The Project Pad

So. I've never used carbon fiber in my life. With that being said. I need help in choosing what thickness sheet I need to be purchasing off the interwebz, because I am clueless.

Going to be used as a dash display piece and then as a spot for a switch panel and some other gauges in the center of the dash where all the creature comfort and other boring shit used to be.

Here's the dash layout


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i have access to CF all day long, in 4x8 sheets if need be from the race shop i frequent now. i growed up i did.

LMK how large outside dimensions are, i will ask Carey how much for a piece and get it for ya.

.040 will be plenty thick i would think.

Are you going dry or pre-preg, Jon?
If dry, don't forget about the resin thickness.

ChrisAudi80 wrote:Are you going dry or pre-preg, Jon?
If dry, don't forget about the resin thickness.

Well. To be honest. I was just looking to buy a finished sheet of carbon fiber and then cut out the shape on a water jet. I'm not sure what that would fall under with what you mentioned above.

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Zerb wrote:

ChrisAudi80 wrote:Are you going dry or pre-preg, Jon?
If dry, don't forget about the resin thickness.

Well. To be honest. I was just looking to buy a finished sheet of carbon fiber and then cut out the shape on a water jet. I'm not sure what that would fall under with what you mentioned above.

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I see. You mean you will buy a flat sheet of CF already finished with resin. Dry CF is just the cloth, pre-preg is CF cloth with the resin soaked in and packed in a bag. Once you take it out it starts to cure. You will also need to shape it and an autoclave for pre-preg. Its the stuff Koenigsegg use.

Mcstiff wrote:https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productselection.asp?Product=CF001

hot damn thats loot! fleabay is cheaper FYI. hell for that much i may just get one of the kits and make my own size flat sheets.

Zerb wrote:

Mcstiff wrote:https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productselection.asp?Product=CF001

hot damn thats loot! fleabay is cheaper FYI. hell for that much i may just get one of the kits and make my own size flat sheets.

I figured, just an example of what you are looking for.

Now let's make a pre-preg dash

Mcstiff wrote:

Zerb wrote:

Mcstiff wrote:https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productselection.asp?Product=CF001

hot damn thats loot! fleabay is cheaper FYI. hell for that much i may just get one of the kits and make my own size flat sheets.

I figured, just an example of what you are looking for.

Now let's make a pre-preg dash

after my half assed attempt at a fiberglass dash last year, i wouldnt even want to fathom what it would take to get a nice looking mold for a carbon fiber dash.

ive been contemplating making a b3 style dash upper section with cluster box but relocated rearward for my driver position in my cq