: I'd avoid 100% nylon fabrics (they don't like UV for more than a few years)
: and go with 100% polyester, 50/50 poly cotton, or 100% ctton, in that
: order.

I like the print effects, very retro. Maybe the cotton would be OK? My own experience is that polyester fabrics don't bond with expoxy at all so I wouldn't put them under the glass cloth, like you would a tissue paper tattoo or transfer.

In the sailing world they use polyester lining material to pick up the excess resin by smoothing it on top of an epoxy/glass cloth glassed part. Excess epoxy seeps through the polyester. Then it's ripped it off once the epoxy has cured, removing the excess resin and giving a smoothish finish. I made a 1 metre long centreboard for a sailing dinghy this way, after being told of the technique by our local sail makers. It was very easy but the technique doesn't work on 3D curves at all.

cheers

Steve Dorrington
Wellington
New Zealand