Good morning,
I am Wes and reside in Panama City Florida. I am soon to be 41 a Father of 2 boys and a step father of 1 girl. My wife and I have celebrated our 4th year of marriage and we're going strong. I am a huge car fan and have worked on my own cars since I was 16. I am currently working on trying to start my own business as an automotive customizer. I have don stereo upgrades, dash and door panel painting, headlight and taillight housing swaps and more. Now I am looking to actually do it professionally and want to be able to offer custom carbon fiber parts as well. I look forward to getting going and hope I can get help when needed to understand everything.
I do have 2 project vehicles that I think I will start making parts for once I can get everything in order. The one I will probably start on first is my 1982 Toyota Supra. Since it is in pieces already lol.
I do have a couple questions I would like to throw out there.
1) I see alot of CF hoods in the market place but alot of them I notice warp really bad once they get hot or yellow or the top coat peels really bad. Is this common or are they sub-par parts? I do not want my parts to be this way how would I keep this from happening? I am planning on starting with smaller parts than a hood to get the knowledge and practice before I do a hood. Like I am planning on doing the headlight covers of the supra first. They are not big and are mostly flat.
2) Is CF strong enough to use to make brackets? For example an alternator bracket?
3) I have seen people make valve covers out of CF but I wonder how they get them to stand up to the heat of the engine bay?
Thank you in advanced for any an all advice and assistance you all are willing to give.
Thank you for having me here,
Wes