Plastic for expoxy/fibreglass lay up?

[SweetDoug]

I've seen the sheets of plastic for layup in the supply store, but I'm wondering if I can just use a piece of 5 ml (heavy) plastic sheeting?

I'm thinking… Oh-oh!—since I don't have a vacuum table, about laying down the fibreglass, the plastic, and using the old lady's rolling pin to smooth it out and squeeze out the resin or epoxy.

Comments? Razzies? Thumbsdown?

SD

[rynhardt]

Unless you have a very flat board the rolling pin is going to apply more pressure on the hills and none on the valleys.

Vacuum will provide a nice even pressure regardless of the geometry. It will also get rid of bubbles, fix the layers nicely in place and a host of other benefits.

But by all means experiment and post the results here.