In the past, for small to medium sized piece, I have used a resin tray to wet out 1708 biaxial cloth.  Often with pieces bigger than the tray, I'd soak 1/2 of it in the tray, then fold the piece over so the other half wets out from the first half.  (like 'booking' of pre-pasted wallpaper).

I am currently working with some larger pieces ( 8 ft. x 2 ft.) and have been trying to pre-soak the resin in by laying the cloth out on a table, but it is hard to get the resin spread evenly over the piece, given its size.  FWIW, I like to pre-soak stitched cloth before laying in place, so much of the air is driven out of the cloth ahead of time.

It seems that the 1708 cloth is fairly dense and tougher to saturate than other cloths.  Any tips/tricks for working with larger pieces. ??? 

Working with VE resin if that matters.