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Title: favorite source for 4-6oz carbon cloth?
Post by: jondrums on March 29, 2020, 05:08:34 PM
Where are you all getting it and what is it costing per sq yard?  Looking to buy several yards at once
Title: Re: favorite source for 4-6oz carbon cloth?
Post by: TallDude on March 29, 2020, 05:55:41 PM
Local for me..
Small.
https://fiberglasssource.com/collections/carbon-fiber-kevlar-1/products/carbon-fiber-twill-50-black

Big Truck deliveries. They deliver to the glassing shops in the San Clemente surf getto area.
http://revchem.com/

Nationally online sources

http://www.uscomposites.com/cloth.html

https://www.fibreglast.com/

http://www.fiberglasssupply.com/

https://www.sollercomposites.com/Carbon-3K-Fabrics.html

Title: Re: favorite source for 4-6oz carbon cloth?
Post by: PonoBill on March 29, 2020, 08:04:44 PM
Soller composites generally has the widest selection and the best prices.
Title: Re: favorite source for 4-6oz carbon cloth?
Post by: surfcowboy on March 30, 2020, 08:28:49 AM
Thx for the tip on Soller, good carbon prices.

I’m frustrated by the need to order from 2 or 3 places to get all I need. I guess it’s good to avoid a monopoly but I end up ordering from at least 2 places to make a board.

Fiberglass Source has been my recent go to for glass and epoxy (their Apex is good and cheap.) I still stop in at Fiberglass Hawaii in Ventura when I’m up there just to buy more local and browse.
Title: Re: favorite source for 4-6oz carbon cloth?
Post by: PonoBill on March 30, 2020, 09:46:45 AM
Most people that glass a bit wind up with a favorite resin, and it's rarely the same one as other folks. That's one of the reasons you can't get all the stuff in one shot. I can't get Resin Research epoxy at Fiberglass Hawaii. I wind up using other stuff in Maui and it bugs the shit out of me, but I'd pay more for the shipping than the resin.
Title: Re: favorite source for 4-6oz carbon cloth?
Post by: surfcowboy on March 30, 2020, 08:10:37 PM
Yeah, I totally get it.

While I’ve done 2 or 3 boards with that FGH Aluzine resin I really don’t love it. I don’t understand why they don’t have a better formulation. Hit it with Additive F if you hope to get any hot coat done for sure.
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