What finish on a carbon fibre part do you think looks best??


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What finish on a carbon fibre part do you think looks best??

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Davidpetty1988
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Any others finishes I've missed let me know and I'll add them to the poll
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I personally prefer a satin finish. Two good things with it are you have a dull mould so no worries with polishing and a patchy gloss finish. Also much easier to then lacquer if the customer wants.. 

Sadly for me most prefer gloss finishes...


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Morepower, How do you get that finish?  How do you fill pinholes?  I use prepreg on aluminum under vacuum and always get pinholes.  It doesn't help that EC surface layer often comes with pinholes off the roll.
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cpkielycua (28/02/2016)
Morepower, How do you get that finish?  How do you fill pinholes?  I use prepreg on aluminum under vacuum and always get pinholes.  It doesn't help that EC surface layer often comes with pinholes off the roll.


No pinholes.... This is the most recent tank out of the mould. Not even trimmed here as the filler cap hole has not even been cut yet..


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