Toe guard - 1st infusion attempt

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Chris	Chris posted 12 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 12, Visits: 519	So, my goal is to make a full fairing eventually for mine and a few other bikes but I needed to start off small. After making an engine case cover wet laying carbon and kevlar I decided infusion was the way to go. I made a mould for a toe guard from a ali guard I have had on my bike for years. It took a bit of work and this was a practice mould as the final mould has the pattern repeated 3 times to make a few at once. Getting the vac bag to seal was a bit of an issue, I couldn't find the leak for love nor money so resorted to starting over with a fresh price of film etc. Perfect, I must have nicked it some how. The video tutorials were nice and easy to follow so it all went as expected, even if I had to put the whole lot in with the boiler as it was so cold the resin was still as it was mixed 7hours later. On taking it out of the mould there were a few air bubbles in the surface (how do I go about reducing this when mixing??) and the top 2 corners the cloth can't have been into the corners fully as the resin chipped off there was so much there. Also I was a bit too excited to de-mould so it wasn't fully cured, this could have caused the resin to chip on the corners. Tuesday I plan on ordering some GC50 gelcoat so I can get the corners sorted. If I use a heat gun on this will it make the bubbles come to the surface and pop so I have a perfect finish?? I'll get another pic when the resin I've put on top to fill the voids has cured and been sanded, it is deeper than the pic makes it look. Any other advice is welcome........
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Toe guard - 1st infusion attempt

Chris - 12 Years Ago

Hi Chris A great first project, i make bespoke parts from carbon and will be making two fairings...

carbonfibreworks - 12 Years Ago

[quote][b]Bartonphoenix750 (31/03/2013)[/b][hr]Hi Chris A great first project, i make bespoke parts...

Chris - 12 Years Ago

[quote][b]Chris (31/03/2013)[/b][hr]So, my goal is to make a full fairing eventually for mine and a...

fgayford - 12 Years Ago

[quote][b]fgayford (01/04/2013)[/b][hr] The most important (once again my opinion) to pin...

Chris - 12 Years Ago

[quote] Again in another video it said the best way was to clamp the resin line and leave the...

alebassa - 12 Years Ago

[quote][b]alebassa (04/04/2013) If you clamp the resin line first, you will have better...

Chris - 12 Years Ago

Hi Chris You can build a small hot box using styrofoam board and use a small space heater. You can...

fgayford - 12 Years Ago

[quote][b]fgayford (06/04/2013)[/b][hr]Hi Chris You can build a small hot box using styrofoam board...

Chris - 12 Years Ago

Hi Chris The fairings are for a 50cc grand prix bike called a UFO and the other is for a classic...

carbonfibreworks - 12 Years Ago

[quote][b]Bartonphoenix750 (01/04/2013)[/b][hr]Hi Chris The fairings are for a 50cc grand prix bike...

Chris - 12 Years Ago

Bit of an update here, I had a few issues with the release from my triple mould so bought some easy...

Chris - 12 Years Ago

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