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hi. thanks to everyone who has helped answer my other rookie questions. i have more...
im confused about topsheets and stuff. if iu want a natuaral finish ie you can see through to the cores, do i need a topsheet? can i just put the final layer of wetted out glass down, then directly on top, bleeder sheet and absorbent stuff and into the vaccuum bag? or do i still nbeed to put the topsheet on? i imagine when i pull it all out there will be marks on the top but i assumei can sand them back and perhaps paint on a varnish to clean it up...would this work? if i do need to add the top sheet, the stuff sold here, is it simply a case of putting it in bettween that final layer of glass and the bleeder material?
also, lets assume i have some graphics, on paper, that i want on my skis. if i want these on my skis, would it simply be a case of adding these pieces of paper after the final layer of glass and before the topsheet? is regular paper ok or should i photocopy it onto rice paper or any other stuff? i dont really want to get into screen printing these images, which i already have on paper, onto anything...
please shed some light on this strange mysterious topsheet process.
thanks!
mark

Check the "how to" sections on the main page. Most of your questions will be answered there in the future. As to your questions
a.) you do not have to use a topsheet
b.) you probably will have the texture of fiberglass on the top though
c.) If you use the top sheet from here it will be smooth and you will be able to see the core
d.) Printed graphics on rice paper are easy and can be done on a regular printer...