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In gel coat repair operations, the amounts of gel coat consumed and gel coat wasted are very different. However, by cutting down on the amount of gel coat consumed, the amount of gel coat which is wasted can be reduced. Gel Coat Consumed If your plant is typical, the amount of gel coat consumed for any given repair job is not likely to vary much with the size of the repair. The plant floor technician will mix up the same amount of MEKP and gel coat each time. The reason for this is simple. The technician knows the level in the cup on the MEKP dispenser which corresponds to a cup of gel coat which is, say, two thirds full. Variations in the amount of gel coat require variations in the amount of MEKP. This requires the technician to perform some math which consumes time. For the plant floor technician, there is a penalty associated with performing the math. The time consumed may cut into his break time or require him to stay late to meet his daily quota. On the other hand, there is no penalty associated with preparing too much gel coat.
Gel Coat Wasted The amount of gel coat which can be applied depends on the areas and depths of the defects to be repaired as well as the rate at which the gel coat can be applied. Any gel coat which has not been sprayed by the time hardening starts to occur is wasted. In addition, if too much gel coat is applied to a vertical surface, runs and drips will occur. As a result, the amount of gel coat which can be applied from any given batch is limited.
The Liquid Logic MEKP dispenser can reduce gel coat waste. With the Liquid Logic MEKP dispenser, there is no penalty imposed on preparing only the amount of gel coat needed. Software
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