Stand Up Paddleboard infusion


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I was just having a gander at your charming resin infusion starter kit, and was wondering if it would fit my needs. I've only ever done wet hand layups in the past, so jumping straight into resin infusion vacuum bagging is a pretty big step for me. 

I watched the very helpful video tutorial on infusion which answered a lot of questions, but it's a little different from what I want to do, which is this:
Coat a 3.5m Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP, think really big surfboard) in carbon fibre. It's a hollow wooden affair, entirely sealed in sanding sealer as to be non-porous. 

Firstly, is it even possible to coat an object on all sides with a vacuum infusion? Should I try to do the top and bottom separately, or can I do it all in one go? What sort of resin should I use? How would I place the infusion feed spiral? 
Sorry for the barrage of questions, if anybody has answers, I would really appreciate some guidance.

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If you "just" want to skin the wooden construction in CF/flax/jute, then go for a single layer of 200gsm..  one side at a time
Start off with a thin layer of the black coating /skinning base resin (for the CF), let it cure to a tack, to hold the CF fabric, and wet lay , and cover with peel ply.
Use laminating resin.  You can also just use some black pigment in laminating resin for the first layer, it is just to make a black base for the CF, since a single layer can be a bit transparent/gappy

Wrap it with perforated release film and some old sheets or the like to absorb excess resin.   Leave one side to cure fully, then remove all cover materials around the edge and do the other side.

When it has all cured, remove all cover materials and the peel ply form both sides, sand it down lightly and get a paint shop to clear coat the whole board.

If you want areas of the board to be really grippy, just leave those areas as they are straight from the peel-ply... BigGrin When they are wet, you will see the CF through the otherwise grey/matte areas, but they will still grip, until they are well worn ...  I use that method on gun-stocks made from CF.. but sometimes apply a very thin clear coat to the rough areas.

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Cheers for the tips Dravis, I'll be sure to let you know how it goes. 
When you say laminating resin, do you mean poly? vinyl? epoxy? I've heard different arguments for and against each and I'm not sure who to believe...

ps- Sapere Aude was the motto of my Uni at Otago, knew I'd heard it before!
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