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SRTCobra
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Hey guys! I'm new to the forum, and new to composites in general. My first project involved using a Red CF/Kevlar Fabric to hand lay up some side Moldings on my Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8. It took me a couple tries to figure out how to get it to stay tight on the part, and wait for the perfect time to lay down the cloth. I finally got that down, and thought I was doing everything correctly. Followed all instructions, advice, etc. Anyway, after I got the finish perfectly smooth and scratch free, I looked at all four panels in the light and to my disgust, it was cloudy in the majority of places, with little white specks everywhere. I don't know what I did wrong to get this cloudiness and specking. It also looks like it goes all the way through to the CF weave. I'm dumbfounded and don't even want to try again, if after all that hard work it's going to come out looking like this again. I posted a picture of what I'm talking about. It does not show the white specking, but you can see the cloudiness, especially towards the right. And unfortunately this is not the worst one. Any advice?
Thanks in advance,
Cody
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Cloudiness and white specks in finished project
SRTCobra
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13 Years Ago
Hi Cody and welcome. Composites can be very frustrating at times. Assuming that you have wrapped the...
wozza
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13 Years Ago
Warren, Thanks for the info. I feared it might be my sanding technique. My epoxy and hardner was...
SRTCobra
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13 Years Ago
IfI want to sand to a 1500 grit finish, then I go up in stages. 200grit > 400 grit >800 grit...
charnwooduk
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13 Years Ago
Hi, personally i wouldn't build layers of resin up, id make sure you put enough resin down in one...
stevogt4st205
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13 Years Ago
Hi, I had the same problem a few times, things I found out that might help you: 1. Your epoxy...
matthieutje65
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13 Years Ago
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