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jondrums

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favorite source for 4-6oz carbon cloth?
« 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

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It's not overhead to me!
8'8" L-41 ST and a whole pile of boards I rarely use.

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Re: favorite source for 4-6oz carbon cloth?
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2020, 08:04:44 PM »
Soller composites generally has the widest selection and the best prices.
Foote 10'4X34", SIC 17.5 V1 hollow and an EPS one in Hood River. Foote 9'0" x 31", L41 8'8", 18' Speedboard, etc. etc.

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Re: favorite source for 4-6oz carbon cloth?
« Reply #3 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.

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Re: favorite source for 4-6oz carbon cloth?
« Reply #4 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.
Foote 10'4X34", SIC 17.5 V1 hollow and an EPS one in Hood River. Foote 9'0" x 31", L41 8'8", 18' Speedboard, etc. etc.

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Re: favorite source for 4-6oz carbon cloth?
« Reply #5 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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