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Material: How to remove creases from glass cloth?
By:Andy B. in Colorado
Date: 5/5/2003, 10:31 am

Please help! The glass cloth I used on my first kayak had quite a few creases in it, but I thought I could work the creases out during the wetting out stage. Nope. No matter what I did, the crease would pull free from the deck/hull surface. I ended up with long thin "bubbles" everywhere. How can I avoid this on the next kayak? I've tried ironing the crease. I've tried pressing it between two flat surfaces. Any ideas for removing creases from dry cloth? Or is there a technique to remove creases during wetting out stage? Or do I simply sand through the cured fiberglass and accept that it will be weak in that spot?

Any ideas/tips/techniques appreciated.
Thanks.
Andy

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Andy B. in Colorado -- 5/5/2003, 10:31 am
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Andy B. in Colorado -- 5/5/2003, 5:22 pm
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Jim Kozel -- 5/5/2003, 10:32 pm
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Ross Sieber -- 5/5/2003, 3:05 pm
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Rod Tait -- 5/5/2003, 1:30 pm
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Jay Babina -- 5/5/2003, 1:26 pm
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Pete Roszyk -- 5/5/2003, 12:03 pm
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Shawn Baker -- 5/5/2003, 11:30 am
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LeeG -- 5/5/2003, 11:28 am
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Andy B. in Colorado -- 5/5/2003, 11:53 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/5/2003, 1:19 pm
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Dave -- 5/5/2003, 12:13 pm
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Wes Tanaka -- 5/5/2003, 1:11 pm
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rnb4tla -- 5/5/2003, 9:29 pm
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Andy B. in Colorado -- 5/5/2003, 12:41 pm