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53946, RE: Carbon Fiber Rear Shelf... pics...
Posted by BCIEclipse, Dec-31-69 06:00 PM
Ok to clear a few things up. I have been working with CF for quite some time so i can answer some of these. First off, it's not recommended to use polyester resin (what comes fiberglass), it won't bond well with the CF. You must use epoxy resin, epoxy resin is also what all fiberglass body kits are made with, it's alot stonger and bonds better. Also, to get the best results, you wouldn't want to "cover" your stock part with the carbon fiber, the epoxy doesn't stick well to plastics or vinyl and will eventually seperate, therefore, you would need to smooth the stock piece to use as a plug, then make a female mold, and THEN you can lay-up the CF IN the female mold to get the semi finished product (pre clear). Other than it seperating, laminating the stock piece isnt a good idea because it involves alot of build up and sanding then clear coat etc.. If you make a good mold thats smooth, it can be done in one process, and clear coated afterwards. Djtricky contacted me about making these already because he doesnt have the time. I would be interested in making replacement rear shelves if people were interested. But, i've seen this before. Everyone was all about the CF headliner and when i posted for a group buy there was only 1 person that was going to follow through. The thing is everyone says the price is too expensive, but if you knew about making these you would understand. Anyway DJtricky, your's came out VERY nice, i would like to see pics of how it looks installed. I might have to make one of those for myself.
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