Width: 4”
Colour: Clear & White Hi-Lite
Roll Length: Sold as 50m Roll
Hi-Lite S2 Cloth
Shapers S-Glass is Ultra light and highly durable and offers a high clear finish with optimal brightness. Superior Strength-to-Weight Performance and Up to 50% Increased Tensile Strength compared to Industry E-Glass. Up to 30% Increased Compressive Strength compared to Industry E-Glass.
SHAPERS HI-LITE | KEY FEATURES & BENEFITS
- Excellent UV resistance. Ultra lightweight. The lightest offering from all our composites.
- Highest level of impact strength, greater than Innegra, Carbon and Kevlar!
- A highly effective composite for the likes of tail and hip patches.
- Favourable Flex Properties.
- High tensile strength without the stiffness associated with Carbon.
- Whilst a good choice for stringerless Epoxies, the favourable flex properties also make HI-LITE a positive choice for use with stringered surfboards (PU and Epoxy).
Industry Uses:
Back Rails
Manufactures place Bi-Axial Cloth on the back rail of surfboards to prevent the tails from shattering and strengthening the deck from foot compressions.
Bottom of the board
Used on the bottom of the surfboards to create additional spring or pop out of the board. This is know as a kinetic flex, as the board is placed under pressure while in transition, during or out of a turn the board springs back to its natural curvature and delivers additional speed.
Deck and Bottom of the board Often used on the deck and bottom of stringerless surfboards. This is to add additional strength or to replace the strength that a timber stringer would provide, therefore creating a Multiple Parabolic Frame Effect. The Parabolic Frame helps prevent the board from twisting which increases the liveliness/responsiveness, this also creates a parabolic flex pattern that allows the board to deliver more drive, speed and power.
Lay-ups: The tapes are placed on the foam before the cloth is laminated. Most manufactures mark the area they wish to place the Bi-Axial Tapes, and brush a small amount of resin on the foam (to prevent to the tape from moving). The Bi-Axial Tapes are then placed on the resin (making sure the resin has soaked through) and then continue to lay the cloth over the board and laminate as normal.
Resin Compatibility:
Epoxy and Polyester Resin.
