Heat gun on overlayed part to remove bubbles?


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Hey guys so I am fairly new to carbon fibre and I am currently overlaying a dashboard. I seem to have this issue where my piece has small bubbles and sometimes larger ones. I was told to use a heat gun and go over the part to remove the bubbles, is this true? I've done it but I'm not sure it seems to be making it worse. Making is ripply.  What is the best way to avoid bubbles? 
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If you are talking about bubbles under the carbon skin then heating it up will only make it worse as the bubble usually expands and grows.

If you are talking about air bubbles sitting in a clear resin coat or similar then it is a common enough trick to flash hot air over the area. The heat pops the bubbles and resin coat also gets thinner momentarily helping it flow out nice and smooth too.




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