How to Make Shiny Carbon Fiber Parts -- Resin Infusion!

[@bphillips06]

Do this with a complex curved or contoured part and report back.

[@sakif7]

Keep making videos like these man this is good stuff

[@SasquatchComposites]

Thanks! I've been crazy busy moving cross country these last couple months, but I'm almost to where I can start setting up my new shop. More videos should be coming soon.

[@KDD8]

@@SasquatchComposites where do you by the mylar sheet?

[@icecube172]

Awesome video. Thanks for including your hurdles and mistakes for us to learn from.

[@matteovillani8983]

You think is possible to use another glass instead of milar? Thanks

[@SasquatchComposites]

Yes, I've seen it done with two glass caul plates and it worked really well.

[@breakwood8531]

This is awesome thanks for the lessons, hope you upload again.

[@dimsuminab0x]

You need a catch pot for the extra resin

[@hafeexius]

Nice! You just got yourself a new subscriber

[@boxer951]

Came out 100% 👌🏻 i was curious to see if that vacuum would actually work good enough to make cf parts and now i see it does. I have to get me one of them vacuums next. Ima be making some Goped scooter parts and a few car parts. I tried in the past and it came out ok but i never tried to vacuum it,so it was a ton of more work and didn't come out as nice as that piece you made. Anyhow excellent video. Keep it up.

[@Fryhs]

Thank you for your effort !

[@davidzalavarria9512]

Does exist an other alternative for the tape adesive?

[@11111111samy]

excellent job man! suscribed!

[@mckenziekeith7434]

This is great!

[@hafizaulfat5598]

I m doing the same procedure on single carbon fiber layer but it does not workint.. but you did iton multiple layer. Does layer effect this procedure???

[@lyon666]

Absolutely love the videos, gotta get on top pf the lighting though. You make such cool stuff, wanna be able to see it!

[@PabloLopez-fg2wy]

Keep making this videos i wanna see if i get to do a motorcycle fender on carbon fiber by just watching you. Awesome videos.

[@primate2744]

Where you been hiding dude? I was really appreciating your content.

[@SasquatchComposites]

A REALLY long cross-country move into a house that needed some renovation. I was able to finish the kitchen this week and I'm just now starting to set up my new shop. I've got to paint the floors, set up lighting, and build all new workbenches, so it won't be quick. But more is coming! I was even thinking about filming the workshop setup and doing a few videos on setting up a shop for composites work. Thanks for your patience and for the kind words!

[@damonhumphreys4303]

Would you be willing to make a mold and carbon/kevlar boat using an aluminium boat as your mold template? I would like to see this so I can make my own boat. The outside layers on the boat would need to be kevlar for high impact resistance and lay up carbon/kevlar on the inner layers to improve rigidity and strength.

[@damonhumphreys4303]

Eventually I would make a jet boat in a similar nature.

[@divine0dude]

how strong would this peace be? would it be something to be used on car body part for example?

[@SasquatchComposites]

This piece is quite strong. Generally speaking, parts cured in an autoclave will be strongest, followed by vacuum bagged parts (like this one) and then by contact layup (no vacuum). I believe this method (resin infusion) is what's used by most makers of body panels.

[@kevinkev1530]

Thx

[@360unplugged]

Would you be interested in making a carbon fiber front lip spoiler for my Lamborghini Gallardo

[@ultralinx200]

I never heard a car had a front spoiler, do you mean canard or lips?

[@JohnCHansen01]

What percentage carbon to resin did this result in? Did you weigh the CF before you started? And then the final weight?

[@SasquatchComposites]

Didn't weigh it, sorry.

[@primate2744]

This might be a silly question so pardon my ignorance but since those vacuum pumps are so cheap would it be better to use two at the same time?

[@SasquatchComposites]

I'm not sure what that would gain you. What's your concern with the pump? That it would stop working in the middle of an infusion?

[@primate2744]

@@SasquatchComposites multiple infusion points

[@SasquatchComposites]

@@primate2744 I've watched large infusions done professionally and haven't seen a second pump used, but I've seen one pump hooked up to multiple locations around the part. I definitely see the value in having more than one vacuum source around your part. It's essentially insurance against getting a dry spot "locked" into the middle somewhere.

[@primate2744]

Thanks for the reply!

[@itsmen8]

@@primate2744 I've wondered the same thing (about the multiple pumps). I was thinking it could increase the total CFM, and could reduce the time needed to pull a vacuum. Never tried it though...

[@Denis-bo8ms]

Awesome, thanks for the video! What resin would you recommend for a beginner that is easy to work with and not too expensive? Why are you not using peel-ply? Why no resin trap before your vacuum pump?

[@SasquatchComposites]

My favorite resin system is Resin Research Composite Pro 2050 (see the above comment), but for beginners I like to recommend EZ-Lam 60-minute kits from ACP Composites just because it comes in smaller quantities. If you're just trying out composites for the first time, it's nice to not have to commit to a whole gallon of resin. My first layups were done with EZ-Lam and it was easy to work with. Peel ply is a great way to get a bondable surface. After cure, you can leave the peel ply on the surface to protect it from contamination until you're ready to bond something to it. When you're ready, you peel off the peel ply and glue straight to the surface -- no further preparation required. In this case, I am not bonding this piece to anything. I just wanted a shiny carbon finish on both sides of the plate. I didn't use a resin trap simply because I didn't have one. I watched it the whole time to make sure it didn't suck resin all the way to the pump. If this were a larger layup or if I wanted to be able to leave it to infuse without supervision, I'd definitely prefer to have a resin trap between the layup and the pump. Hope that helps.

[@hermannnicholsson132]

Hi, I'm from Malaysia. Watched both ur videos... thank u so much for sharing... I've got some 200gsm carbon fiber fabric but I don't know what resin to use can u pls advice. Thank u.

[@SasquatchComposites]

My favorite resin is Resin Research Composite Pro 2050. It's inexpensive, clear, very low viscosity (making it easier to wet out plies), and it comes with lower health risk than other resins I've used. The only downside is that their slowest hardener is still only a 90 minute pot life. I do like working with MGS epoxy even more (and it has up to 4-hr pot life), but it's about twice the price and requires hazmat shipping.

[@SasquatchComposites]

If you're just looking for a small quantity to try your first carbon parts, I recommend EZ-Lam from ACP Composites. It's what I started with and it works great, and it's available in smaller kits.

[@ExploreComposites]

That came out nice! I like your mylar caul plate method - good to be able to see your resin front through it. If you are looking for some more info on vacuum levels and how they effect infusion - check out this post I did a little while ago. Might be helpful as you get into bigger parts. explorecomposites.com/2019/11/19/troubleshootin-vacuum-infusion/

[@danllana8664]

I just saw a video on how to easily make a catch pot out of a mason jar. check it out or hit me up

[@11111111samy]

VOLUMEN IS LOW!

[@TheModfatherIncOfficial]

right until the music :/