How do you properly finish your carbon part edges ?

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How do you properly finish your carbon part edges ?

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Jess8bit	Jess8bit posted 12 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 133, Visits: 566	After trimming/sanding, how do you finish the border ? I've heard some people use a small brush with black gel coat ? Jess
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carboncactus	carboncactus posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 243, Visits: 1K	Do you wanna hide that bridge you had earlier? I had a pretty bad bridge with a nosecone. You an sort of see it, it's in the lip at the back: I covered it with some black satin using 3M fine line tape: Edited 12 Years Ago by carboncactus
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r0bsk1	r0bsk1 posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 38, Visits: 307	Seal the edge with Cyanoacrylate, lightly sand until smooth then polish. Or if you have a core to cover up use black gel coat.
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Jess8bit	Jess8bit posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 133, Visits: 566	@cc : Black satin is really nice. I luv it. But it changes the whole color of the part, which is not what the customer necessary desires But I'm astonished how it has hidden the bridge on the lip I need to find some black stain coat ! @r0bsk1 : ok for cyanoacrylate glue
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carboncactus	carboncactus posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 243, Visits: 1K	Oh you mean the edge as in the thickness of the part? To seal it from humidity? I tend to clear coat my parts so the overspray takes care of it, but you're gelcoating then trimming. I like robs super glue method. How do you keep it tidy? Stuck fingers guaranteed if I do it!
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Jess8bit	Jess8bit posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 133, Visits: 566	carboncactus (15/06/2013) Oh you mean the edge as in the thickness of the part? To seal it from humidity? yep ! I tend to clear coat my parts so the overspray takes care of it, but you're gelcoating then trimming. ok, usually I don't clear coat them. I like robs super glue method. How do you keep it tidy? Stuck fingers guaranteed if I do it! LOL
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r0bsk1	r0bsk1 posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 38, Visits: 307	carboncactus (15/06/2013) I like robs super glue method. How do you keep it tidy? Stuck fingers guaranteed if I do it! Erm...carefully! Dont use too much and keep a spoon handy just incase.
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