Anybody ever tried that trick on a whole side? Maybe the thin Saran type plastic sticks too good and becomes pesky to peel up? Thanks
Do a Test …
I spent about 2 hours picking the red cling film out a heavy epoxy lam(18 oz triax) that did not want to wrap a corner, wrapped it up with cling film, let it cure overnight, next evening I was gently and not so gently scrapping, pulling, peeling cling film off the surface, in addition to cussing a storm. It also melts and clogs sand paper very effectively. Although it did the job of pulling the lam down tight, I would test to see if it sticks, save you some time and some agony. Vaccum bagging is the answer to this.
Pete
hey GTFD,
I’m about to get into the same thing. no vac bag system and I want to apply kevlar patches so the saran wrap seems to be the next viable option. Maybe try to put a piece of wax paper between the fabric and the wrap. Dunno just spit balling here.
Let me know how things turn out and what works for you.
Polyethylene plastic bags are quite common and they dont stick at all to poly or epoxy resin when set. It just peels off every time. Its not quite as stretchy as saran but its strong enough to be used many times over.
Ive vac bagged and wrapped tight corners with a strip of poly bag and just taped it in place. tape gently...
If you can get some of the packaging wrap from the shipping supply store,
it does not seem to grab the epoxy as tightly, its is a little thicker, and has some stretch.
You can also get 4 mil polyethylene, which has some stretch, be sure the lam is as dry as you
need , because any excess with show as ridges, bumps and lumps.
Pete
get Tom Sullivan’s video and check out the deck glassing section
2mm plastic and packaging tape with two sets of hands