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Re: looking for mold release material
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 4/30/1999, 9:27 am
In Response To: looking for mold release material (Lee)

> I've been making fiberglass seats for my boats fashioned after my own
> posterier,using two part foam to make a mold,etc. I'm looking for a
> release material (I'm using garbage bags to protect my butt and wetsuit
> when sitting down onto the wet glass and mold of the seat) that would work
> better and not wrinkle up while waiting for the resin to kick off (and
> send me out of the boat with a hot seat).

PVA mold release is the best stuff. Generally you apply a couple coats of wax to your mold and buff them out, then paint on a coat of PVA which is a liquid. Wax by itself will work, but PVA will make it release more easily.

Messages In This Thread

looking for mold release material
Lee -- 4/28/1999, 2:43 pm
Re: looking for mold release material
Jay Babina -- 4/30/1999, 9:45 am
Re: looking for mold release material
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/30/1999, 9:27 am
Re: fiberglass seats
Shawn Baker -- 4/29/1999, 1:27 pm
Re: fiberglass seats
Nolan Penney -- 4/30/1999, 7:07 am
Re: fiberglass seats
lee -- 4/30/1999, 2:20 pm
Re: fiberglass seats
Shawn Baker -- 4/30/1999, 9:58 am
Re: fiberglass seats
Nolan Penney -- 4/30/1999, 1:36 pm
Re: fiberglass seats
lee -- 4/29/1999, 2:07 pm
Re: fiberglass seats, for what it's worth
Bernie Farmer -- 4/29/1999, 5:02 pm
Re: fiberglass seats, for what it's worth
Ross Leidy -- 4/29/1999, 5:36 pm
Re: fiberglass seats, for what it's worth
Bernie Farmer -- 4/30/1999, 8:10 am
Re: fiberglass seats, for what it's worth
Ross Leidy -- 4/30/1999, 9:31 am
Re: That's Encouraging!
Shawn Baker -- 4/29/1999, 2:30 pm
Re: looking for mold release material
carolyn -- 4/29/1999, 10:57 am
Re: looking for mold release material
lee -- 4/29/1999, 2:12 pm
Re: looking for mold release material
Shawn Baker -- 4/29/1999, 3:07 pm
Re: looking for mold release material
Shawn Baker -- 4/29/1999, 3:06 pm
Re: looking for mold release material
Ross Leidy -- 4/29/1999, 3:30 pm