Trust the manual. The epoxy will have no trouble completely saturating the cloth and substrate.

Picture this: jump into a pool wearing a three piece suit. No doubt about it- you're getting totally wet. Now, what you're talking about is akin to trying to PUT ON a soaking wet three piece suit: unpleasant, difficult, and needlessly complicated.

Good luck!

Patrick

Hi,  When fiberglassing your hull, spread the cloth out over the area to be fiberglassed , smooth it al out and put the epoxy on to wet out the cloth.  no bubles or white spots which would indicate resin starved areas.  Depending on the temperature  , about 30 to 45 minutes beging to squegge off excess resin to the point thaat only the weave is showing.  Do not use this excess resin as it will not be clear and translucent.   After twenty hours or so, apply a thin second coat filling in the weave and then a third coat if necessary.  The second and third coat of resin needs to be spread as eveny as possible to avoid runs.  This is accompished by spreading the resin on 20 inch long sections the width of the hull.  Then, without adding more resin, remember, thin coats, go over that same 20 inch section with 45 degree angle strokes from the left going down and then from the right going down.  The brush strokes have now gone in three different directions and effectively given the resin a very even coat which how you prevent runs.  A fourth  stroke is now taken which we call landings and takeoffs.  you land in the just wetted section with a horizontal stroke carried into the previously wetted out section with the takeoff. Feathering the two sectiong.   This sounds like a lot of fussing around, but it will save you hours of sanding.  This same technique should be used for applying the four coats of varnish.  Long winded but hope it helps.  Best wishes,   Anvil Ed