DIY Carbon Fibre Panels

[Just_James]

Has anyone any experience of making their own carbon fibre panels?

I'm considering having a go at it but just looking at options really.

I've got a few infill panels that I'd like to do in c/f and was initially planning on skinning them in real c/f fabric and resin. I'm doing it purely for aesthetic reasons so adding weight (or the lack of saving any) isn't a factor really. I've some experience working with fibreglass and resins and I'm quite confident in getting a decent result doing a c/f skin but it got me thinking.... If I'm putting a skin on, why not use release wax and make a new panel rather than just adding to the original?

Surely I could just release the skin then add some c/f to the rear to reinforce it?

I suppose the proper way to do it would be to make a fibreglass cast from the panel first and then apply the c/f to the inside of that but I just see a lot more potential for error doing it that way (and wasting expensive c/f weave) with the fabric being much more fiddly to lay and with the chance / likelihood of air bubbles etc. I'm not concerned about the panels being mm exact to their original size so doing a skin first then reinforcing at the back seems logical?
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Current Bikes / Projects: 1999 Rieju RS1 50
Previous bikes - 1986 DT125R (field bike), 1989 KX250, 1980 KX420 (with 500cc big bore), 1992 YZ250, 1988 KX500, 1989 XR250R, 1988 VFR400R NC24, 1999 Cagiva Mito 125, 2008 Rieju RS2 50 , 1993 Honda NSR 125

[skatefreak]

This idea...
I do like!

Watching and waiting!

[robertw95]

Not sure if it's much help but I recently read a three where a guy made a complete tank of c/f and fiberglass
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[Just_James]