he was pretty quite on friday as well.
Evan, You alright? Too many resin fumes? 
He was just browsing a second ago.
I just a little confuse abouth overlaying parts (like a dash) and having a good smouth surface ??
How you make it ?
Can you give to us a technique or a follow up system??
Thanks
David
smooth surfaces are not to hard to get. It just takes a lot and a lot of sanding and what you choose in your surface coat. Some use a top coat and others use a clear coat. I have been using a clear coat my local autobody supply store mixes me in a rattle can and it works wonders
Lots of elbow grease
Overlays are a royal pain in the a$$ in my opinion. What I’ve done though is drench the part with resin. I pour it over and let the resin level itself out. I then spray a couple layers of clear top coat and sand smooth.
what kinda clear topcoat are you using again?
who do you use as your supplier? I can not get duratec stuff local
I use a company out of norfolk va. they’d probably kill you in shipping. I know there is one out of missouri let me try and find them.
evan carries the stuff I might try and get it from him. So does it work better then automotive clear? I bet it sands easier. Is it UV stable or no?
I didn’t see it in Evan’s store. very very easy to sand. automotive clear is too thin for finishing overlays in my opinion. You can build this stuff up to 10 mils in one application.
nice, he has the high build primer so I bet he can get the top coat. what are you using when something needs to be UV resistant, such as a dashboard
I’m willing to bet it’s uv stable. I’ve had my trunk a year and haven’t noticed any fading. I use uv stable resin also. I have more info at home so I’ll get back to you on that.
do you have any good finished pics of your S2000 dash? I have a customer that wants one done but would also like to see a finished picture of one
Nah, I sold it before I got my new digital cam.
you can refer your customer’s to me anytime :lol:
btw, duratec’s home page says they have distributors in all 50 states.
all but Idaho, Composites One carries it but I hate that company! they have another one in Utah I might try
on my last plug i used a clear coat before molding it
built it up pertty good. Then i waxed it and all (didnt have any pva though)
and here it is after the mold was removed (forcefully)
it seamed to bond to the clear. Which had been dry for a week before the molding started. It was an automotive clear so not sure if that was the reason it bonded or what.
The stuff you linked above i take it wont bond with the gelcoat. Will it also work as a finish coat to for the parts?
I HATE sanding… Want kind of tool are You using to make it easyer and faster ???
I HATE sanding… Want kind of tool are You using to make it easyer and faster ???[/quote]
lol, I would suggest another line of work.
Emi, of course it bonds with gelcoat that is what it’s made for. They are both polyester.