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Originally posted by AceInHole
is all this stuff true carbon fiber or just carbon fiber matting with fiberglass resin??
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We only use epoxy resin with our carbon products. The piece can be full carbon, carbon/kevlar or carbon/e-glass. Just depends on what you want.
Technically, there is no such thing as "fibreglass resin". There are three main types of resins used in the composite field. Polyester, vinylester and epoxy. Bondo ("fibreglass resin") is polyester and on their packaging they call it "fiberglass resin". However any type of resin can be used with any materials. Most the general public does not understand the differences between the materials and will buy whatever is cheaper, eventhough they are buying an inferior product. Consumers are not properly informed when it comes to composites' construction. There are 10's of combinations that can be done when building composite products. The cheapest method is how ALL of the aftermarket parts I have seen (Veilside, Bomex, GTP, Importfan, Do-luck) manufacturers their product. Via chop gun and polyester resin. You can go all the way up to how the McLaren deveoped its' F1 road car. Full carbon with nomex core with epoxy resin and stuck in the autoclave to cure (28+ psi and 300+ degrees F). However, the general public cannot afford an autoclaved piece of carbon. We do not have and will not for a long time buy an autoclave (unless we acquire a major contract which requires it).
If you want more information about how our products are manufactured, feel free to contact me at
[email protected]. It all depends on the product being built too.
- Aaron