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Title: Calling Paul Walker -- Link to ACP
Post by: Tim Wescott on April 20, 2023, 09:24:58 AM: In a very tediously long thread of mine, you commented on carbon fiber mat:

Quote from: Paul Walker on April 19, 2023, 05:25:57 PM
Tim,
I use only ACP carbon matt. I learned this the hard way, just like you have. I cut to shape, lay it down and brush on clear dope thined 50%. It goes through the veil and the sizing nearly instantly, and once through it can go over most any compound curve.
I love it so much I only use it, no tissue here.

Is this the stuff you're talking about: https://store.acpcomposites.com/carbon-fiber-veil ?

(Goodness -- 28 yard rolls. Well, that will last me for a while...)
Title: Re: Calling Paul Walker -- Link to ACP
Post by: Matt Colan on April 20, 2023, 04:39:29 PM: I’m not Paul but I always ordered from them as well. I ordered three yards of it at the beginning of the year. Shortly after it, I noticed the change on their website to the…uh…rather large order you have to place now.

Good thing I stocked up before they changed everything
Title: Re: Calling Paul Walker -- Link to ACP
Post by: Brett Buck on April 20, 2023, 04:58:32 PM: Quote from: Tim Wescott on April 20, 2023, 09:24:58 AM
In a very tediously long thread of mine, you commented on carbon fiber mat:

Is this the stuff you're talking about: https://store.acpcomposites.com/carbon-fiber-veil ?

(Goodness -- 28 yard rolls. Well, that will last me for a while...)

Sounds like an opportunity.

Brett
Title: Re: Calling Paul Walker -- Link to ACP
Post by: Lauri Malila on April 20, 2023, 11:16:09 PM: Which one of them do you use? 0.2, 0.3 or 0.5oz? L
Title: Re: Calling Paul Walker -- Link to ACP
Post by: Brett Buck on April 20, 2023, 11:24:30 PM: Quote from: Lauri Malila on April 20, 2023, 11:16:09 PM
Which one of them do you use? 0.2, 0.3 or 0.5oz? L

I use .2. This is the “uneven” kind, which is the kind you want, because it has less sizing.

Brett
Title: Re: Calling Paul Walker -- Link to ACP
Post by: George Grossardt on April 23, 2023, 06:55:26 AM: Looks like the smallest quantity of .02 one can order is 147 yards and costs over $2000! Makes my musky fishing obsession look cheap.
Title: Re: Calling Paul Walker -- Link to ACP
Post by: pmackenzie on April 23, 2023, 11:22:52 AM: I seem to recall that ACP wanted to get out of the hobby side of the business?
Better money in Pickle ball perhaps :)
https://www.acpcomposites.com/pickleball

CSTsales has it in more reasonable quantities.

https://www.cstsales.com/a-carbon-fiber-tissue-veil.html
Title: Re: Calling Paul Walker -- Link to ACP
Post by: Tim Wescott on April 23, 2023, 04:09:36 PM: Quote from: pmackenzie on April 23, 2023, 11:22:52 AM
CSTsales has it in more reasonable quantities.

https://www.cstsales.com/a-carbon-fiber-tissue-veil.html

That's the stuff that wasn't working for me.

edit: BUT:

At the contest yesterday I had conversation with a couple of folks, one who uses the CST stuff with Minwax Polycrylic, and one who uses stuff from Fiberglast with epoxy, and they both reported no problems.

So I just ripped a square of the stuff off of my roll and tried moistening it with plain old water, and it seems to work just fine. Since using dope on water-soaked silkspan works out A-OK, I think I have found the correct solvent and now have a solution!

If it turns to crap when it dries, I'll report back here. Otherwise -- all is quiet on the Western Front.