Glossary
Fiberglass Laminator Terms & Vocabulary
15 essential fiberglass laminator terms with plain-English definitions: the vocabulary you’ll hear in training and on day one.
Key fiberglass laminator vocabulary
These 15 terms come up constantly in fiberglass laminator training, on the job and in interviews. Knowing them helps you follow instructions, document accurately and sound prepared.
- Catalyst
- Starts resin curing.
- Chopped strand mat
- Random glass fibers.
- Chopper gun
- Sprays chopped glass and resin.
- Composite
- Combined material.
- Core
- Lightweight middle layer.
- Cure
- Hardening.
- Demold
- Removing the part.
- Gel coat
- Smooth outer layer.
- Laminate schedule
- Layer plan.
- Mold release
- Prevents sticking.
- Pot life
- Working time.
- Resin
- Liquid that hardens.
- Void
- Air pocket.
- Wet-out
- Saturating glass with resin.
- Woven roving
- Woven glass fabric.
Practice these terms
Test yourself with the free Fiberglass Laminator practice test: it includes vocabulary questions built from this list. For a complete course, see Fiberglass Laminator training.
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