Vacuum Bagging CF?
04-02-2006, 09:54 PM
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Vacuum Bagging CF?
Does anyone here do their own vacuum bag carbon fiber overlays on stuff? Seems like someone would be fed up with paying 100 bucks for a CF overlaid dash and would just go buy a sheet of carbon cloth, some expoxy, and vacuum bag it themselves. If anyone has can you tell me about how you did it and how it turned out? Thanks.
04-02-2006, 10:18 PM
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sure you can do it yourself, but its damn messy-
also bagging it doesnt necessarily mean the CF will stick to the surface you're trying to apply it to- you're still going to have to 'rough' the dash surface so the resin will stick to it, and getting the bag/sponge foam to wrap around the edges will be tricky.
i've done this for a few school projects, and trust me, its not 'pretty' CF. its functional ugly stuff. if you want it it show worthy, you'll want the thick glossy gel-coated CF that people buy and not the vac-bag type.
also bagging it doesnt necessarily mean the CF will stick to the surface you're trying to apply it to- you're still going to have to 'rough' the dash surface so the resin will stick to it, and getting the bag/sponge foam to wrap around the edges will be tricky.
i've done this for a few school projects, and trust me, its not 'pretty' CF. its functional ugly stuff. if you want it it show worthy, you'll want the thick glossy gel-coated CF that people buy and not the vac-bag type.
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