Z-poxy????

[Fluid]

I have crashed several boats at over 80 mph and not broken the CF loose from the FG. It sounds like you used 'way too much resin when laminating the CF onto your FG. BTW, using CF imparts stiffness to the hull, it is not meant to impart "strength". What you use depends on what you are trying to accomplish. Of course, plenty of folks just like the looks of CF in their hull - nothing wrong with that either.


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[detox]

Do a test by laminating carbonfiber vs. fiberglass. I believe you will like the laminated fiberglass better. I once laminated carbonfiber using Z Poxy finishing resin and it was very brittle (snapped in two pieces). Fiberglass would break, but stay together.

[Fluid]

The 30-minute epoxy will not be thin enough to thoroughly wet the CF. Note that you want to use a minimum of the Finishing Resin when laying down CF cloth - you don't want a puddle of epoxy on the surface after you are done. I paint a thin coat of epoxy on the fiberglass surface, roll out the CF and use just enough epoxy to get it thoroughly wet. The grain of the CF cloth is raised and very evident. Too much epoxy and the strength will be reduced a lot. Ideally CF should be used with a vacuum setup to keep it 'tight' to the underlying material with a minimum of resin - tough for most of us to accomplish.


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[LOVE6S]

You want the finishing resin for sure

Thanks bud.

[Heaving Earth]

You want the finishing resin for sure

[LOVE6S]

Hi guys, hope everyone is havn a good weekend, I am going to try my hand at some CF cloth laying, got all the stuff, but I think I ordered the wrong Z-poxy. I got the 30 min epoxy, I should of got the finishing epoxy, is that correct? Will the 30 min epoxy work ok to lay the CF? if not is there several options of stuff to get, or do I just order the finishing epoxy, thank you.