Posted By: Karl_Brogger
Gelcoat - 08/29/10 04:06 AM
I bought a small can of white gelcoat from West Marine today, and my understanding was that it doesn't need the wax layer over the top to harden up. This'll sound bad....... but I just can't get it hard!
Do I need the wax? Or am I not adding enough catalyst? I'm just touching up a daggerboard tip and some edges that got bunged up, so I'm just dabbing it on and not spraying. I'm mixing 3 or 4 ounces at a time, and probably putting in ~10 drops or so of the catalyst. The directions on the back says it should go off in 10 minutes, and I'm left with a rubbery product after an hour.
Temp is about 80F, humidity was 60% or so.
I'm scared, confused, pissed off, and armed.
Do I need the wax? Or am I not adding enough catalyst? I'm just touching up a daggerboard tip and some edges that got bunged up, so I'm just dabbing it on and not spraying. I'm mixing 3 or 4 ounces at a time, and probably putting in ~10 drops or so of the catalyst. The directions on the back says it should go off in 10 minutes, and I'm left with a rubbery product after an hour.
Temp is about 80F, humidity was 60% or so.
I'm scared, confused, pissed off, and armed.