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peel ply problem

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By rocketeer - 10/19/2016 8:37:48 PM

I'm vacuum-bagging a hand-layup using glass fibre fabric.
My mould is quite deep, so I overlapped two pieces of peel ply onto the wet fabric (which is also in two pieces).
But when I tried to remove the peel ply it had somehow stuck into the fabric and wouldn't come off.
Is it better to just use one single piece of peel ply and accept that it'll wrinkle?
Rick N
By VVS - 2/13/2017 8:31:10 AM

Quick tip with the peel ply is to keep the red lines all running in the same direction, sounds stupid and pointless BUT is 100% easier to remove.

If you over lap the peel ply and the lines are in different directions its a real pain to get out.
You can pull and it will tear out in one direction but as soon as you hit a overlap thats in a different direction it will stop dead and you will have to fight with it.