Hi,
   I've bought the carbon fibre naca vent from you which I'll be bonding to an aluminium bonnet to feed cool air to ITBs. Looking through your store the permabond 515 looked like it would fit the bill but I would appreciate some advice from someone who knows more than I do. Additionally how much would I need to bond the duct as its sold in 50ml or 400ml quantities. 
I've also been told I need to seal the aluminium before bonding carbon fibre to it otherwise it would cause corrosion. Is there a specific product for sealing it or can I just use a normal epoxy primer?

Cheers

Aaron

Hi Aaron!

You should not use any kind of primer under the bonding.

If your bonnet is already painted with a high quality 2-component auto paint- the CF can be bonded to that and be as strong as bonding it directly to the aluminium
You will need to key the  paint with something like 240 grit wetsanding paper then I would use the EC  Vuduglu  to bond it

If you want to bond directly to aluminium, you will need to key and very thoroughly degrease the aluminium surface, then bond immediately.to prevent any oxidation of the aluminium
Permabond 515 will bond quite well, but  the VM100 Vuduglu is just as strong- and it can make a very nice black bonding line under the CF-



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Dravis - 7/2/2018 11:09:26 AM

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Aaron Howe - 7/2/2018 10:09:10 AM

Hi,
   I've bought the carbon fibre naca vent from you which I'll be bonding to an aluminium bonnet to feed cool air to ITBs. Looking through your store the permabond 515 looked like it would fit the bill but I would appreciate some advice from someone who knows more than I do. Additionally how much would I need to bond the duct as its sold in 50ml or 400ml quantities. 
I've also been told I need to seal the aluminium before bonding carbon fibre to it otherwise it would cause corrosion. Is there a specific product for sealing it or can I just use a normal epoxy primer?

Cheers

Aaron

Hi Aaron!

You should not use any kind of primer under the bonding.

If your bonnet is already painted with a high quality 2-component auto paint- the CF can be bonded to that and be as strong as bonding it directly to the aluminium
You will need to key the  paint with something like 240 grit wetsanding paper then I would use the EC  Vuduglu  to bond it

If you want to bond directly to aluminium, you will need to key and very thoroughly degrease the aluminium surface, then bond immediately.to prevent any oxidation of the aluminium
Permabond 515 will bond quite well, but  the VM100 Vuduglu is just as strong- and it can make a very nice black bonding line under the CF-

You're a star thanks very much for the quick response. Its a standard bonnet with factory paint so I assume it's 2 pack paint already. Do you know how much of the VM100 Vuduglu I'd need for the Naca Vent that's sold here? I see it's sold in 25, 50 or 400ml.