Howdy,
In learning all this I have heard of the pre-preg CF. From what I can guess it does not unravel as easy?
I really do not have a clear understanding of the fabrics properties and how it really can make things easier.
I would love to get to the experience level of making a Carbon Fiber race seat, and with that I would want to use that wishbone lay on the first layer, down the middle of the seat.
Is this where I could benefit with pre preg?

p.s. someone please fix my thread header.... benefit..



If Brute Force Isn''''t working your not using enough...

I have to agree with Paul on the profinish carbon.  Especially if you dont need ultimate strength or ultimate lightness that pre-preg gives, then resin infusion with profinish can be the best of both worlds at half the price...

I used profinish on a couple of my projects and it is great to cut without fraying.  It is not just great for a good cosmetic finish, but can be very good for complicated layups where you need to use multiple cuts in the fabric to lay up and or you are using small pieces of fabric.

If you look on this layup:


the stump on the right is only 7cm high and a few cm across.  It is layed around with profinish carbon as no way would normal fabric survive so well during the layup.

So although profinish can give you the consistant cosmetic appearance similar to pre-pregs, it can also make some complicated layups easier to do.