Hi,

Can anyone recommend what product I can use to seal the newly-cut edges of the rigid CF sheets, please?  I notice there's a few polishing compounds on the easycomposites website - would they be suitable?  I'm finding that even after sanding and cleaning they still leave a dark residue when wiped with a cloth afterwards.

Thanks,

Malcolm

You can certainly use the polishes to help seal the edge.  Other solutions are a thin brush coating of cyanoacrylate, a thin coat of resin, or even car wax such as Turtle Wax either the liquid or the "chip stick" type applicators especially if the edge isn't quite smooth.

Warren Penalver
Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant

When I did some contract work for a major airline they recommended sealing the edge with epoxy thinned with a small amount of acetone.  Sorry I don't know the mix ratio as this was over a decade ago.

Jason

Thank you both - some good suggestions there!

Cheers,

Malcolm