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Well, I decided to fabricate some Carbon Fiber parts for my RD07 and started to read/watch/ear/eat/sleep every kind of information I could get on the subject.
£200 (in supplies) later, I started to make the mold for my first attempt.
Although the pics make it look quite simple, ther is a lot of work involved, but my guess is, anyone with the shed, patience, hand coordination, organizational skills and money can do it.
Step 1- cover all the open space between the part (to be copied) and the base with plasticine.
Step 2- Wax the part , plasticine and base (wait 2 hours for it to dry)and buff it.
Step 3-Apply PVA (Mold release agent) and wait to dry.
Step 4-First layer of Polyester Gel Coat and wait 1 hour for it to dry.
Step 5- Second layer of Gel Coat and 1 hour to dry
Step 6-First layer of Polyester resin and wait 1/2 hour
Step 7-Fibreglass strand mat
Step 8- Resin, mat, resin, mat, resin, mat (wait 1/2 hour between layers)
Step 9- Wait 12h and release the part from the mold.
Step 10- clean the mold with warm water and soap.
After all this work, you're ready to start laying layers of Carbon cloth...
Stay tuned!
£200 (in supplies) later, I started to make the mold for my first attempt.
Although the pics make it look quite simple, ther is a lot of work involved, but my guess is, anyone with the shed, patience, hand coordination, organizational skills and money can do it.
Step 1- cover all the open space between the part (to be copied) and the base with plasticine.
Step 2- Wax the part , plasticine and base (wait 2 hours for it to dry)and buff it.
Step 3-Apply PVA (Mold release agent) and wait to dry.
Step 4-First layer of Polyester Gel Coat and wait 1 hour for it to dry.
Step 5- Second layer of Gel Coat and 1 hour to dry
Step 6-First layer of Polyester resin and wait 1/2 hour
Step 7-Fibreglass strand mat
Step 8- Resin, mat, resin, mat, resin, mat (wait 1/2 hour between layers)
Step 9- Wait 12h and release the part from the mold.
Step 10- clean the mold with warm water and soap.
After all this work, you're ready to start laying layers of Carbon cloth...
Stay tuned!