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Duratec® 904-001 Hi-Gloss Additive
Duratec 904-001 has a 20 year history of successful use, blended with numerous gelcoats across North America and Europe.• Asuperiorproducttoblend with Gelcoat to create a repair coating. • CanbeblendedwithTooling gelcoat to reduce porosity and improve the surface quality.
Features • Contains Air-cure resins and additives eliminate the use ofwaxandPVA…creatinga superiorfinish. o Makes gelcoat spray like paint o Canbeblended50:50for air-cure or 25:75 to improveflowandsurface (stillneedswax)
• Eliminate low-gloss areas ontheedgesofrepairs…the low-glossdonutoftenseenin gelcoatrepairs.
• Reduce Porosity in tooling gelcoat. Improvesair release thuspreventingporosity.
• Betterprofile:ascomparedto un-modified gelcoat or gelcoatwithwaxandstyrene. o Easytospray fromHVLP SprayGuns.• Greatly reduced yellowing: GelcoatpatchedwithStyrene andWax
• Containsspecialadditivesto preventUV-inducedyellowing andglossloss.
• Faster and Easier Repair: The air-cure blend created with Duratec 904-001 and gelcoat cures fast and hard, creating a shiny smooth surfacethatiseasytosand. o FasterRepair o Eliminate the gummy surface seen with wax andstyrene o Prevent the dull surface seen with wax/gelcoat blends
Hi-Gloss Additive
904-001
Limited/ warranty statement: Our products are intended for sale to industrial and commercial customers. We request that customers inspect and test our products before use and satisfy themselves as to contents and suitability. Nothing herein shall constitute a warranty, expressed or implied, including any warranty of merchantability or fitness, nor is protection from any law or patent to be inferred. All patent rights are reserved. The exclusive remedy for all proven claims is replacement of our materials and in no event shall we be liable for special, incidental or consequential damages.
P.O.Box 415, Bloomington, CA 92316(USA) 800-977-0060•(Outside.USA) 909-546-1160 • Fax 909-546-1161Email: [email protected] • www.duratec1.com
904-001
Duratec® Hi-Gloss Additive
Physical Properties:Recommended Use:
Gelcoat Repair
1. A test blend is recommended, as every blend is unique and the cure must be tested and assured. Thecuretimeoftheblendwillvary,aseverygelcoatisdifferent.Notethecup-geltime.
2. Removeanycrackedordamagedgelcoat.Grindoutcracksdowntothelaminate.
3. Repairlaminateorassurethelaminateissound.
4. Thetemperatureshouldbeatleast60°F.Lowtemperaturesextendcuretimes.
5. Sandwith180grittoafewinchesoutsidetherepairarea. a. Beveltheedgeoftheexistinggelcoat. b.Usearepairputty(likeDuratec1810-013MarineFairingPutty)tofillinanylowareas
6. BlendOne:1part(25%)Duratec904-001and3parts(75%)gelcoat. a. Catalyzewith2%50%MEKPcatalystlikeNorox925(about20millilitersperquart.Note:the1:3blendis recommendedtomaximizethehide(opacity).Ifopacityisnotanissue,useBlendTwoforalltherepairs. b. Spray3-4passesovertherepair,buildingup12-15mils.Allowatleasttwominutesbetweenpasses.Donot allowtheDuratec/gelcoatblendtocurebeyondthesticky/thumbprintstagebetweencoats….usuallyabout 30minutesat77°Fwhensprayed,fasterinthecup.
7. Blendtwo: a. 1partDuratec904-001andonepartgelcoat.Catalyzewith2%ofa50%MEKPcatalystlikeNorox925H. b. Sprayatleast2passesovertherepair,buildingupaadditional8milsormore.Besuretogetbackontothe firstpasseswhiletheyaresticky.Coverallthepreviouslycoatedarea.Itispossibletofeathertheedgeofthe repairedareawiththesecondblend.
8. Allowtocurecompletely.
9. Sandwiththefinestgritthatisreasonableforthesurfacefinish.Withagoodfinishstartingwith400gritispossible. a. Thesurfacemustbeopenforatleast8hoursbetweeninitialsandingandpolishing.Theopentimeallowsfor styrenereleaseandfullcure.
10. Sandwithprogressivelyfinergrits like400,600,800,1000, Compoundandpolishwithproducts formulated for gelcoatlikeAquaBuff1000andAquaBuff2000.
Tooling Gelcoat Upgrade: Blend10-25%Duratec904-001intothetoolinggelcoattoimprovetheflowandsprayingcharacteristicsoftoolinggelcoat.Catalyzewith2%MEKPcatalyst(asrecommendedbythegelcoatsupplier)
Revised 03-4-15
Limited/ warranty statement: Our products are intended for sale to industrial and commercial customers. We request that customers inspect and test our products before use and satisfy themselves as to contents and suitability. Nothing herein shall constitute a warranty, expressed or implied, including any warranty of merchantability or fitness, nor is protection from any law or patent to be inferred. All patent rights are reserved. The exclusive remedy for all proven claims is replacement of our materials and in no event shall we be liable for special, incidental or consequential damages.
P.O.Box 415, Bloomington, CA 92316(USA) 800-977-0060•(Outside.USA) 909-546-1160 • Fax 909-546-1161Email: [email protected] • www.duratec1.com
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