nitrogen or argon gas while curing?

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#1

would it eliminate surface oxidation while curing if a boundary layer was created with nitrogen or argon gas?

cannot vaccum bag this piece.

if i was to build a sealed environment and fill with nitrogen or argon gas, would this produce a nice clean clear surface?

any dangers with resin types reacting to the gas?

TIA:)

#2

Have you some way of assisting resin flow in your part? If not, then no, I cant see how that would produce a nice clean surface as that is effectively what happens in the majority of inert gas autoclaves when you have a bag leak!