Hey guys i just bought a carbonfiber 350z engine cover for my g and i have to get it reshaped to fit the aps tall boy upper plenum i have.Anybody got some advice when using a dremel with carbon fiber.

Thanks,keith.

 

+1 on dremel and you'll be fine.... don't rush into things

 

I wouldnt want to do that. Id imagine its fiberglass mixed with some CF, if so Id assume it would fray atthe ends when cut? Try shaping a very little piece and see what happens, good luck Keith.

 

I was assured it was total carbon fiber,i guess we shall see when i try shaping it.

 

Dremel..and go slow..make sure your angle of cutting is always perpendicular to the surface...

 

The dremel is a horrid tool, I threw mine directly in the trash after one use. Weaksauce homeowner tool, you have access to air compressor's I'd assume, use a whizzer wheel and the appropriate disc from your Mac or Snap-on rep.

 

I've used Dremmel on CF before.. use high rotation speeds, and TAKE YOUR TIME. It will be fine.

Slow speeds on the dremmel can lead to the weave fraying, higher speeds prevent that.

 

+1 Keith just take your time and wear some sort of mask while your doing it b/c the resin is not to to breath in. I'd recommend taking a crayon or marker (although thats harder to remove if you mark it wrong) and marking the areas that need modification as well. Let us know how it goes.

 

used my dads dremel on med speed to cut and reshape my full CF eyelids....cut was so smooth and worked out perfectly

 

Garnet is no good (for wood only), aluminum oxide is OK, silicon carbide is good, diamond is best. And watch the heat buildup, you can burn the resin if you let the piece get too hot.

 

using a "whizzer wheel" (high speed air cut-off tool) will eliminate high/low setting nonsense as it is a much higher RPM tool, with less torque than a crappy dremel that is designed for nail salons and crafting wooden sculptures. Use painters tape/masking tape to off the area, then stencil the area that you will be cutting onto the tape and cut. This will also help avoid small cracks, chipping, and fraying.

 

Thanks guys im gonna try it this weekend and hope it comes out ok.

 

supercharge G huh

still slow

 

Slower than what, RSX or Civic - well they both are the same except for the skin? Troll.

 

rsx interior > *

 

dumb *** honda owner cant read a signature........hes got greddy twins. Hes put enough money into his engine to buy your car outright.

even if a rsx is faster, id rather have my z. Just something about seeing a bunch of 17yr olds pimping their rebadged honda fwd, 4cylinder pos that makes me laugh.


id be so nervous to cut the carbon fiber! Dremels definitely dont produce the smoothest looking cuts.

 

can't outrun ugly

 

ahhh.....that was meant for the srt4 d-bags

 

+1 diamond is best and don't forget about safety, if you have a shop vac use it to suck up the carbon shards, that stuff is very bad for your body. In the military we use shop vacs and other types of suction tables to do all carbon work on, you should also have a resperator on. Carbon is what everything is made of and the human body can not break it down, it will get stored in the sacks around your heart and lungs.

 

blasians mom ftw!