Incredible series of advanced composites video tutorials showing exactly how to make a professional carbon fibre (fiber) car bonnet/hood. In Part 3 of the series we trim the inner and outer carbon fibre skins using Perma-Grit tungsten carbide tools and finish them with sanding blocks and abrasive paper. We glue bonding fasteners in place for the hinge and latch mechanisms using ET500 epoxy adhesive before bonding the upper skin and the lower skin together using PT326 polyurethane adhesive to make the finished carbon fibre hood, ready to be fitted to a car. To see full details of this project, or purchasing any of the products used in the video please visit www.easycomposites.co.uk
Video Rating: 4 / 5
whats the cost to do all this work or is it just better to buy one already made?
Can you vacuum bag on a two pieced joined mould? like for a fender (front guard)?
what name have the glue???????????
Hey guys you are the best ive subscribe and shared and thanks for making somthing i enjoy
We don’t have an affiliated branch in Australia. However we have recently restarted our in house Training Courses.
sometimes you have to take the initiative to do that yourself though. schools provide the technical training, real life provides the experience
but I do agree with you
oh wow. I have heard of vacuum bagging composites before in fiberglass, but always to produce a better finish (no air bubbles), had no idea it would save so much weight! I suppose as light as cf is, it makes a bigger difference than glass
Depends how heavily you lay the resin on! From personal experience I’d say probably at least half as heavy again, but it depends on how you apply it.
G’day how are you goin? I just want to ask if you guys have an affiliated branch here in sydney who does tutorial classes and stuff? I just find your stuff interesting.
okay, like how much heavier are we talking?
I started following easycomposites videos when we were buying from them for a formula student team – that was the single most useful program I did during my degree!
Carbon fabric’s about £20/sqm. You can do a wet-lay finish by hand but that’ll wind up a lot heavier than doing a vaccumn resin infusion.
wow, just amazing. a few questions though: I am interested in doing a fairly extensive carbon overhaul of a small pickup since I am converting it to electric, and every pound counts
so how much does the carbon fabric cost (like, how much did the carbon fabric in this video cost), and how much would the materials be? also, is vacuum bagging essential? I am a little familiar with fiberglass and know you brush the resin on, if I am going to paint the part so finish isnt vital, is bagging required?
Same as all of us wishful thinking.
ain’t nobody got time for that
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When I go to college and study about materials in textbooks I have no idea what I’m reading about. If I could go to college and be introduced to these materials in a practical project like this tutorial series I reckon I and everyone else who studies would be far better Engineers.
As a writer of technical manuals and probably one of the few remaining on the planet, I am relieved to see that there are still some companies in the market that are prepared to take the time and trouble to craft excellent “How To” tutorials for those with the need to know about such matters.
now I see why carbon fiber parts are so expensive :p
very easy… watching time 30 minute.
And then I can sand the surface of the part and primer/basecoat/clearcoat just like any other panel, right?
Nice hood. How much would a kit to do something like this cost an average person buy and assemble by chance?
Do you have to vacuumed fuse the resin or can you do it like fiberglass?
Congratulations! this is the best tutorial about carbon fiber i ever seen, it is very professional made and explained clearly. Best regards from Italy
looks like a great finish, I wish I could see it mounted on the car to better judge the fit.