Mr. G. Brettin's Slow Motion Leg Hump

gbrettin · 04-20-2020, 10:36 AM

Not a whole lot to say other than getting a perfect surface is a PITA. I was doing this by hand and then realized there are tools for this type of job... I purchased the best orbital sander I could get my hands on and haven't looked back.

The thermal process that happens after 30min or so is pretty wild in the tooling gel. I took too much time applying the first skim coat and the tooling gel melted my plastic cup.

I suspect there will be one more knock down after the last skim coat mould is really looking good now.

First complete knock down and corner rebuild:

Tooling coat thermal heat:

First skim coat of tooling gel:

Knocked out a few high areas

Gelcoat applied again to fill in low spots (will need additional coats)

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04-20-2020, 10:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
gbrettin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portage, MI Posts: 2,305 Drives: Tricycle Rep Power: 589453	Not a whole lot to say other than getting a perfect surface is a PITA. I was doing this by hand and then realized there are tools for this type of job... I purchased the best orbital sander I could get my hands on and haven't looked back. The thermal process that happens after 30min or so is pretty wild in the tooling gel. I took too much time applying the first skim coat and the tooling gel melted my plastic cup. I suspect there will be one more knock down after the last skim coat mould is really looking good now. First complete knock down and corner rebuild: Tooling coat thermal heat: First skim coat of tooling gel: Knocked out a few high areas Gelcoat applied again to fill in low spots (will need additional coats)