Guys

I am after some advice please.

I've done a bit of wet layup and vacuum bag CF composite ( only simple stuff ! ) but am now looking to use infusion to create a flat panel ( approx 400mm x 900mm ) between two pieces of glass ( to be used as wing end plates on a hill climb car ). The construction would be :-

Gel coat-CF-Soric-CF-Gel coat

My question is, the two pieces of glass ( top and bottom mould ) will be larger than the composite stack so how do you stop the resin  taking the "easy route " around the composite stack and not wetting out the CF etc fully ? ( assuming the resin input is one end and the vacuum the other ).

Thanks in advance.

Adrian

This is just off the top of my head and who knows if it will work.

But what your trying to do looks pretty hard to me.

So for what ever its worth how does this sound.

1. you gelcoat must go right to the edge of the glass sheets

2. let all of your carbon and soric extend outside of the glass sheets.

3.Tape down the infusion end and the vacuum end with masking tape just to hold it firm.

4 Now with a bare sharp box cutter blade trip off flush with the glass edge all of the stack.

5 Now clean the edge of the glass and seal it with tacky tape the whole length of both sides.

6 You can now infuse and hopefully the resin cannot take the fast track up the sides because it is sealed.

I know this is way out there and if you go for it I would sure like to know if it worked.

Fred