Can I lay up Carbon Fibre in a Fibreglass Mold ??


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Eddie Walsh
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Hi all, I have just signed up on here as I would like to switch from Fibre Glass to Carbon Fibre, and as I have a lot of FG molds can I use these for making my items in CF ?? any help appreciated, Regards DM
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If you're planning on using X-Preg from Easy Composites, it does work with a vinyl ester mould but you will get some pinholes. It's not awful, but it's not perfect either. 

For epoxy infusion - vinyl ester is perfect.
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