carbon fiber By royldoc (Read 431 times)

[royldoc]

I am wondering if anybody has tried to make their own parts with carbon fiber. I was washing and waxing my little trike and noticed a small crack in the rear fender. It starts in the center and is going lengthwise toward the front and is about 1/2 inch long already. I have been doing a lot of research this week on how to make parts with carbon fiber and found it is labor intensive not to mention expensive. I have done some fiber glass work before and it is not that much different. I did find some carbon fiber/Kevlar fabric that is red and black that I really like. the fabric is about $60 dollars a yard. Then there is the cost of making the mold, the epoxy and some other consumables that go into making carbon fiber parts. I plan on using the vacuum bagging method. I will do some smaller projects to get familiar with the process as this stuff is expensive and time consuming. I don't want to spend a lot of time and money and get bad results on the larger projects.

Roy

[kalee]

I know this isnt a complete repair but you can stop the crack by drilling a very small hole in your fender, use the smallest drill bit you have and drill the hole right at the end of the crack and it will not go any farther
kalee

[royldoc]

This would be an easy repair. But I like the look of the carbon fiber. I could also repair it and cover it with a vinyl that looks like carbon fiber, but it wouldn't be the real deal. I also plan on making some other stuff and would like to start on a smaller project like this before I start doing bigger projects. The expense for me is not a real problem.

Roy

[kalee]

Red paint does make them go faster,nice looking magnum you have royldoc
kalee