Skinning raw metal


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Hi

I need to skin a motorcycle fender with cf, but it is in raw metal.

Do i have to aplly some primer first, to prevent the appearence of rust?

Pedro
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Matt (Staff)
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You're welcome. i'll second what Kevin says, I don't think etching would be neccessary, a mechanical 'key' and a clean, degreased surface are the priority.

Matt Statham
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Skinning raw metal
pedcrist - 13 Years Ago
     Hi Pedro, No, you should be fine to apply the skin of carbon fibre direct to the metal; in fact the...
Matt (Staff) - 13 Years Ago
             [quote][b]Matt (Staff) (03/12/2012)[/b][hr]Hi Pedro, No, you should be fine to apply the skin of...
marc37i - 13 Years Ago
                 Hi Marc, The bond would be better to bare, keyed, metal than it would to the plastic of the paint....
Matt (Staff) - 13 Years Ago
                     [quote][b]Matt (Staff) (04/12/2012)[/b][hr]Hi Marc, The bond would be better to bare, keyed, metal...
marc37i - 13 Years Ago
     etch the metal
Jack.Strong - 13 Years Ago
     Hi, You would not need to etch the metal because epoxy will form an ionic bond with the bonding...
Kevin-Lee - 13 Years Ago
     Thanks, Matt and Kevin-lee. Pedro
pedcrist - 13 Years Ago
             You're welcome. i'll second what Kevin says, I don't think etching would be neccessary, a mechanical...
Matt (Staff) - 13 Years Ago
     I've just skinned a bare metal bonnet with 1 layer of 200gm plain weave CF, unfortunately I can now...
marc37i - 13 Years Ago
             Hi Marc, OK, yes, that's an unfortunate lesson you've learned there which is that a single layer of...
Matt (Staff) - 13 Years Ago
                 [quote][b]Matt (Staff) (18/12/2012)[/b][hr]Hi Marc, OK, yes, that's an unfortunate lesson you've...
marc37i - 13 Years Ago
                     Epoxy bonds to epoxy when the epoxy you're bonding to is in the 'B' stage of its cure; this allows...
Matt (Staff) - 13 Years Ago
     Thanks Matt
marc37i - 13 Years Ago
     number 1 is gr8 as an option ,u dont have to go through the headeack of removing it, conside it as a...
mhdghoul - 13 Years Ago

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