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Casting letters on epoxy carbon

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darknight7777777	darknight7777777 posted 12 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 7, Visits: 254	I am planning to cut out a couple of letters out of a epoxy carbon plate and then hoping to pour water clear casting resin to fill letters. Is it possible or would there be any issues. Would the casting resin bond with the carbon plate or would it need extra bonding to keep the letters from coming out.
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Matthieu Libeert	Matthieu Libeert posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 955, Visits: 3.4K	In my opinion I don't see any problem... maybe sand the carbon just a little bit with a 600grid sandpaper, to have a better bond, and clean it with some cleaning alcohol to remove any sanding dust befor casting. I don't know how the casting resin is made but remember; polyester won't bond to epoxy..., polyurethane casting resins should be ok I guess How thick will the part be in casting resin? to have a very clear casting you should do small layers at the time not to overheat your resin, causing some cracks and colourdistortion. Hope this might help you a little further... Matthieu Libeert Founder MAT2 Composites X Sports website: www.mat2composites.com
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darknight7777777	darknight7777777 posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 7, Visits: 254	Hi, The carbon is about 1.5mm thick but the cast letters max 3-4mm thick and 5cm width by 20cm length. thanks
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Carbon Tuner	Carbon Tuner posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 104, Visits: 422	Did you end up trying this? Any Pics? If Brute Force Isn''''t working your not using enough...
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