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Phat13	Phat13 posted 11 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 11, Visits: 138	Hi guys, I'm about to try my first infusion , It's a small cafe racer seat with a lot of shape Can I cut the peel ply to lay it neater or is it ok to have big folds in it Thanx in advance Wayne :0)
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ajb100	ajb100 posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 346, Visits: 4.4K	Both are fine, it's porous so makes no real difference. The only issue with cuts is sometimes it can tear along the cut and be a pain to removed
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Phat13	Phat13 posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 11, Visits: 138	Thank you buddy, That's cool then as I recon it will make it easier for me. Cheers Wayne :0)
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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	I had an issue once there I tried laying it with folds in it, and I didn't realise it actually pinched a small amount of carbon fibre in one of the folds. Of course when that infused and cured, it mechanically locked the peel ply in place so I ended up with this shred of peel ply permanently stuck in the part. Ended up binning it. These days I always cut the peel ply so that it lays flat on the surface. I put perforated release film over the top so that I can remove it all easier come demould.
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Phat13	Phat13 posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 11, Visits: 138	Yes I have now made a pattern so I can cut the infusion mesh an peel ply, I'm finding it very hard,it's almost likea bowl I'm having to lay all the bits in ,ha ha not easy as I discover !
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