: Once the fillets have hardened, you will no longer be able to slide
: the cloth to position it properly over the fillet. The fibers
: will catch on every little ridge and it will be incredibly
: frustrating (I'm just guessing :-) ). Also, you will wind up
: applying excess epoxy to wet out the cloth and fill all the
: little gaps and voids since you will not be able to squegee the
: cloth. So if you apply the tape while the fillets are still wet,
: you will make them a bit "dented" but it is much
: easier and requires much less epoxy.

I've always done glassing of filets after they are set, no big deal, it's pretty easy. It may well be easier for the beginner to do it that way to minimize problems. It's very easy doing the glass over wet filets to have the glass suck out too much resin from the filet and end up with a weak filet. This can't happen if the filets are allowed to set up first. You just have to use extra care to smooth the filets and scrape off any extra resin before it sets up and then sand/scrape the filets to clean them up before putting on the glass.

I don't see the need to "slide the cloth" so don't see that as a problem. I like to use fairly short piece of cloth to make the tape, lots cheaper to cut your own, and the smallish pieces (4 or 5 ft. long) are easy to place where you want them. Smallish overlaps on the cloth ends insure than the strength remains consistant.

Bill H.