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Re: Material: Raka Glass
By:Jay Babina
Date: 12/22/2002, 8:49 am
In Response To: Material: Raka Glass (grant)

: I was just reviewing the Raka glass list. They offer a 5.5 oz glass which
: they say is lighter and stronger than their 6 oz glass and in their words
: "should be excellant for clear coating".

I use 4 oz from Newfound /woodworks which is open weave. I personally don't like the tight weave glass from Raka. I find it a lot more work to keep air entrapment from occurring. I used it to tape my outside shear seam and regretted it. I got lot of little air bubbles that I had to hit with a pin to get them to release through the clloth. Obviously I'm in the minority on this thread. I use Rakas epoxies. I really don't like any of the tight weave glass from anyone.

Messages In This Thread

Material: Raka Glass
grant -- 12/21/2002, 2:19 pm
Re: Material: Raka Glass
Don Lucas -- 12/23/2002, 6:24 pm
Re: Material: Raka Glass - 5.5 *LINK*
Bill Price -- 12/22/2002, 11:06 am
Re: Material: Raka Glass
Jay Babina -- 12/22/2002, 8:49 am
Re: Material: Raka Glass
Mike Hanks -- 12/22/2002, 2:13 am
Re: Raka Glass 3.25oz.
Rehd -- 12/21/2002, 9:28 pm
Re: Raka Glass 3.25oz.
grant -- 12/21/2002, 11:34 pm
Re: Raka Glass 3.25oz.
Rehd -- 12/22/2002, 4:19 am
Raka Glass 3.25oz. + System 3 LPU for Cirrus
grant -- 12/22/2002, 11:44 am
Re: Raka Glass 3.25oz. + System 3 LPU for Cirrus *LINK* *Pic*
Jim Kozel -- 12/22/2002, 6:53 pm
Re: Raka Glass 3.25oz. + System 3 LPU for Cirrus
Rehd -- 12/22/2002, 5:37 pm
Re: Raka Glass 3.25oz. + System 3 LPU for Cirrus
grant -- 12/22/2002, 6:09 pm
Re: Material: Raka Glass
mike loriz -- 12/21/2002, 6:01 pm
Re: Material: Raka Glass
grant -- 12/21/2002, 6:29 pm
Re: Material: Raka Glass
Mike Loriz -- 12/24/2002, 1:49 pm
Re: Weight and type of Kayak?
Don Lucas -- 12/24/2002, 3:42 pm
Re: Weight and type of Kayak?
mike loriz -- 12/30/2002, 5:00 pm
Re: Material: Raka Glass
Scott -- 12/21/2002, 5:46 pm
Re: Material: Raka Glass *LINK*
Steve Frederick -- 12/21/2002, 2:55 pm