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Carbon Tuner	Carbon Tuner posted 13 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 104, Visits: 422	Hey ahhh, why these parts getting so soft in the sun? How can I fix this? I do resin infusion, is it time to get a parts oven and switch to a higher temp tooling gel? If Brute Force Isn''''t working your not using enough...
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Matthieu Libeert	Matthieu Libeert posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 955, Visits: 3.4K	I've once seen a picture on the internet of a guy curing his parts in the sun, this is how he did it. You take a carboard box, put you part in it, put a black trashbag arond the box, make some small holes in the bag with a knife, put it outside on a hot summer day Matthieu Libeert Founder MAT2 Composites X Sports website: www.mat2composites.com
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Parts get soft in the sun

Carbon Tuner - 13 Years Ago

One of the disadvantages of epoxy resin is that parts getsoft in the sun.You have to use an epoxy...

NikCFC - 13 Years Ago

whats post cure?

Carbon Tuner - 13 Years Ago

Hi Carbon Tuner, I think NikCFC speaks about oven curing. Bye, Seb.

SebRS - 13 Years Ago

Hi, First of all you have to check the tg (Glass Transition Temperature - The glass transition is...

NikCFC - 13 Years Ago

You can post cure the parts using an infrared heat lamp the same type of lamps used for curing paint...

Bruce - 13 Years Ago

Hi Don, All of the comments about post-curing are right, what's happening when you parts are...

Matt (Staff) - 13 Years Ago

[quote][b]Matt (Staff) (19/07/2012)[/b][hr]Hi Don, Heat lamps, as Bruce suggests can be used by...

Bruce - 13 Years Ago

What about post curing parts that are skinned? I'm assuming it's still required. Is it possible to...

ebf2k - 12 Years Ago

THANKS everyone for your replies, Well I guess I need to get into post curing. I think I...

Carbon Tuner - 13 Years Ago

Hi, You need to check which temperature your mold can survive to. If you'r using unimold, its...

Joe - 13 Years Ago

I guess you could leave it a few weeks if you cant get the elevated temperatures. if you cant...

Warren - 13 Years Ago

Ok Family, I have been curious, because the carbon mods video doesn't speak about curing the parts....

twissta - 13 Years Ago

just follow the post curing guide on the previous page of this thread.

Warren - 13 Years Ago

K guys I am going to try and heat cure my mold, I did read for the orange tooling gel I am using...

Carbon Tuner - 13 Years Ago

heat AND time. The epoxy cures by a chemical reaction and heat acts like a catalyst. The idea of...

Warren - 13 Years Ago

Just a quick one, if your making carbon fibre covers for a wing mirror or any part really, does it...

Ortonporton - 12 Years Ago

i think for wrapped good sun curing but if you put to much heat they simply delaminates from oem...

TomDesign - 12 Years Ago

DO NOT CURE PARTS IN YOUR KITCHEN OVEN!!!!!!!!!

NikCFC - 12 Years Ago

I've once seen a picture on the internet of a guy curing his parts in the sun, this is how he did...

matthieutje65 - 12 Years Ago

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