Kevlar Rails

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I'm pretty sure that i will be making my own board in the off-season (whenever that is!)
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Pretty good with glass work.  Not a shaping artist, but i will muddle thru.

What i'm really wondering about is kevlar on the rails, or at least the paddle damage sections.  If i did a 50/40 kevlar-carbon weave on the rails first, I think i could "bury" the edges, but my prior kevlar projects always confounded by the lack of sand-ability.

Appreciate any thoughts or tricks to cleaning the fringe....I think there could be a big advantage to kevlar on the rails
Maybe bury with a 4oz sacrificial layup prior to later glass?

Not worried about flex characteristics as it's going to be fishy

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I always do a layer of glass over the kevlar, and under it as to sandwich it.  The vibration dampening qualities of kevlar is mostly why and when I would use it, as for more control at speed.  The toughness/dingproofness is another nice attribute as well.     

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A layer above AND below makes sense, and would keep the fringe down for sure.....especially if the glass is wider than the kevlar.   Thanks

I am used to trimming the rail wrap when sticky, that obviously won't work too well with the kevlar.  Would you trim it dry?  New sissors a must i guess

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I have a process when doing full kevlar deck and rails. 

I bag on the bottom balsa or veneer.
Shape the rest of the board.
Mask off the bottom balsa rail edge with multiple(3) layers of tape.
Glass the deck, trim rail when its set, top layer of tape goes with it.
Lay out kevlar(crowfoot 285 weave)
Lay out 4oz on top of kevlar
Laminate that and trim rail at tape with very sharp/new razor when set.
Let it cure and then sand down last bits to layer of tape and remove it.
Glass the bottom wrapping over rail and the thin kevlar edge.

The new Resin Research CE epoxy has a UV absorber in it that seems to really protect the kevlar from turning color.  I use kevlar scissors and router bit.

 
 
         

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Thanks! ...that'l work