Continuing the success of layup 1, I am applying layup #2 to the practice headtube male ABS core.
Wet layup complete:
Then I hit a problem. After allowing the resin to cure, I go to unwrap the compaction and find the new elastic compression banding is stuck to the layup. This is about as far as I got before having to get the pliers out.
As much as I could remove... yes, I damaged the layup.
What happened? The elastic compression banding I love so much has a catch. It needs to be removed as soon as the resin completely hardens... but you can't wait until it fully cures. The first few times I used the elastic, I let the resin cure for the full recommended 6 hours and then it removed easily by hand. This layup I let sit for 48 hours before I was available to unwrap it, plus the garage was 10 degrees hotter. So it stuck. Lesson learned.
Wet layup complete:
Then I hit a problem. After allowing the resin to cure, I go to unwrap the compaction and find the new elastic compression banding is stuck to the layup. This is about as far as I got before having to get the pliers out.
As much as I could remove... yes, I damaged the layup.
What happened? The elastic compression banding I love so much has a catch. It needs to be removed as soon as the resin completely hardens... but you can't wait until it fully cures. The first few times I used the elastic, I let the resin cure for the full recommended 6 hours and then it removed easily by hand. This layup I let sit for 48 hours before I was available to unwrap it, plus the garage was 10 degrees hotter. So it stuck. Lesson learned.
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