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Hi all

Well I got my delivery of Carbon Fiber (twill - 2 over 2 under) and resins a few days ago :)

I decided to do a flat test piece on some plastic as I have only done fiberglass before this way.

It turned out ok so decided to move onto a center armrest.....

Frustration... :verymad: Although similar to fiberglass I have found it to be slightly more difficult to deal with especially when trying to stop it from coming apart at the ends while moulding it around the arm rest corners...

Initially I had the edges taped with masking tape while positioning the top and largest surface area. Once stage 1 was done I cut around to desired length plus some extra to wrap underneath and secure with tape... Note: The arm rest has had a coat of dyed epoxy applied and allowed to cure to tack as a base for the fiber to stick to.

This is where it all went wrong, it comes apart so easy :(

At $70+ a square meter mistakes are expensive...

I thought I would see if anyone has any hints and tips...

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Waits for Carbon 34 to step in save the day :D

Hahaha it may come to that...

I have done a second one with the lessons learned from the first applied... It is looking ok so far just needed some extra swear words shouted at the carbon to make it do what I wanted it to do ;)

Hi all

Well I got my delivery of Carbon Fiber (twill - 2 over 2 under) and resins a few days ago :)

I decided to do a flat test piece on some plastic as I have only done fiberglass before this way.

It turned out ok so decided to move onto a center armrest.....

Frustration... :verymad: Although similar to fiberglass I have found it to be slightly more difficult to deal with especially when trying to stop it from coming apart at the ends while moulding it around the arm rest corners...

Initially I had the edges taped with masking tape while positioning the top and largest surface area. Once stage 1 was done I cut around to desired length plus some extra to wrap underneath and secure with tape... Note: The arm rest has had a coat of dyed epoxy applied and allowed to cure to tack as a base for the fiber to stick to.

This is where it all went wrong, it comes apart so easy :(

At $70+ a square meter mistakes are expensive...

I thought I would see if anyone has any hints and tips...

70 a metre dont forget the epoxy

Prep

Cussing

trimming

Wasted time or parts

Lol it adds up fast

And kevlar and zylon is twice as bad haha

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