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Frobisher
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I've heard of hardware store shade cloth being used as a cheaper alternative to infusion mesh.
Has anyone here tried it? Was it successful?
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Matthieu Libeert
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I've tried it 4 years ago while I started with composites...
Didn't get good results and decided that from that point I would only use products made for composites.
By not using the correct materials you waste time and money by having things failing...and to be honest I do not think
flowmesh is the most expensive part of the process
but everyone has their own ideas and findings about that
Matthieu Libeert
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www.mat2composites.com
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Shade Cloth as an infusion mesh
Frobisher
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10 Years Ago
It can definitely work. There are a few different types though and you want the woven type which can...
nc42
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10 Years Ago
Excellent, I think my local hardware store has woven 30% so I'll try that. I've heard that it...
Frobisher
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10 Years Ago
I've tried it 4 years ago while I started with composites... Didn't get good results and decided...
matthieutje65
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10 Years Ago
I would tend to agree. The price difference is pretty minimal, around %80. We mostly used the shade...
nc42
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That's less encouraging. I'm going to do some test runs so I'll try the shade cloth and see how it...
Frobisher
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