Talk Composites - The Forum for Advanced Composites

Infusion grade spray tack alternative

http://www.talkcomposites.com/Topic12690.aspx

By ModShane - 8/24/2014 10:53:27 PM

I am going to vacuum bag a Carbon Fiber bar stool, using IN2 Resin, Soric and Carbon Fiber Tape at the edges of the Soric, like in the How To...Bonnet/Hood video. The stool will be like a 16-inch wide ribbon with a profile that looks like a "Z", and a Soric core. The total length is approximately 65-inches. I am in the US, and I cannot find Infusion Grade Spray Tack anywhere.

What method/s (other than Spray Tack) could I use to hold the Carbon Fiber Tape, Cloth, and Soric in place?

Many Thanks!
By SleepingAwake - 6/28/2022 7:46:57 PM

chriscnf - 6/27/2022 7:38:38 AM
Hanaldo - 6/26/2022 12:05:43 PM
Most infusion grade spray tacs are largely invisible. If they are causing you issues, you are probably using way too much. You don't need a lot - the vacuum should be doing most of the work. You just want to give a very very slight tac.

If you are really struggling, you can also try using an in-mould coating first, and then that will make your spray tac completely invisible regardless of how much you use.

Which spray are you using now Hanaldo?

For visual applications i like to use isotacker from sicomin, and aerofix 2 for everything else as this one is much tackier and easier to work with. Used some other stuff when visiting other workshops and can't say there is a night and day difference between all the products I worked with.
The isotacker does completely dissolve which is nice when used on the tool directly tho.