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====Woven roving==== | ====Woven roving==== | ||
| − | "Woven roving" looks like your great Aunt's front door mat. It is woven with very coarse strands in a 90-degree pattern, and its purpose is to build bulk fast while providing superior strength compared to chopped strand mat. It is quite thick, and due to its weave and big strands doesn't lay around corners, and doesn't bond well to other layers. It also loves to print through its weave pattern to ruin gel coats. It should be used in boat hulls, not car parts. If you insist on using it for building thick parts, always | + | "Woven roving" looks like your great Aunt's front door mat. It is woven with very coarse strands in a 90-degree pattern, and its purpose is to build bulk fast while providing superior strength compared to chopped strand mat. It is quite thick, and due to its weave and big strands doesn't lay around corners, and doesn't bond well to other layers. It also loves to print through its weave pattern to ruin gel coats. It should be used in boat hulls, not car parts. If you insist on using it for building thick parts, always lay it with alternate layers of 2 oz mat to improve bonding. |
====Woven cloth==== | ====Woven cloth==== | ||
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