Best carbon cloth for skinning?


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Best is only 245gr and depends from manufacturer look to my youtube chanell to judge my work quality


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That's the way I do it just now. ,  going to be vac bagging my parts from now on so thinking if I put a coat of clear resin down then the cloth,  vac bag it... let it cure,  then add the coats of resin.
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As well as with 'normal' 200g twill cloth

Of course, trying to lay down fabric over a complex shape that is covered in a tacky basecoat will always be tough. I'd probably look to cut and joint if getting decent weave alignment is impossible or, perhaps, look to let the basecoat cure first. You could then key it and try to lay down the fabric with the aid of some spray tack.

That way you'd likely get it to drape and conform more easily to the shape but you'd be relying up the initial coat of resin to soak in and achieve a good mechanical bond with the basecoat, which isn't always a given.
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Can it be pulled around curves and shapes easy buddy?  Iv been using the plain weave but it's not very plyable 
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Hi

I'd highly recommend using the slightly more expensive 240g cloth that EC sells, as it is far more stable than the 200g equivalent and better suited to skinning jobs where a bit of drape is required


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Hi guys using the twill 3k 200g cloth but is there any better to use for skinning?  Thicker but as easy to drape and shape to the parts? 
I find it can distort very easy.

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