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Hi,
I'm new to carbon skinning, I made the first pieces yesterday and I'm about to do the first layer of resin.
Thoses pieces came from a BMW Interior. I need to do some cutting like vents, etc ... Do I need to do it before the resin or after ?
How ? With a cutter ? Thioses cuts need to be really precise. Won't it be too hard with the resin ?
Thx,
Lioh
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LioH
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8 Years Ago
It depends how precise. If fitting isn't too critical then wait until the end. Otherwise after the first layer of resin at the de-nib stage, you can cut them then and subsequently as you add layers o...
Warren (Staff)
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8 Years Ago
Thanks for your reply Warren. It is quite precise (i think). I'm just afraid of going there with a Dremel. Do you think with an small cutter it will work ?
LioH
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8 Years Ago
Just be careful with a small cutting disc and remember cut about 1mm short, then finish off with hand files to ensure the edge is nice and neat.
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