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    another gel coat question

    I know I read somewhere that after spraying the gel coat it needed to be covered with wax paper to cure. I sprayed the first clear coat and taped wax paper over it. After curing about 3 hours, the wax paper is stuck and will not come off.
    What did I do wrong? How do I go about removing the stuck paper?
    Thanks,
    Gene

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    Re: another gel coat question (bassfork)

    http://www.bbcboards.net/zerothread?id=700522

    Check out this thread....

    Maybe we need a tutorial thread "stickied" at the top or this forum on gelcoat spraying 101.....



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    Re: another gel coat question (dan-k)

    Where would I find the surfacing wax?

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    Re: another gel coat question (bassfork)

    this place has all you need
    http://www.uscomposites.com/solvents.html
    I tried using wax paper to cover up some holes in my transom to keep resin from leaking out. The resin stuck to the paper, I just tore it off and sanded the stuck paper off.

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    Re: another gel coat question (sandbarDan)

    Thanks for the help. I will learn most of this eventually. I have another small hole to repair on the bottm of my own boat when I finish with my brothers boat. At least I will have a little experience by then. Is it much harder to fiberglass and gel coat the bottom of the boat? The hole appears to be about big around as a dime.

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