spotty sticky gel

sbooy42

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So I gelled the bottom of a 26' Pursuit and there are a few spots that are sticky... the rest is all hard but a couple spots just aren't getting hard....its been two weeks..
We did go over a few prior repairs that were hard... Spectrum gel...cut with dura tec per directions....
Suggestions please and thank you
 

harleyman1975

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Only thing I can suggest is that it was not mixed thoroughly enough...Options are to leave it and see what happens or sand/remove defective areas and try to spot it in.
 

Scott Danforth

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coat the area with PVA, if that doesnt harden it up, then you may have to start over.
 

sbooy42

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it was PVA'd... tried heat lamps..etc Have wiped all sticky areas clean with acetone...back to square one..

Thanks for replies..
 

Scott Danforth

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gel doesnt cure in heat, it cures in the absence of air. hence the need for a wax or PVA. if its still sticky and has a good layer of PVA, then it will need those areas re-gelled.
 
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