Sittnndukk66
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I recently bought several carbon fiber parts. These are for a high end daily driver/weekend toy, not a race truck. I do not intend to paint them, just clear coat. Short story, they don't meet my expectations... what I'm hoping to learn here is if my expectations are within reason? Regardless whether they are or not, hopefully this thread will help clarify what the expectations should be for anyone else looking to buy carbon fiber parts.
I tried my best to capture the defects in the pictures below. While most of these are small in size most are really in your face. The hardest thing to capture via pictures is the amount of porosity; some of the pictures show it, but every part is just about completely covered in it.
So, what are your thoughts? Should these defects be acceptable? Would they be for you? Am I just too picky?
This one really amazed me. This is a good size fiber strand that was just laying across the top of the carbon fiber mat before it was epoxied. This is dead center fender above the wheel well. It really stands out.
Should I be able to see through the parts from the back side? They are all this way.
This area surrounds the tail lights. All around the openings look this way.
This is the coating sprayed on the back side. It was clearly not masked well, and is severely covering several sections of the finish side.
This line is not a scratch. It is an undercut in the epoxy. This happened in several areas. I did not take pictures of any scratches, scuffs, or chips that appear to have occurred after fabrication.
I tried my best to capture the defects in the pictures below. While most of these are small in size most are really in your face. The hardest thing to capture via pictures is the amount of porosity; some of the pictures show it, but every part is just about completely covered in it.
So, what are your thoughts? Should these defects be acceptable? Would they be for you? Am I just too picky?
This one really amazed me. This is a good size fiber strand that was just laying across the top of the carbon fiber mat before it was epoxied. This is dead center fender above the wheel well. It really stands out.
Should I be able to see through the parts from the back side? They are all this way.
This area surrounds the tail lights. All around the openings look this way.
This is the coating sprayed on the back side. It was clearly not masked well, and is severely covering several sections of the finish side.
This line is not a scratch. It is an undercut in the epoxy. This happened in several areas. I did not take pictures of any scratches, scuffs, or chips that appear to have occurred after fabrication.