Colored outer skin with prepreg base

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CopSub	CopSub posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 6, Visits: 26	I don't think that neither paint nor vinyl stickers will be happy at MACH 1 even less so at MACH 2 As I have a surface finish issue as well I would much prefer something like a gelcoat that could be painted on the mould before the prepreg is placed. Rune Henssel Copenhagen Suborbitals copenhagensuborbitals.com
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Matthieu Libeert	Matthieu Libeert posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 955, Visits: 3.4K	paint or vinyl stickering?! Matthieu Libeert Founder MAT2 Composites X Sports website: www.mat2composites.com
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CopSub	CopSub posted 10 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 6, Visits: 26	How would I go about making a colored (white) outer skin with a prepreg carbon fiber base. I need the colored (white) outer skin because the black carbon fiber will absorb too much heat when traveling at MACH 1-2 The parts (nosecone and perhaps fins) will be used on a 5 meter long liquid fueled bi-propellant (ethanol and liquid oxygen) amateur rocket. Rune Henssel Copenhagen Suborbitals copenhagensuborbitals.com
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