Well summer temps have broken here finally for sure. In the 50's and 60's lately and time to lay up some carbon fiber parts. Started with the boot cowl yesterday. Thanks to DesertFox1 and Bill for guidance on my first carbon layup and the use of Bill's temperature controlled (heated) shop.
Started with a beautifully crafted boot cowl mold and prepped it by waxing many times then a couple days ago brushing on the release agent. Yesterday we cut fabric and then dive in with both feet. It will be a few days drying at these temps before part is pulled and trimmed to final shape. Lots of prep sanding, filling and more sanding in my near future.
Couple photos below.
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Boot cowl mold.
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Cutting cloth. Rolling cutter worked great on the carbon but the little
strand of Kevlar was resistant and had to be done with scissors.
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Wetting the cloth with resin after first brushing on resin to the mold.
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lots of dabbing resin into cloth. No brushing!
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Using a ridged roller on cowl part.
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