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Burton

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Re: made carbon parts for the 2013/2014 S
« Reply #15 on: June 18, 2014, 06:59:00 PM »

Dubster you just make a mold just like you would with fiberglass.

Start wit ha plug, aka the part in this case, make a mold around it and you can make a lot more parts from it later.

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Re: made carbon parts for the 2013/2014 S
« Reply #16 on: June 19, 2014, 12:16:43 PM »

Dubs, your work is professional. Keep it up! I am going to start a new thread / rant about Zero giving us a real storage solution. I don't want to hijack your thread. I wanna see the CF tank when you are done :)
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Re: made carbon parts for the 2013/2014 S
« Reply #17 on: June 19, 2014, 12:29:54 PM »

Dubster you just make a mold just like you would with fiberglass.

Start wit ha plug, aka the part in this case, make a mold around it and you can make a lot more parts from it later.

-Burton

burton, i know the procedure 8)  comes to the same conclusion as writen above, making a good mold takes time and money. for 1 piece not interesting
i'm not doing it for the money but as i see more 'emotorcycleforum-members' are interested, can make a mold of some pieces

keep you updated!!

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Re: made carbon parts for the 2013/2014 S
« Reply #18 on: July 23, 2014, 01:01:29 AM »

Dubster, those parts are stunning! No comparison to the cheesy molded plastic.

May I ask, did you use a prepreg or did you lay them up by hand? If you laid them up by hand, did you use epoxy, polyester or what? Do you have to vacuum bag or can it just air-cure? I've got a fair amount of experience laying up fiberglass, and I seriously hate the rinky-dink plastic look of my SR. If I thought I could do as good a job as you've done I'd be ALL OVER it.
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Re: made carbon parts for the 2013/2014 S
« Reply #19 on: August 11, 2014, 01:08:47 PM »

Dubster, those parts are stunning! No comparison to the cheesy molded plastic.

May I ask, did you use a prepreg or did you lay them up by hand? If you laid them up by hand, did you use epoxy, polyester or what? Do you have to vacuum bag or can it just air-cure? I've got a fair amount of experience laying up fiberglass, and I seriously hate the rinky-dink plastic look of my SR. If I thought I could do as good a job as you've done I'd be ALL OVER it.

thanks!! the carbon is layed up by hand and than covered with epoxy.  after that (and also because i had to do some other parts) I wet-sanded it and sprayed a 2C varnish on it but that isn't necessary.

i have the possibility to vacuum bag parts, I have some other zero parts to do ('gas'tank,...)and it might be possible that i will do them with vacuum to save time!

basicly, carbon + epoxy is the same procedure as polyester ...

if you have questions, don't hesitate!!
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