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Re: mold release agent for seating hatches
By:Doug K.
Date: 7/19/2001, 9:04 pm
In Response To: mold release agent for seating hatches (mark stevens)

I would avoid using wax or PVA mold release or similar products (hair spray) on anything you intend to bond something to later (such as epoxy, varnish, gasket material) if at all possible.

It is difficult to remove them totally to get a good bond. You are much better off using something like the Contact plastic film or packing tape were you can. They are faster, easier, release better, are easily removed, and lower cost.

On some things like reproducing a production glass seat it's ok because you don't need to bond anything to it later.

:)

Doug K.

Doug's Kayak Construction Zone

Messages In This Thread

mold release agent for seating hatches
mark stevens -- 7/19/2001, 2:28 pm
Re: mold release agent for seating hatches
Tom -- 7/20/2001, 1:12 pm
Re: mold release agent for seating hatches
John Monfoe -- 7/20/2001, 3:57 am
Re: mold release Trix
RL -- 7/20/2001, 3:53 am
Re: mold release Trix
John Monfoe -- 7/20/2001, 4:03 am
Re: mold release Trix
Shawn Baker -- 7/20/2001, 10:32 am
Re: mold release Trix
John Monfoe -- 7/21/2001, 7:09 am
insomnia?
rick M -- 7/20/2001, 4:50 am
Re: insomnia?
John Monfoe -- 7/20/2001, 5:56 am
Re: mold release agent for seating hatches
Doug K. -- 7/19/2001, 9:04 pm
Contac paper
Mitch Isoe -- 7/19/2001, 2:40 pm
Re: Contac paper
Ross Leidy -- 7/19/2001, 2:47 pm
Re: Contac paper
Shawn Baker -- 7/19/2001, 3:31 pm
maybe you were thinking of PAM, oil spray *NM*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 7/19/2001, 11:34 pm
Re: Contac paper
Ross Leidy -- 7/19/2001, 4:17 pm
Re: Contac paper
mark stevens -- 7/19/2001, 5:37 pm
hairspray as a release
mike allen -- 7/19/2001, 5:31 pm
Re: hairspray as a release (expensive?)
Shawn Baker -- 7/19/2001, 6:50 pm
Re: hairspray as a release (expensive?)
mike allen -- 7/19/2001, 6:53 pm
Re: it definitely counts
Shawn Baker -- 7/20/2001, 10:19 am
oh no, i thought i was unique
mike allen -- 7/20/2001, 11:08 am
Just be glad you don't look like that *OT* *Pic*
Chip Sandresky -- 7/20/2001, 3:39 pm
i wish i did look like that
mike allen -- 7/20/2001, 4:29 pm
Re: so did I
Shawn Baker -- 7/20/2001, 11:37 am