Composite Materials So what's involved...?

AceX · 11-02-2005, 04:01 AM

Well, in a few weeks, I'm going to be sending my car to the guy who does all ym FG work and have the front reworked so it looks like factory. I'm going to be there every minute of every day that they are working on the car learning how to do FG and hopefully by the end of the venture, I will come out of it with some skill. I plan to do alot of little FG projects after that, but I'd like to someday learn to layup CF. I'm just wondering how much different/harder it is than doing FG.

mikeswickednick · 11-04-2005, 02:36 AM

the resin from CF is unbleliveably combustable

lol thats all i really know

turboguy · 11-04-2005, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeswickednick

the resin from CF is unbleliveably combustable

lol thats all i really know

It all depends on what kind of resin you use though. Vinylester, polyester, or one of the many epoxy resins.

yoshimitsuspeed · 12-23-2005, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by AceX

Well, in a few weeks, I'm going to be sending my car to the guy who does all ym FG work and have the front reworked so it looks like factory. I'm going to be there every minute of every day that they are working on the car learning how to do FG and hopefully by the end of the venture, I will come out of it with some skill. I plan to do alot of little FG projects after that, but I'd like to someday learn to layup CF. I'm just wondering how much different/harder it is than doing FG.

Structurally it's pretty much the same. The big difference is if you want to show off the weave of either material you have to spend extra time and care making sure the weave looks nice.

PHOENIX · 12-28-2005, 09:42 AM

i would love to see a good write-up on doing carbon fiber compared to fiberglass. Ive done alot of fiberglass work and am unknowledgable when it comes to CF.

DrPaine · 12-28-2005, 06:28 PM

Its not really all that different. Just a pain sometimes. Ambient temps for resin, keeping the weave straight and some other annoying stuff. If you follow Turboguys writeup, you will save quite a substantial amount of time and money on ****ups. I spent tons of money fooling around before I started getting results I liked.

11-02-2005, 04:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
AceX Alien Face Hugger Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 616 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	So what's involved...? Well, in a few weeks, I'm going to be sending my car to the guy who does all ym FG work and have the front reworked so it looks like factory. I'm going to be there every minute of every day that they are working on the car learning how to do FG and hopefully by the end of the venture, I will come out of it with some skill. I plan to do alot of little FG projects after that, but I'd like to someday learn to layup CF. I'm just wondering how much different/harder it is than doing FG.

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PHOENIX Beams Owners Group Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: On Hiatus....... Posts: 9,266 Thanks: 92 Thanked 292 Times in 224 Posts Blog Entries: 1 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (49/100% )	i would love to see a good write-up on doing carbon fiber compared to fiberglass. Ive done alot of fiberglass work and am unknowledgable when it comes to CF. __________________ - Dave I'm moving so I need to downsize my collection/hoarding of MR2 Parts. Check out the for sale section to see what I have available!

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11-04-2005, 02:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
mikeswickednick ding! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: nj/fla Posts: 537 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	the resin from CF is unbleliveably combustable lol thats all i really know

12-28-2005, 06:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
DrPaine Boost Whore! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hershey, PA Posts: 319 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Its not really all that different. Just a pain sometimes. Ambient temps for resin, keeping the weave straight and some other annoying stuff. If you follow Turboguys writeup, you will save quite a substantial amount of time and money on ****ups. I spent tons of money fooling around before I started getting results I liked.