[quote=benedict]Ok, that makes good sense. So if I do go this route, having a final coat of something hard (epoxy, gel coat, paint, etc.) is a good idea.
On the kevlar thing, a guy I used to know did a lot of layup work with everything from fiberglass to carbon fiber to kevlar. He said the big thing with kevlar is you can't sand it. It'll fuzz every time. Just the nature of the beast. So if you need the mechanical properties of kevlar, by all means use it. Then cover it with a thin layer of something else so you can sand it fair. His application was making pressure vessels, so the higher tensile strength of the kevlar was a huge plus. But these were used exposed in an airstream, so they had to have a really clean profile and surface. Hence the sandable outer layer.
Looking forward to seeing the photos of your work.
Tom[/quote]
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