Need help with Base Coat on CF Skinning


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brainfart (18/06/2014)
Sure, give it a try.


Lol that's not very reassuring. Jk, I'll try later today and report back. 
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grease remover
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Sure, give it a try.
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brainfart (18/06/2014)
What exactly is that? Cleaner, an acid, or a base? Metal pretreatment?

Aluminum is often unreliable and unpredictable to bond to. Try a different epoxy as the first coat, don't wait too long after sanding. It's also somewhat susceptible to corrosion when in direct contact with carbon. In aviation aluminum parts are therefore pretreated with certain chemicals before epoxies are applied, not because this enhances bond strength (it sometimes doesn't), but because it becomes more predictable and will last longer.


Would it be possible to use a primer (spray paint) then put the base coat ontop of that? 
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What exactly is that? Cleaner, an acid, or a base? Metal pretreatment?

Aluminum is often unreliable and unpredictable to bond to. Try a different epoxy as the first coat, don't wait too long after sanding. It's also somewhat susceptible to corrosion when in direct contact with carbon. In aviation aluminum parts are therefore pretreated with certain chemicals before epoxies are applied, not because this enhances bond strength (it sometimes doesn't), but because it becomes more predictable and will last longer.
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TomDesign (18/06/2014)
yes sure man . i do tons of wraps so i know what i say Smile




So what is it??  A wax and grease remover?  I can't find an English translation of what it is.
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TargaMustang (18/06/2014)
Brainfart has been generous enough to share an exceptional blog at http://ocarbon.com/blog/tag/texalium/ which will directly address the method you should use.  it is also a much more professional method that I have been using for skinning, and I will be incorporating his methods into my work.


Thanks! I'll look into that! 

TomDesign (18/06/2014)
did you cleaned surface with Nefrase so surface after sanding can be prepare to hold resin? from photos i doubt


I did not lol. From the DIY I've read it never said anything about Nefrase. I Googled it and it didn't pull up anything. Is this something I can buy locally? 
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did you cleaned surface with Nefrase so surface after sanding can be prepare to hold resin? from photos i doubt
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Brainfart has been generous enough to share an exceptional blog at http://ocarbon.com/blog/tag/texalium/ which will directly address the method you should use.  it is also a much more professional method that I have been using for skinning, and I will be incorporating his methods into my work.

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