Carbon Fiber

[Blown70]

Does anyone have experience working with this.  I mean have you actually made a part using resin or just purchased it......

I found a place with the cloth and resin to make it but if anyone has a good suggestion?

Also, some say it must be heated to 350 degrees to cure other say it will at low temp just may take longer. 

ALSO, can you coat it like fiberglass with a gell coat?

[Blown70]

Anyone?

[MyMopar]

I saw an episode of Mythbusters where the guy was making something with carbon fiber.  He didn't cure it using heat or anything but it was done using a vaccum mold process.  He made a mold of the part he was doing, then layed in some gel, put the carbon fiber down, layed in more gel, covered it in some plastic material and then hooked up a vaccum pump to draw everything down and tight. 
Now I'm not sure if the vaccum mold process is required, but I would think so.

[Silver R/T]

yes carbon fiber uses vacuum mold process, different from fiberglass, why go with carbon fiber? I would recommend fiberglass unless youre going for look of C/F

[Blown70]

yes carbon fiber uses vacuum mold process, different from fiberglass, why go with carbon fiber? I would recommend fiberglass unless youre going for look of C/F

Well the look is part of it.  I am going to try some.  A place has carbon fiber with red kevlar..... I would like to use this for some of the parts on my car.  I do not need the strength but the look.

I also found a place that has rods and tube that I will use for other parts of the car.

Is the vacuum process necessary for flat parts or just molded example like a hood etc?

[phat69charger]

Check this forum out you can probably find what your looking for: http://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_topics.asp?FID=16&PN=1