Hi,

Could you advise on the most suitable epoxy adhesive for bonding carbon fibre laminate to aluminium (1000 series).
And what is the best way to prepare the surfaces for joining.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards,
Allan

Epoxy will bond to almost anything. It's more of a glue than it is a resin. Possibly the most reactive one. A polyurethane adhesive might work better though. I use the Black Mamba range from SAF. The Teroson products are also good, although somewhat confusing as its such a large range.
Being the EC forum, it would be rude not to recommend their range of adhesives:

https://www.easycomposites.co.uk/adhesives

To get the best adherence to aluminium, key the surfaces with something like 100 grit and bond the laminate as soon as possible to minimize the creation of aluminium oxide.