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whitecel
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Hello,
I have been infusing my parts lately and each time I pulled the part, I have dry areas on the surface. Seems like the fabric is not fully wetting out.
Or is it due to the super 77 adhesive I'm using to hold the carbon fiber in place? I mist it a few passes on the carbon fiber and press it into the mold.
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Are you sure it's actually dry? Or is it just matte? Can you take a photo closer up, so we can see the fabric better? The polyester one does look a bit dry, but the epoxy ones all look ok.
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You'll probably just find that the laminating resin just isn't a low enough viscosity, infusion resins are typically less than 500 at 20-25deg and some less than 300, typical laminating resins are between 500 and 1000 so it may just be too high viscocity
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Dry Spots on Fabric After Infusion
whitecel
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11 Years Ago
can you post a picture? Do the dry spots match the areas you used the adhesive? What is the layup?...
ChrisR
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11 Years Ago
[quote][b]ChrisR (15/05/2014)[/b][hr]can you post a picture? Do the dry spots match the areas you...
whitecel
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11 Years Ago
Are you referring to the circles or the bridging on the corners?
ajb100
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11 Years Ago
Neither. Those circles were there to be drilled out after I made the part. Don't mind the bridging...
whitecel
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11 Years Ago
Are you sure it's actually dry? Or is it just matte? Can you take a photo closer up, so we can see...
Hanaldo
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11 Years Ago
You'll probably just find that the laminating resin just isn't a low enough viscosity, infusion...
ChrisR
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11 Years Ago
Hi guys i'm having the same similar issues but i dont have any voids nor pin holes, see pics on the...
tha_pop
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11 Years Ago
In the picture of the infusion are you stopping the resin feed at that point? Some of the cloth...
wozza
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11 Years Ago
[quote][b]wozza (19/05/2014)[/b][hr]In the picture of the infusion are you stopping the resin feed...
tha_pop
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11 Years Ago
[quote]using polyester surfboard laminating resin (unknown viscosity).[/quote] Wrong material. I...
brainfart
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11 Years Ago
Are you degassing your resin? I've found a similar 'dry' appearance on some infusion trials I did. I...
FLD
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11 Years Ago
[quote][b]FLD (20/05/2014)[/b][hr]Are you degassing your resin? I've found a similar 'dry'...
tha_pop
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11 Years Ago
Who are you guys referring to with the questions? I'm not sure if I'm supposed to answe those...
whitecel
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11 Years Ago
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