Squeegee techniques refer to the methods and tool applications used to distribute resin, remove excess material and evacuate air during surfboard lamination, ensuring proper fiber wet-out, laminate consistency and weight efficiency. Effective squeegee work promotes uniform saturation, minimized voids, optimal fiber-to-resin ratios and a clean, consolidated composite structure.
Techniques range from single-pass minimal-excess approaches to multi-pass high-precision control, and depend on factors such as resin viscosity, fiber architecture, cloth lay-up, and laminate angle. Mastering squeegee techniques enhances laminate clarity, strength-to-weight balance, flex behaviour and surface finish in both performance constructions and eco-composites.
Shapers and laminators refine squeegee work through tuned pressure, tool selection and construction choices that maintain responsiveness, feedback and control.
