

| Subject: | Re: The lid is *NOT* Plastic! |
| From: | Gnarlodious |
| Date: | Mon, 19 Nov 2001 11:23:20 -0700 |
Entity Terry Kay spoke thus: > Could you please "splain" the difference between high desity fiberglass, > cloth or resin, and low density. > > I've been repairing this stuff for a long time and have never run into > any variations of the material.----- Try burning it. You will see that "structural" fiberglass is a much heavier fiber that "finishing" fiberglass, which is a higher proportion of resin making it smoother for finish work. > Oh, and just to set the record straight, regardless of which one or the > other it is, fiberglass cloth, matting or resin, even dryed, is highly > flamabale, There is a big difference between "flammability" and "ignitability". I challenge you to burn a fiberglass engine cover by holding a match under it!
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