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I live by peel-ply. I almost NEVER use mylar. I would rather have the textured, bondable surface and minimal epoxy that results from using peel-ply than a mirror smooth (hard to achieve) mylar surface. I fill the texture with epoxy…   Read more»

I live by peel-ply. I almost NEVER use mylar. I would rather have the textured, bondable surface and minimal epoxy that results from using peel-ply than a mirror smooth (hard to achieve) mylar surface. I fill the texture with epoxy…   Read more»

I live by peel-ply. I almost NEVER use mylar. I would rather have the textured, bondable surface and minimal epoxy that results from using peel-ply than a mirror smooth (hard to achieve) mylar surface. I fill the texture with epoxy…   Read more»

Scott, one other thing. If you do order the peel ply, make sure they ship it on a roll, rather than folded up. If they ship it folded, you will never get the creases out and it’s much harder to…   Read more»

aircraftspruce.com also has peel ply. Yep, they are indeed slooooow.Ken.

So Mr. XYou were not kidding about aerosleaves being a little slower then the other guys.

It wouldint really be any better than the Poris Teflon would it? Where did you get it ?Scott, it really depends of the surface you want. As Ken pointed out the Peel Ply leaves a rough surface and is intended…   Read more»

Peel-Ply is a dacron fabric. Remember that white nylon like fabric I showed you? It’s used to create a rough surface so subsequent layers can adhere better. It’s porous and allows the epoxy to soak through. When the epoxy is…   Read more»

Peel-Ply is a dacron fabric. Remember that white nylon like fabric I showed you? It’s used to create a rough surface so subsequent layers can adhere better. It’s porous and allows the epoxy to soak through. When the epoxy is…   Read more»

mylar is non-porous (unless you buy special perf’d mylar) so you don’t use anything in between the mylar and the tape. You ONLY use non-perfed mylar on the finish layer. All underlying layers should be wrapped in peel-ply or perforated…   Read more»

mylar is non-porous (unless you buy special perf’d mylar) so you don’t use anything in between the mylar and the tape. You ONLY use non-perfed mylar on the finish layer. All underlying layers should be wrapped in peel-ply or perforated…   Read more»

Yes CA.No I do not put anything between the glass cloth thats been soaked in epoxy on the tube and the mylar. I just wrap it and compress it. I put something on the ground to catch the excess epoxy…   Read more»

Yes CA.No I do not put anything between the glass cloth thats been soaked in epoxy on the tube and the mylar. I just wrap it and compress it. I put something on the ground to catch the excess epoxy…   Read more»

CyanoacrylateCA??I did one layer at a time, and Im only doing two. I did second layer last night. 6 oz for both. Good enough for first time. Im going to skip 2 oz cloth this time and just sand a…   Read more»

Scotte, First off how many layers are you wanting to do? I normally do 2 to 3 layers max of 6oz glass. Then I even do 1 to 2 layers of 2oz on top of that. The 6oz glass (or…   Read more»

My 4″ carbon bird was pretty close to the ideal ratio of fabric to resin and came out about double the weight of the phenolic tube. There were 4 wraps of 5.6 oz carbon and a single layer of 3…   Read more»

My 4″ carbon bird was pretty close to the ideal ratio of fabric to resin and came out about double the weight of the phenolic tube. There were 4 wraps of 5.6 oz carbon and a single layer of 3…   Read more»

Scott, I weighed a 4″ by 4′ phenolic tube before and after (using CF sleeve). Before the tube weighed 19 ounces, after it weighed 32 ounces.Ken.

WellI had it in front of the heater all night, running hot air though the tube!I might have had a little more catalyst in this time too, but it was pretty cured. Not bad, maybe Conways Daughter wont have to…   Read more»

Tried it tonight, We will see tomarrow.Definently could have been set up a little better (got a little frustrated ok maybe a little paniced too) but I finally got the mylar closed, wrapped with fabric, and taped starting at one…   Read more»