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fiberglass cloth, epoxy or polyester ???
By:Grant Goltz
Date: 11/13/2000, 8:40 pm

Need an answer to how to tell if fiberglass cloth is finished for epoxy or polyester. The place where I get my kayaks clear coated has 2 big rolls (about 100 yards each) one of 50" wide 4 oz. and one of 60" wide 6 oz. He says they are just in his way and I can have them. (I will pay him something or else I would feel guilty forever). Obviously if they are finished for polyester and don't work with epoxy, they are of no use to me. But, how can one tell?

I just epoxied a piece of the 4 oz. to a scrap of plywood and it seemed to wet out OK. What should I look for? If this stuff is good, I have got a really good deal on cloth. Thanks for any help.

Grant

Messages In This Thread

fiberglass cloth, epoxy or polyester ???
Grant Goltz -- 11/13/2000, 8:40 pm
Thanks for the info, didn't mean to stir up George
Grant Goltz -- 11/15/2000, 8:26 pm
Re: fiberglass cloth, epoxy or polyester ???
George Cushing -- 11/14/2000, 12:54 pm
No difference
Jay Babina -- 11/14/2000, 9:46 am
Re: fiberglass cloth, epoxy or polyester ???
Rehd -- 11/13/2000, 11:24 pm
Re: fiberglass cloth, epoxy or polyester ???
Jon Hirsch -- 11/13/2000, 10:02 pm