Some Carbon Fiber fun. (Part1)
05-21-05, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by ACleanSC4
That's the problem with wrapping things in CF, it tends to want to lay flat...you can see the uneven corners all along the wood trim...
That's a weird weave you got there, it's a checkered pattern...let me know if you ever want full CF replacements instead of your wrap
That's a weird weave you got there, it's a checkered pattern...let me know if you ever want full CF replacements instead of your wrap
Also, did you use pre-impregnated CF or cloth and resin? I have a 5 yard x 1 yard roll of Prepreg that I want to do something with.
Where I work I occasionally do glass and carbon fibre lay ups for jet reversers and flaps and stuff, and we more times than not use an existing product to make a form off of, then we make the part from that. We also make Plaster Face Patterns to make the parts.
Is this similar to what you do? The mould matterial we use is a bit pricey because we put them into a large pressurized chamber that puts tremendous stress on the moulds or tools. We use the bagging technique as well, but it also has to hold a great amount of vaccum for extended amounts of time, which also calls for a sturdy material. So I was curious to know what matterial you use for the mould.
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05-21-05, 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by ACleanSC4
That's the problem with wrapping things in CF, it tends to want to lay flat...you can see the uneven corners all along the wood trim...
That's a weird weave you got there, it's a checkered pattern...let me know if you ever want full CF replacements instead of your wrap
That's a weird weave you got there, it's a checkered pattern...let me know if you ever want full CF replacements instead of your wrap
I noticed your in California, if you don't mind me asking where in cali are you?
05-22-05, 01:58 AM
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Why do you people imply real as if the carbon fiber I used was fake??? ITS REAL 
I paid less than $10 to do this and everyone that see's it in person has said good things about it.. Hope you guys have pockets deep enough to afford the whole mold in carbon fiber.. I'd rather put that money into the engine than some trim pieces
I paid less than $10 to do this and everyone that see's it in person has said good things about it.. Hope you guys have pockets deep enough to afford the whole mold in carbon fiber.. I'd rather put that money into the engine than some trim pieces
05-22-05, 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by got_trd
Why do you people imply real as if the carbon fiber I used was fake??? ITS REAL
I paid less than $10 to do this and everyone that see's it in person has said good things about it.. Hope you guys have pockets deep enough to afford the whole mold in carbon fiber.. I'd rather put that money into the engine than some trim pieces
I paid less than $10 to do this and everyone that see's it in person has said good things about it.. Hope you guys have pockets deep enough to afford the whole mold in carbon fiber.. I'd rather put that money into the engine than some trim pieces
You tell em...
Good job and keep it up...Ryan
05-22-05, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by got_trd
Why do you people imply real as if the carbon fiber I used was fake??? ITS REAL
I paid less than $10 to do this and everyone that see's it in person has said good things about it.. Hope you guys have pockets deep enough to afford the whole mold in carbon fiber.. I'd rather put that money into the engine than some trim pieces
I paid less than $10 to do this and everyone that see's it in person has said good things about it.. Hope you guys have pockets deep enough to afford the whole mold in carbon fiber.. I'd rather put that money into the engine than some trim pieces
05-22-05, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by ONe21
I think that yours looks awesome. I have the means to make CF replacements, since all of my materials are free. If I had a limited supply I would do like you did, it's not like you can tell that there is plastic behind it.
05-22-05, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by LexusPunk
Thats what I told your girlfriend.... 
hahaha
just kiddin man, but it was too good to resist
hahahajust kiddin man, but it was too good to resist
lol. i left myself open on that one...
Its all good...
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