A METHOD FOR PREPARING A FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITE

摘要

In-mould cured fibre reinforced polymer composites are prone to surface pitting which require filling prior to painting. The present method reduces the amount of pitting such that filling is not necessary. The present method requires that at least one of the mould parts (2) defining the mould cavity (4) in which the polymerisable composition is cured is movably located and during the curing process is pressed, e.g. by a gas bag (11), against the polymerisable composition which is thereby subjected to a mould pressure as it cures within the mould cavity.