Astroglass 1989 full rebuild

[mickyryan]

Ugh so can I do a acid wipe down on gelcoat with wax to remove wax, the flake is rough so don't wanna try sanding and messing the flake up but wanna shoot a thick coat of clear and sand that smooth but realized the clear I mixed flake in was waxed not my non waxed so ...

 

[sphelps]

Acid may be a little harsh. Acetone may work better..

 

[mickyryan]

Nice put a thick layer of clear

 

[froggy1150]

I found windex removed wax pretty good and was cheap. I had not removed it right away and it got hard. had to scrub it off with scotchbrite/windex

 

[mickyryan]

I'd imagine ammonia would remove it but reading up on parrifin wax they say xylene works because it's oil based and binds with it, then I used engine degreaser to make sure all of it was clean, citrus based also wiped with dawn because they say that works as well, I think I got it lol

 

[mickyryan]

Well contrary to what internet says after washing with xylene a dewaxer and dawn, acetone took it off just fine, I could see it cloudy on black so tried different things

 

[mickyryan]

Waiting on more non waxed clear ,supposed to be here today so hoping I can get rest sprayed!!

 

[zool]

Waiting on more non waxed clear ,supposed to be here today so hoping I can get rest sprayed!!

Must be hot down there today Micky, it's only 80 here now, and I'm dripping lol...........

 

[mickyryan]

Yeah waiting on sun to get to west side of house lol

 

[mickyryan]

In the sun 110

 

[zool]

In the sun 110

lol, ouch!........at 1st, I thought that was a compression gauge

 

[briangcc]

Meat thermometer? Is that rare or well done? I can't tell

 

[mickyryan]

Meat thermometer? Is that rare or well done? I can't tell

Old thermo off off a boiler/heater, had it for years for occasions like this

 

[kcassells]

Hoarder lol!

 

[Scott Danforth]

I personally would skip the wax and go 904

 

[mickyryan]

Got the flake on, now to build up some gelcoat!

 

[mickyryan]

Enough pics?

 

[mickyryan]

When is it too hot to apply gelcoat ... I see all kinda stuff for min temps

 

[mickyryan]

Ok so for future reference 95 in full sun sets the gelcoat in gun at min mek luckily I saw it gel and got it cleaned out but damn!

 

[mickyryan]

Excessive Heat Warning for Flagler and Palm Coast Today as Heat Index Will Reach 113,,they ain't telling me nothin I don't already know lol​