Wet laying Carbon Fibre


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Okay so some will know I'm new to Vacuum Bagging and I want to,  I think I'm right in saying a Wet Layup. I'm planning to coat my Pre Waxed polished mould with Resin, lay some Carbon Fibre, stipple it with a brush, might lay some Glass Fibre on top of it, stipple it some more with resin and then I'll be ready for the next steps.

Is this the right things to do next, lay Peel Ply, then Perforated Release Film, then, Bleeder Ply and finally the bagging itself with a pressure of -5 to -8 HG until it cures, does this all sound right?
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dilligaf76 - 6/14/2020 9:21:27 AM
Prepreg, now that’s another one I’ve heard of but again I’ve never used Prepreg Carbon Fibre, hopefully it will open up the discussion for Vacuum levels now you’ve mentioned it Steve. Another thing that came to mind is when mixing the resin do I have to wait or degas it before I start slapping it on or will the vacuum take all the air and bubble out?

Didn't have any issues with bubbles. Stir gently, don't whisk! :-) IMO the action of applying the resin will remove any bubbles and the vacuum will get rid of any that remain. Again, this is just my experience and that is all I can comment on.

Prepreg:
No mess
No rush
Much quicker to cure.

Prepreg is probably not suitable for all projects, but I have yet to find one :-) Love the stuff. Need a bracket? From making aluminium former to debagging in less than 3 hours (with two of those hours in the oven).


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