What is the difference between....

dvan1901

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What is the difference between fiberglass mat, cloth and fabric? I am doing a floor repair and think I need fabric, but now I'm not sure. Thanks
 

dvan1901

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Re: What is the difference between....

swimmin' said:
dvan, check out the blog on www.uscomposites.com They sell the different items, and provide a decent description of each. That should answer your question.

Thanks for the link. I also found this: http://www.clarkcraft.com/fiberglasscovering.php3

It has a good explenation of the differences and from what I can tell, what I may need for my floor repair is the cloth and then mat for places that need structural help. Or a combination of cloth and mat for the floor would help too. Thanks again for the link.
 

dmarkvid2

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Re: What is the difference between....

one is woven the other just seems to be pressed. I know that you need to have really clean hands (nothing sticky on them) when you use mat because the fine threads of the glass mat come apart easily. the woven cloth is abit more forgiving and can be cut with a good pair of shears.
 
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