: I wetout 5oz Polyester last night for the first time on my
: whitewater kayak project, and thought I'd share my experience.
: This was definitely more difficult to wetout than any 6oz glass
: I have worked with. The weave was much tighter, and getting out
: all of the air took some time. This was especially a challenge
: for me, as I am not the quickest with a squeegee (being a
: perfectionist does NOT help here at all). I also was quite
: tortured leaving it to cure in that I was worried it was very
: resin-rich, despite not being able to squeegee out hardly
: anything... Thankfully, it set up pretty well by this morning,
: and only one small spot seemed to raise up over night. Has a
: nice tough feel to it as well, and a good texture for my next
: layer.

: I will be wetting out 5oz Kevlar for the first time soon, and I'm
: hoping I don't have any issues with it, we shall see. I've have
: to get some newer pictures on flickr to give you guys a look at
: it~

Btw, Kevlar can be tricky, kinda like carbon fiber, it changes appearance very little when it's wet.

Bill H.