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Peel Ply.. Please Help
What does peel ply look like? Does it look just like 6oz fiberglass cloth?
I laminated two layers of 6oz cloth to my cockpit sole using epoxy. I laid the fiberglass down dry and lined it up nicely. Then I folded it back over itself half way. Then I rolled unthickened epoxy over the sole surface and the laid the fiberglass back over the epoxy and rolled that down with more epoxy until it was clear. Then I did the other half the exact same way. I used just enough epoxy to turn the cloth clear but no extra. Then I laid a second layer of cloth on top of the first layer and rolled epoxy onto it until it was clear. This is two feet wide by 6 feet long. I waited until it was sticky like masking tape. I rolled unthickened epoxy over the whole surface. I waited until that was sticky and rolled another coat on it. after the second coat was sticky, I rolled a 3rd coat on. It was smooth and shiny. That was two weeks ago. The temperature in the shop was around 65 or so. I was sweating doing it so it wasn't very cold out. It was raining outside, but this is in a building. Today, I was picking at the corner of the glass with my pocket knife. I was able to lift the corner of the fiberglass. I pushed my knife in further and was able to lift a big piece of fiberglass. In just 15 minutes, I was able to rip all of the fiberglass off in big pieces. So I wonder if this guy sold me peel ply instead of fiberglass. I can't believe that it was a contaminated substrate because, the epoxy should have stuck somewhere. This was too easy to get up. I pulled it up with my gloves on and just yanked it up. I can also rip the two courses apart with ease. What is going on here? What does peel ply look like? Could I have possibly mistaken peel ply for fiberglass? |
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