Carbon Goodies!!

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Aga

Aga

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DEETECH MOTORSPORT said:
Hi AGA,nice to know some one is doing a bit of infusion,so much better process than the old wet lay ups.Trying to find the right resins in the UK was a nightmare.Im waiting on a sample from a new company who tailored a resin to the spec I wanted.Most had a very long gel time as they were designed for making boat hulls or windmill blades.I have also found a good crystal clear uv resistant gel after trying six others.Nobody has much experience with infusion in the UK yet .
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i'm using a german company's infusion resin, its for room temp curing. As for uv resistance, a couple of automotive clearcoat layers does a fine job. If you don't have a pro car sprayer (or dont wanna pay one) painting 5-6 layers inside the mold and then infusing is the same ;)
 
riko666

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Aga said:
wet layup has nothing to do with the part being carbon or fiberglass. Its about the process and the materials used (prepregs for example)

Hi deetech welcome to the forum. I use vacuum infusion too...
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Yeah I know Alex, it's just typically that's how the wet-lay bonnets are made...well...of the ones I've seen, correct me if I'm wrong though

I should really ask my university to help me, they have an autoclave, yum
 
wickedep

wickedep

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hey smithy's..
i would be interested in the cf spoiler for ep82. if possible please u2u me when they are available as i dont get much time to spend online to check all threads. thanks in advance!

sacha
wickedEP Racing
 
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DEETECH MOTORSPORT

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I have used resin from DSM,Reichold and cray valley.All were special order and not generally available in the uk.Found the DSM to be very good but they all have 225kg minimum order.You have to be sure when a barrel costs £900 +vat.Waitin on this new sample to try.Im lucky cause I can do the whole process in house from making mold to 2k clear coating of the finished part.I work for Wrightbus and our composite department are starting to move a lot towards RTM molding.I buy my Vinyl ester tooling gels from them and hopefully if they start with low viscosity resins I may be able to use them as well.
 
Aga

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DEETECH MOTORSPORT said:
I have used resin from DSM,Reichold and cray valley.All were special order and not generally available in the uk.Found the DSM to be very good but they all have 225kg minimum order.You have to be sure when a barrel costs £900 +vat.Waitin on this new sample to try.Im lucky cause I can do the whole process in house from making mold to 2k clear coating of the finished part.I work for Wrightbus and our composite department are starting to move a lot towards RTM molding.I buy my Vinyl ester tooling gels from them and hopefully if they start with low viscosity resins I may be able to use them as well.
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yeah, i've used vinylester with infusion, works preety well. Only bad thing is they are dark colored.
 
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alan_d

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how feasible is it to buy flat skins, to be cut afterwards?

I have an ep91 getting emptied out to be a track car, but i dont like the empty cavities on the doors or the rear quarters.
 
smythy75

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alan_d said:
how feasible is it to buy flat skins, to be cut afterwards?

I have an ep91 getting emptied out to be a track car, but i dont like the empty cavities on the doors or the rear quarters.
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ill ask davy for you tomorro when i see him alan!
 
Dan3SGTE

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this is great. Really is! I can see it now............. **dreaming about a full carbon bodykitted 3sgte starlet**

oh the dreams lol
 
Iain@CRD

Iain@CRD

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This looks very promising and will be checking this thread for updates everytime im on. Its good to see someone who can basically build any part body wise we require in carbon.
 
smythy75

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yea, just keep checking cause by next week I'm hoping to get some bits screwed on! There will be pics for yas all to admire!

Regards
Pete!
 
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