: Just started stripping a new kayak; put my cheater strip on, then
: my first near-shear strip, using the heatgun to relax the strip
: at the upswept ends. Works like a charm, btw - but I managed to
: melt the plastic tape I use as a release barrier on the forms.
: Could be a problem when I get to the epoxy stage, eh?

: I fixed the offended barrier, and now hold the strip out a bit
: while heating it. But it's not quite as elegant a method as
: holding the strip around the curve of the preceding strip, and
: exactly heating/bending the new strip.

: Any way to have it my way?

I just use duct tape as a release, more temperature resistant too.

Bill H.