Heat gun on overlayed part to remove bubbles?


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Allowing the resin to de-gas for a few minutes after mixing and using slow and smooth brush strokes can help minimise air entrapment. Also, building up your required thickness in thin coats will help a little too. 
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If you are talking about bubbles under the carbon skin then heating it up will only make it worse as the bubble usually expands and grows.

If you are talking about air bubbles sitting in a clear resin coat or similar then it is a common enough trick to flash hot air over the area. The heat pops the bubbles and resin coat also gets thinner momentarily helping it flow out nice and smooth too.




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It may be safer to use a hair drier as the temp from a head gun is considerable.
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Heat gun definitely works, but you have to be careful to not hold it too close or have it on too high so the air distorts the surface. You also don't want to heat up the resin too much, as this lowers it's viscosity and can cause it to fish-eye. 

Just take your time, use quick passes from 30cm away to pop a few bubbles, then let it cool off for a minute before going again. And be aware that unfortunately with skinning, you're unlikely to achieve a perfect surface that doesn't require a bit of sanding. EC's XCR coating resin seems to give better results, though I can't get it here so I haven't tried it personally. 
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Hey guys so I am fairly new to carbon fibre and I am currently overlaying a dashboard. I seem to have this issue where my piece has small bubbles and sometimes larger ones. I was told to use a heat gun and go over the part to remove the bubbles, is this true? I've done it but I'm not sure it seems to be making it worse. Making is ripply.  What is the best way to avoid bubbles? 
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