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Re: Material: 2 oz. Fiberglass Cloth
By:John Messinger
Date: 11/5/2013, 9:11 am
In Response To: Re: Material: 2 oz. Fiberglass Cloth (Matt Jakubek)

Hi John,
I use a 1oz glass cloth on a regular basis, mainly as a protective layer over kevlar (it helps avoid sanding into the kevlar) and also as an efficient weave-filler when using heavier cloths (less fill coats and less sanding necessary). Oh and it's also very helpful when saturating UD-carbon to avoid But let me tell you, it's a real pain to use. It's so light and delicate it's almost impossible to not damage the weave pattern. Just laying it down can be tricky sometimes.

best,
Matt


Thank you for your input. I was thinking it might be very difficult to handle.

Messages In This Thread

Material: 2 oz. Fiberglass Cloth
John Messinger -- 11/5/2013, 5:54 am
Re: Material: 2 oz. Fiberglass Cloth
Matt Jakubek -- 11/5/2013, 8:24 am
Re: Material: 2 oz. Fiberglass Cloth
John Messinger -- 11/5/2013, 9:11 am