously started it on Sat and had a gel coat failure due to over doing the catalyst (2%). I was being a little bullish wanting it to cure so dropped back today to 1.25% as the temp was 22deg and rising. The nose section has been laid with 4 layers of 450gram chopped strand matt rolled out with a small fluffy roller which leaves a great surface as it mixes the surface up and removes joint laps. I also tear all my segments up and this also eliminates join lines. You will also notice that there are numbers all over the place, I number 1 to 4 each torn segment and it becomes a foolproof way of seeing / checking how many laminates you have placed.
I will let it cure for a couple of days then give it a squirt of compressed air to pop it out. The mold has now got a couple of chips around the guard louvers as they were a late addition, otherwise it will just go into storage. They only ever built 3 M8b`s, I am on my 3rd so its time to build something else.
Cheers
I will let it cure for a couple of days then give it a squirt of compressed air to pop it out. The mold has now got a couple of chips around the guard louvers as they were a late addition, otherwise it will just go into storage. They only ever built 3 M8b`s, I am on my 3rd so its time to build something else.
Cheers