CF question.......

[MarkMoore]

an inquisitive mind HAS to know... any one know what materials go into carbon fiber material?... anyone know anything about the process of making carbon fiber??????

[hgallegos915]

i was told once that its almost the same as fiber glassing. Except its carbon fiber and I dont know what type of resin.. not 100% sure on this

[David Witherow]

http://www.psrc.usm.edu/macrog/carfib.htm

[marshmallow15]

i work with carbon fiber and it's basically a woven cloth of strands of carbon, graphite, etc.

[matt-gerrard]

Marsh, how would You adapt your carbon fiber so it can go into a carseat with leather ????
will it snag????


oh just wondering how much to do my car in CF????.....M

[Sam Baker]

the easy way:
carbon fiber cloth/fabric + resin/hardener mix... and wait a few hours lol
this is without a mold (just covering something in cf)


o.. and for car seats you can use that "carbon fiber vinyl" that shops use, and just sew it together.

<small>[ November 08, 2004, 05:31 PM: Message edited by: Sam Baker ]</small>

[marshmallow15]

Originally posted by matt-gerrard:
Marsh, how would You adapt your carbon fiber so it can go into a carseat with leather ????
will it snag????


oh just wondering how much to do my car in CF????.....M

you won't be able to sow carbon fiber to a leather. it's woven, but it's very fragile and comes apart easily.

the only way i can think of is to use an adhesive to attatch the cf to a black vinyl, then sew from there. but then any slight object can easily fray the carbon fiber. not worth it IMO.