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Fasta	Fasta posted 7 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 468, Visits: 3.5K	+x kidpaint - 2/27/2018 2:23:12 PM I’ve never done this and clearly from what others are saying, but won’t the heat from pre preg effect the foam and things when curing? The foam would likely expand some but it seemed to work fine on the one I did, 100 degrees C. Fastacraft Facebook page
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kidpaint	kidpaint posted 7 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 99, Visits: 676	I’ve never done this and clearly from what others are saying, but won’t the heat from pre preg effect the foam and things when curing?
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MarkMK	MarkMK posted 7 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 338, Visits: 2K	Going back to one of your original questions regarding fabric, I think that you'll get better results using a 240g twill fabric, rather than Profinish Profinish doesn't drape very well, owing to its binder. The 240g fabric is very stable, compared to the usual 200g twill and a mist of spray tack along your intended cut line will help to keep things very neat. The 240g is also tighter in its weave, so gives a similar appearance to pre-preg when laminated
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Fasta	Fasta posted 7 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 468, Visits: 3.5K	Using pre preg would easiest to do while also having clean cuts and better weave alignment. Wet layup or infusion wrapping would be tricky and more difficult to than pre pregs in my opinion. Fastacraft Facebook page
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aforrister	a aforrister posted 7 Years Ago HOT Post Details
a Group: Forum Members Posts: 3, Visits: 13	+x Warren (Staff) - 2/26/2018 5:42:10 PM If you can "dismantle" the wheel rim then an easy solution would be the use of Carbon Fibre Braided sleeve. Thanks, but it isn't possible to dismantle the steering wheel without cutting through the metal core, and I'm not willing to do that for safety reasons. The steering wheel I'm modifying is an extra OEM S2000 steering wheel that I bought specifically for this. I'm going to have to use the 'skinning' method. Do you have any input as to whether the ProFinish carbon fiber would be helpful here, or would it be too stiff to wrap effectively around the rim of the steering wheel? Would I be better off with regular carbon fiber and hairspray? I'm concerned about the cut lines and keeping the weave aligned. If it helps, here is a picture of an unmodified stock S2000 steering wheel for reference.
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Fasta	Fasta posted 7 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 468, Visits: 3.5K	On my one I built on top of the 1st cured layer to make my shape by hand and then added one more layer pre preg to finish. Fastacraft Facebook page
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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 7 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	I'd also be fairly certain they have done that with 2 part expanding foam and a mould. Which wouldn't actually be that difficult to do. To do a one off, you wouldn't actually need a mould. Just strip back the steering wheel to the core, make a temporary enclosure and fill it with foam (use a structural density). Then just shape it by hand to your desired shape before sealing it with resin and wrapping with carbon.
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MaksE55	M MaksE55 posted 7 Years Ago HOT Post Details
M Group: Forum Members Posts: 5, Visits: 25	Could check out Revotech Motorsports for some steering wheel Ideas. but this is a wheel made for a customer edit, Wont let me attach a photo Edited 7 Years Ago by MaksE55
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Fasta	Fasta posted 7 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 468, Visits: 3.5K	Just carve the bumps off, shave and shape etc. This Subaru one was also modified. The bottom was cut flat and the top had the cavity added in for the led lights. Fastacraft Facebook page
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kidpaint	kidpaint posted 7 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 99, Visits: 676	Usually it’s a close cell foam that’s glued on and sanded to shape.
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