Peel ply question


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Phat13
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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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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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