$5000 budget Mustang

[jackfrost]

fiberglassing is easy...

now carbon fiber, to do it the right way, not so much.

[preston]

>now carbon fiber, to do it the right way, not so much.

CAn you expound ? I have heard that

1) CF is more delicate when handling and cutting
2) it tends to curl up at the edges while curing, especially in mold less construction.

Why else would it be more difficult to work with ? You don't have to vacuum bag it except to cure problem #2. I'd be interested in your experiences.

[jackfrost]

>now carbon fiber, to do it the right way, not so much.

CAn you expound ? I have heard that

1) CF is more delicate when handling and cutting
2) it tends to curl up at the edges while curing, especially in mold less construction.

Why else would it be more difficult to work with ? You don't have to vacuum bag it except to cure problem #2. I'd be interested in your experiences.

ok, well, I must admit I've never used CF. but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

here's what I've gathered:

- the dry fabric itself is very hard to deal with. you need to tape everywhere you cut so the fabric doesn't fray
- FG can use poly resin versus CF must use epoxy resin. epoxy is actually better, but harder to deal with
- IMO, to do CF right is to vacuum bag it. otherwise you've just got a fiberglass part that has a pretty black pattern. that means extra equipment and more work
- it's a lot more expensive, which makes screw-ups expensive