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Re: What Is Peel Ply?
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 4/14/2004, 4:08 pm
In Response To: What Is Peel Ply? (Ken Blanton)

: I've heard of it ... never seen it ...

Generally it is just light nylon fabric. Sometimes it is treated so resin doesn't stick. It can be pressed into wet resin. After the resin has cured you peel off the fabric. The result is a relatively smooth surface assuming you got all the wrinkles out of the nylon.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Use of peel ply for glassing
Tony Forman -- 4/14/2004, 7:41 am
Re: Strip: Use of peel ply for glassing
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/14/2004, 9:05 am
What Is Peel Ply?
Ken Blanton -- 4/14/2004, 3:30 pm
Re: What Is Peel Ply?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/14/2004, 4:08 pm