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Few carbon parts for Noble M12

Few carbon parts for Noble M12

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Daz	Daz posted 13 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 93, Visits: 651	to stop any sharps on the back of my molds i have used roofing flashing tape It is self adhesive and coated in rubber btiumin Nakes the mold so smooth Awesome stuff £13 10MTRS 100mm wide
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andygtt	andygtt posted 13 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 157, Visits: 1.2K	cheers for the tips.... I managed to cobble together a bag from the bagging materials I had left, more joins than normal but was going ok and I even managed to get a full seal. I used an old dust sheet on the rear of the mould and it worked perfectly to stop sharp edges piecing the bag... however side effect is if the dust sheet pulled tight under almost full load some areas ripped and the sudden change caused the bag to burst... happened a few times but ended up with a full seal (took all day) and started to pull resin. 2 serious issues firstly the resin leaked through the joints in places and saturated the dust sheet, not masses but enough for me to worry about how Im going to split the mould lol secondly (and worse) the bag developed a leak around 20% through the resin infusion... couldn't locate it either so had to continue with a slight leak, meaning it took 5hours to pull the resin through and part will probably be scrap. I also made the mistake of starting the resin infusion at 11:30pm... so I've had 2 hours sleep lol
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Daz	Daz posted 13 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 93, Visits: 651	this is the back of one of my molds smooth asa babys bum I also easy lease my split mold joints and also use cheap bathroom sealer
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pk_090	pk_090 posted 13 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 47, Visits: 169	This is an absolutely fantastic read Andy. Been checking for updates daily, and this is my first post, which cant describe how awesome this project is! I mean ive started making small flat sheets and im learning as i go along, this is pure crazyness! Alex
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andygtt	andygtt posted 13 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 157, Visits: 1.2K	Ok so time for an update.. dispite the disaster of the bag loosing pressure I went into damage control. Basically I moved the catchpot to a high point and kept the pump on for 24hrs... I also turned the gas heater on full and left that on for 1.5days till the resin had gone off. I am going to paint the clip, BUT I am going to have my trademark strip in laquered raw carbon (changing colour of car), so I spent quite a bit of time making sure the weave in this area were perfect, the last couple of pics show the result So before the pics lets look at the tech spec... wights Old clip without lights or spoiler 38.5kgs but modified to cut areas out... around 5kgs of filler to make a return edge so lets say its 8.5kgs heavier than normal (being generous and will weigh my original) New clip untrimmed.... 10.5kgs So is the part usable... YES Ironically dispite the disater in bagging and pulling the resin the only areas of issue are were I damaged it removing it from the mould... basically Im never using the glue again as it makes it wont release, I had the same issue with the 2nd binnacle were I used glue... so I will be using the spray resin or gel coat method next time. Big thanks to Matt from EC... your products and advice rock!!! bagged up ready to go wheel arch gills Number plate recess close up of number plate recess
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Daz	Daz posted 13 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 93, Visits: 651	Thats turned out great despite the problems you had,
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Warren	Warren posted 13 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Administrators Posts: 214, Visits: 782	Bloody good work! Some people keep the pump on all the time anyway, so if it can hold a vacuum despite the leak, as you found youd get away with it to an extent. If youve got any pinholes in the areas you want visible, then fill them with resin. I presume the whole thing will be laquered on top of the paint and bare carbon anyway? If so you should be able to repair any pinholes and they will be virtually impossible to see once lacquered and fitted to car. Fantastic weight saving too. I imagine you could pretty much to the whole body in CF and have a really light weight noble. Just take your time with trimming and finishing off. Youve come too far to screw it up by rushing it!!
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turbodunn	turbodunn posted 13 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 11, Visits: 94	I just thumbed through your thread and I must say that you did a great job!!!! Glad to see that you were successful on such a huge piece. I hope to have half the luck with parts 1/10 that size.
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SebRS	SebRS posted 13 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 29, Visits: 558	FANTASTIC!!! just looks as profesional as it can be! Regards, Seb.
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Joe	Joe posted 13 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 310, Visits: 1.5K	Awesome !! A $1000 electronic device will always protect a 10 cents fuse
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