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Dear all,
Thanks a lot for all your advices ! I did give a shot to OOA prepreg , and the results are stunning. First, it was so much nicer to manipulate...no epoxy and pieces of carbone fiber all over the place, less toxic, easier to put in place (I did spend a lot of time on how to cut the different parts and it was great, with a very consistent thickness). Then at the end of the day, in one afternoon, the part is ready, so faster than with the epoxy...and the results are awesome. OK, I can improve my technique a bit (a few microholes there and there...but to be honest, I forgot to vaccuum-bag for a while after the first layer as suggested on the EC website...and I got some left-over prepreg from a friend, which is pre-preg for autoclave, not oven...so I applied the same curing time than suggested for the EC OOA prepreg and it worked just fine, but the prepreg I used is not optimised for that...so I am sure with the proper prepreg, it will be even better). Anyway, I am sold ! I will keep using wet layup for large and simple parts, but for smaller and complicated one, I will do it with prepreg for sure. THanks for all the tips !!!
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