In order for the material to relax from a process that created the curl in the
first place, one needs to elevate the material's temperature.
If you need to use it immediately, reverse-roll the material, then run or let
stand in hot water for a few minutes, then open the roll to the widest diame
An iron works great! Put it on a low setting...about 50% power or so...I put
them in between a t-shirt, so that I don't scratch them. Apply a LOT of
pressure when ironing them, and make sure that you keep the iron moving. If
you don't you can add other waves that you will need to get out.
I've
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>does anyone have a trick for taking
>the curl out of mylars before you first use them?
I recently answered this in an email so here is that response;
I always immediately take the roll of mylar out of the box, st
I picked up some 1/4" square steel and cut it in 1' lengths. Laid at the
ends of a carrier with cloth applied, it will stay flat while applying
epoxy. Take the steel pieces off to catch where they laid.
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