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Clint2jz	C Clint2jz posted 4 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
C Group: Forum Members Posts: 2, Visits: 7	Hi everyone, my name is Clint. I am from canberra, Australia. Currently new to the garage DIY carbon fibre work, it is a fun hobby but i would love to make a variety of automotive parts for my supra including a bonnet. Kind regards Clint
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Matt (Staff)	Matt (Staff) posted 4 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 680, Visits: 1.9K	Nice to have you on the forum Clint, I hope you gain some useful insights from other members on the forum and also look forward to you sharing your own projects and ideas. All the best, Matt Matt Statham Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Sales
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Jasonc	J Jasonc posted 4 Years Ago HOT Post Details
J Group: Forum Members Posts: 3, Visits: 4	+x Clint2jz - 6/16/2020 6:04:27 AM Hi everyone, my name is Clint. I am from canberra, Australia. Currently new to the garage DIY carbon fibre work, it is a fun hobby but i would love to make a variety of automotive parts for my supra including a bonnet. Kind regards Clint Hi Clint, I've recently purchased some resin infusion materials and slowly progressing to dabbling in carbon fibre resin infusion. The kit I purchased was from Easy Composites as they seem to have a great range of quality products but unfortunately, shipping dangerous goods is proving to be difficult which therefore looks to limit our choices in Australia. As I assume you've come across similar sourcing issues, I thought I'd touch base to see if you have any advice or whether you've found any Easy Composite Agents in Oz? Regards, Jason
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Jasonc	J Jasonc posted 4 Years Ago HOT Post Details
J Group: Forum Members Posts: 3, Visits: 4	+x Matt (Staff) - 6/16/2020 10:10:07 AM Nice to have you on the forum Clint, I hope you gain some useful insights from other members on the forum and also look forward to you sharing your own projects and ideas. All the best, Matt Hi Matt, I know I've asked this question some time over the past 12 months but can't remember who I addressed it to - it may have been someone from Easy Composites when I purchased the infusion kit. Q: Has Easy Composites been able to organize an Australian agent for their materials and equipment by any chance? It would be great to have access to your complete range of materials(including resins) as we seem to have to settle for second best over here. Maybe I haven't come across the right connections yet. Regards, Jason.
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Matt (Staff)	Matt (Staff) posted 4 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 680, Visits: 1.9K	Hi Jason, We've not made much progress on this I'm afraid. As it stands there are quite a few territories where customers would like to buy our products but struggle to do so because of shipping, Australia being one of them. Unfortunately, setting up distribution, no matter how it's gone about, isn't straight forward in any territory with lots to consider and put in place and also lots of other opportunities competing for time and attention! It will always be our intention to resolve this as soon as we get chance so that we can better service our friends 'down under' Kind regards, Matt Matt Statham Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Sales
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Jasonc	J Jasonc posted 4 Years Ago HOT Post Details
J Group: Forum Members Posts: 3, Visits: 4	+x Matt (Staff) - 7/23/2020 2:26:17 PM Hi Jason, We've not made much progress on this I'm afraid. As it stands there are quite a few territories where customers would like to buy our products but struggle to do so because of shipping, Australia being one of them. Unfortunately, setting up distribution, no matter how it's gone about, isn't straight forward in any territory with lots to consider and put in place and also lots of other opportunities competing for time and attention! It will always be our intention to resolve this as soon as we get chance so that we can better service our friends 'down under' Kind regards, Matt Hi Matt, Thanks for your response and I do appreciate the logistics of it. Unfortunately, our local suppliers don't seem to offer the same level as what's offered in Europe. I get that too as we're obviously a smaller market. I guess all we can do is do our research and get by with the products available to us. Quick question for you: Is it true that if I want a clear resin infusion (carbon fibre), I should use epoxy resins as polyester resins set with a yellow tint? Regards, Jason.
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Warren (Staff)	Warren (Staff) posted 4 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Administrators Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 7.9K	Depends on the quality of resin. A good quality infusion grade polyester resin should not look yellow. Same with epoxy. There are also other advantages to epoxy, especially in terms of mechanical performance, that mean often epoxy is far more commonly used for infusion for DIY parts. Not withstanding that, for mostly cosmetic parts, Polyester infusion resins often have the benefit of being UV stable which can be an advantage in hot and sunny climates as you would not then need to consider a UV stable lacquer that you might otherwise have to consider with an epoxy part. Warren Penalver Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant
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