We did some tests with the cutoffs from the stern, and the glass either broke or it pulled the wood off. An interesting observation was that we had to take care not to damage the fibers where we were pulling. A small "kink" or fold there, and wahoo, it broke there instead.
I would personally avoid using water or other solvents to wash an area to be laminated. An air blow-down and/or a good brushing and/or a vacuuming should be enough, and doesn't take very long.
Why didn't you just resin the timber, leave for 30mins or so before getting too tacky, then apply the laminate. No sanding to bother with and a good chemical bond.
I have a compressor but I dont know how good the water separator in it is. Using compressed air would make my garage an even dustier place. Brushing is really not enough, there will always be some dust left. I have not tried vacuming, since I am certain my wife would murder me <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Wiping the sanded surface with a moist and hot towel (not wet) have worked OK til now. Better options are definatly wanted!
Waiting 30 minutes and then laminate.. Interesting option. We have been working in kind of cold conditions until now so I 30 minutes might be a bit too short for the epoxy to kick or geel. I assume that was your idea, to let the epoxy kick and gel so it dont soak deeper into the wood before we begin to put the glass on? If we have the time for it, we will have a go at that.
