Hi all, just putting this out to see what you all think.

Thanks Matt Got the black Twaron to do the main body. Going to wrap 2 layers of this along the 1.7 meter length using the slow el2 resin, then a tight wrap of peelply and finish off with a wrap of 50mm wide shrink tape. need to sort out the upper part (payload section) fins and nosecone.

Hi Col,

Going to wrap 2 layers of this along the 1.7 meter length using the slow el2 resin, then a tight wrap of peelply and finish off with a wrap of 50mm wide shrink tape. need to sort out the upper part (payload section) fins and nosecone.

You might find the peel-ply pretty hard (not impossible but pretty hard) to remove. Do you need the peel ply or could you just wrap the shrink tape (or some release film then shrink tape) direct onto the wetted out reinforcement.

I dont want it all in twaron as it is just too black, how about the carbon with colour weave in it?

No reason why not (the coloured fibres are polyester so won't have the same tensile strength as carbon or Twaron but the rest of the fabric is carbon so should perform well).

Also what quantity of resin pr square meter of cloth? i heard 500g per m2 but not sure. Anywher I cam post pics of build on here?

Reckon on 50/50 by weight with the fibre which means for a square metre of 200g fibre you'll use about 200g of resin. 500g sounds like much to resin-rich to me.

All the best, Matt

Matt Statham
Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Sales

Thanks Matt. Used peelply on a project a while ago when vac bagging a part, came off ok. what males you think its will not come off (thought it was designed to peel off)

Hi Col,

The peel-ply will come off I just suspect that on a cylinder shape with a shrink-tape over the top it will be hard work; I wasn't sure whether it was neccessary, that was all.

RE the nosecone, covering polypropylene will always be difficult because nothing (including paint!) will stick to it!

Matt Statham
Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Sales