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Fraser.Booth
Fraser.Booth
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Okay so I'm having a couple of issues when skinning my parts. the first issue that i had is that I'm getting clusters of bubbles on the part but they are not carrying across the whole part. I am mixing my resin and allowing to 5 mins to de-gass i then cover the part with minimal resin and then go across the surface with a heat gun to try and eliminate any surface bubbles.
The next issue that i am having but haven't got any pictures of it... I am finding that the carbon fiber is lifting when i am applying my first coat of resin. I have tried using a little amount of resin and i have tried using a large amount but in both cases the carbon fiber lifts as if it has a bubble underneath it. I have tried pushing it back down but it doesn't seam to want to stick to the part it just lifts back up. I have tried using the 'fusion fix GP spray adhesive' and i have also tried using the black skinning epoxy base coat, both with the same results. I don't know if this makes a difference but it isn't the whole surface that lifts its usually where a flat edge starts to meet a corner the flat edge will lift slightly (isn't bridging because its the outside of a corner not the inside) and it doesn't always do it in the same spot.
Any help would be more than appreciated, thanks in advance
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Carbon fiber skinning (Help needed)
Fraser.Booth
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9 Years Ago
Hi man i do tons of overlays. u got bubbles under that mean your carbon not stick onto piece as you...
TomDesign
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9 Years Ago
I'd say the lifting is more likely because you haven't let the base coat cure to enough of a tack...
Hanaldo
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9 Years Ago
Adding to the points above, it can certainly help to use the heatgun to lift the bigger bubbles....
Warren (Staff)
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9 Years Ago
certainly, if you do like I did a few times, and go a bit early with the CF on the "tto tacky"...
Dravis
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9 Years Ago
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