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Need help with repair on infiusion part?
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Classicarbon
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I get that crak when my part stuck in mould. Can you help how to repair it?
Should I make patch underneath to reinforced also?
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If you're trying to leave the clear finished part surface without doing an ugly repair, just hand laminate 2 plies of the same 200g material over the back with the fibers going +/-45 degrees to the crack. Extend the patch 50mm past the extents of the crack. You can do this with a brush and roller and if there's no load on the part (and the forces that initiated the crack are never likely to happen again) drilling a hole will only add a cosmetic issue to fix. Half a mm of laminate is tough to scarf.
If you are going to paint the part, do the plies on the back and then once that's cured, lightly grind out the crack (making a scarf joint 30-50 mm beyond the crack like in Hanaldo's picture) and patch with two more plies from the front and then sand/grind it fair once its cured. You'll want to use normal laminating epoxy (not infusion stuff) for this because it is thicker and will stay in the fabric. Peel ply helps too if you have it. You may want to post cure the patch if the part is going to be dark colored and used outdoors. More on post-curing elsewhere on this forum.
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Need help with repair on infiusion part?
Classicarbon
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6 Years Ago
Easiest way is just to do a lap repair to reinforce it from behind. Depending on what sort of loads that part will see, it may also continue to propagate unless you remove the damage, which means...
Hanaldo
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6 Years Ago
It's cracked underneath too. But it's all about outside mainly.There won't be any load on it. I never made repair like that. So I clean prepare the edges and only use resin on top with patch...
Classicarbon
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6 Years Ago
first I would drill a 3 to 4mm hole on the end of the cracks, we did that with acrylic sheets, that helps to stop the crack from extending I guess it is all about surface, you could patch the surface...
torstenker
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6 Years Ago
Is the patch need to go on top? Or make hole on the end and then use resin only or with fabric? Sorry its my first repair
Classicarbon
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6 Years Ago
no problem depends if you want the repair / crack to show and how thick the carbon fibre is idealy I would cover the crack over with the same carbon fibe on the visible side, tonce hardened, sand the...
torstenker
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6 Years Ago
Its 3 layers of 200g.Hope it will enough for that?
Classicarbon
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6 Years Ago
thats a 0.5mm thickness, you may be able to carefully send a bit down on the outside so that the outside patch does not stick out too much, patch it. Don't forget tho drill the end of the crack, once...
torstenker
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6 Years Ago
Not afford at the moment ๐๐.need to do the repair.
Classicarbon
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6 Years Ago
If you're trying to leave the clear finished part surface without doing an ugly repair, just hand laminate 2 plies of the same 200g material over the back with the fibers going +/-45 degrees to the.....
explorecomposites
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6 Years Ago
As said above, repair patches on the back will give you strength. You will need some resin or paint to try and hide the crack on the front. Be it a thin resin coat to hide the crack which is sanded.....
Warren (Staff)
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6 Years Ago
Which of those will be the best for repair. I know that one say it's especially for repairs.But is it only curing time difference between two?
Classicarbon
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6 Years Ago
If you are in a rush, then the rapid repair is a lot quicker curing and also offers some mechanical advantage in terms of flexural strength under impact and loading. Otherwise the El2 is a good all.....
Warren (Staff)
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6 Years Ago
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