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richzx12	richzx12 posted 13 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 1, Visits: 7	hi all great forum very interesting, i am rebuilding my 02 kawasaki zx12r i have purchased a couple of aftermarket pieces of c/f for my bike but pretty disappointed with quality, i think i could do better anyway hopefully with your help i can achieve good results specially interested in the skinning method, anybody on the island with any advice please get in touch and more tutorials pls regards richard
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brasco	brasco posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 192, Visits: 305	i guess those tank rebuilding guys wont be of any help seriously....i dont know squat on this subject. what is the issue with the parts you purchased? cosmetic? or overall shabby? CarbonFiberCreations
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neilb	neilb posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 107, Visits: 503	hi richard, welcome nice part of the world your in, spent many holiday's there as a kid, once walked from shanklin to sandown on my own i was about 9 lol
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Matthieu Libeert	Matthieu Libeert posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 955, Visits: 3.4K	Hi, I have made a tutorial this summer on this topic; maybe you can get some tips and tricks out of it... I did this technique because the part didn't came well out of the mould... some pinholes and so on! so the first step for skinning is not in the tutorial but is quit easy to do, just brush some epoxy on the part wet out your carbon cloth on a paper of plastic and put it nicely on your part... let it cure and add layer by layer of epoxy with some sanding in between... last step is using clear coat to protect it against UV light and so on This video was a good help for me Matthieu Libeert Founder MAT2 Composites X Sports website: www.mat2composites.com
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