posidon42

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That would be awesome. I am going to start working on some fiberglass work this summer with the hopes of eventually making some of my own body panels. Should be an adventure. It will take a while before I will get into cf though. I still can't figure out how they get the seamless transitions in cf while making it look like it is all one piece.

Arkmage

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they lay it up just like fiber glass, but then the last sheet or two is laid over as a single large piece so you get a uniform pattern. then you just vacuum bag the **** and smooth out any wrinkles/bubbles.

It's surprisingly easy to work with CF, but thanks to the aircraft industry the price has gone through the ******* roof. It used to only be 2-3X more expensive than fiberglass.

Savington

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CF is easy to work with. I just helped the CalPoly Formula SAE team finish our 08 tub, which is a dry carbon monocoque with a nomex core.

posidon42

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Too bad you are almost 8 hours away from me. I could use some expertise. I think I am just going to try out some shapes on the car with some and see how it turns out. I am really interested in making a fastback hardtop. Not sure which car I want to model it after though.