Carbon skinning question


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Hi all, 

I wonder if anyone can help.

I finally took the plunge and decided to carbon skin some of my car parts.
I followed easy composites YT videos to a "T" however it looks like I'm getting some kind of a pits or bubbles. Can someone advise what am I doing wrong? 

Thanks

Diana
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Common fault - 5 Years Ago
     That is pretty normal from my experience. It generally takes lots of sandng and re-coating with epoxy. I found their tip about re applying at the 2 hour mark while its tacky to be helpful.
LibertyMKiii - 5 Years Ago
             Thank you. That's what I've been doing - re-coating with epoxy every 2 hours. Ok, I just thought I'm doing something wrong :) I did manage to get rid of all the "defects" with 400 grid. Thanks
Common fault - 5 Years Ago
                 You can see why people end up going with Resin infusion moulds. All the mixing, sanding, labor is pretty awful if you plan on making these parts often.
LibertyMKiii - 5 Years Ago
                     Makes sense.. but I'm only doing one off bits here and there on my car therefore can't justify making a mould :) Can I improve anything to avoid these type of pits? Thanks
Common fault - 5 Years Ago
                         The coating resin is naturally thicker than laminating resins, so air entrapment that can cause low spots in the cured finish is always likely to be an issue, unfortunately Allowing the resin to...
MarkMK - 5 Years Ago
                             Thank you, MarkMK handy tips. Thanks
Common fault - 5 Years Ago

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