Graphics and pre cured top sheet
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 10:39 am
Iv'e been making boards for a while now and want to start including graphics in my lay up as i have
only ever previously painted boards. I have read a number of threads on the subject and a pre cured topsheet using mylar seems to be one of the more popular methods but there are a few things i'm not sure about and would like some help with. What is the best method for bagging the topsheet, is it best to go mylar(back side down), then graphic(face down) then thin glass layer? Also is the graphic printed directly on the mylar sheet or are they separate? Finally, when you do the main lay up and put your pre cured top sheet on as last layer before bagging how do you deal with the excess resin? Normally after my final layer i put perforated release and breather but the pre cured top sheet isnt permeable and therefore no resin will draw up through it? Any tips or advice on the above or graphics in general will be greatly appreciated as i can no longer afford to experiment and waste anymore materials. Cheers.
only ever previously painted boards. I have read a number of threads on the subject and a pre cured topsheet using mylar seems to be one of the more popular methods but there are a few things i'm not sure about and would like some help with. What is the best method for bagging the topsheet, is it best to go mylar(back side down), then graphic(face down) then thin glass layer? Also is the graphic printed directly on the mylar sheet or are they separate? Finally, when you do the main lay up and put your pre cured top sheet on as last layer before bagging how do you deal with the excess resin? Normally after my final layer i put perforated release and breather but the pre cured top sheet isnt permeable and therefore no resin will draw up through it? Any tips or advice on the above or graphics in general will be greatly appreciated as i can no longer afford to experiment and waste anymore materials. Cheers.