. While many resins are designed to be easily removable from various metal molds, the resin that sticks can damage a mold or the actual resin product. Resin mold release is an essential tool if you work with resin and create your own products. Used correctly, resin mold release agents will enable you to separate your project pieces from your molds safely, ensuring that neither your molds nor your castings become damaged.
Demands in boat and ship construction are particularly challenging as it involves diverse functional components. With AIREX®, BALTEK® and BANOVA®, 3A Composites AirexBaltekBanova offers composites for (nearly) all components: bulkheads and beams, transoms and wales, superstructures, hull bottoms, decks, to portholes and build-in closets.
The depth of the damage will dictate how you’ll approach the repair. Is just the outer layer damaged or does the inner fiberglass core need repairs too? If it’s just the gel coating, you should be able to sand it down and apply a fresh coat. However, if the core has been damaged, it will need to be filled. You’ll know that the fiberglass core has been breached if you see fiber strands.
Resin that hasn’t been cured properly is a hassle. You may be asking yourself, “why Is my resin flexible?” Here are three common situations that you may run into with sticky resin:
temporary architectural elements (including all vertical and horizontal surface coverings/panels, vanity counter/sinks, table, bar & countertops, cabinet & door inlays, lighting fixtures, wall art, and object d’art)…
