Carbon stockist in the UK

323ian · Post by **323ian** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 7:41 pm

Does anyone know any?
I am looking to make some custom carbon parts for my car but cant find anywhere in the uk that will sell sheets of wet lay carbon? I mean large strips of carbon about 2metres long by 100mm wide.

Can anyone help?

Ian200sx · Post by **Ian200sx** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:04 pm

take it you've seen

http://www.fibre-lyte.co.uk/

http://www.customcarbon.co.uk/

323ian · Post by **323ian** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:22 pm

Thanks Ian,
I had not seen fibre lyte and it looks like it may be able to help me.

That Custom carbon has some goodies for your escort!

James Breadvan · Post by **James Breadvan** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:25 pm

When you say wet lay do mean it's still in a cloth like form and yet to have and resin added?

If so Marplas do it in norwich. They are near county hall just off the ring road and down the turning towards where the old swimming pool was in lakenham. They sell it by the metre.

323ian · Post by **323ian** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:31 pm

No James, wet lay means it is shiny not like the dry lay stuff which they use in motorsport which is stronger and lighter but looks dull.

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 9:13 pm

http://www.carbonmods.co.uk/catalogue.asp?cat=6

I got my carbon flaps from them - good company to deal with and may well give you a bigpower discount :thumb:

woody · Post by **woody** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 9:22 pm

Ian the shinny finish you are describing is a lacquer finish to bring the gloss up. You are right the dull finish used in motorsport is to save the weight from a useless layer of lacquer or gel coat.

You have a PM

Post by **Ben** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:07 am

Ian, there is a fella on here that does carbon .... auto-fibre .... Dwayne Lister.

http://www.auto-fibre.co.uk/

Post by **Stuart** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:50 am

I think it's important to stress that there are bigger differences between wet and dry carbon that whether it is shiny or not.

http://www.reverie.ltd.uk/en/about/whatis.php

This link from Reverie should answer any questions that people may have.

James Breadvan · Post by **James Breadvan** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:24 pm

I did look into using carbon/aramid weave for kiteboards a couple of years ago, that was using a wet layup and using vacuum baging to make sure that no air bubbles formed underneath the material while it cured.