99 Tacoma rebuild RD audio

[Annnarbor84 5,000+ posts]

Nice

 

[jack0409 10+ year member]

Vacuum bagging door panels today. There are several reasons for vacuum bagging. When forming around curves it keeps steady pressure on the part and reduces the chance of the carbon fiber pulling away and lumps forming. It pulls the extra resin out and makes the part stronger.

Used a cheap 3 mil drop cloth from home depot to make the bag.

Peel ply. It has perferations to let resin bleed through. When vacuum is pulled it leaves just the right amount of resin on part. Also it is non stick so it is actually touching the carbon fiber. Very cheap like 2.50 a yard.

Cheap polyester batting from walmart. This goes between peel ply and bag for vacuum. Absorbs extra resin and allows air to be pulled across entire part.

Looking for more strength from my original door panels so I am laminating.

Peel ply

Starting to pull vacuum. Pump I used is a hvac pump from harbor freight.

Have plenty of duct tape on hand there are going to be leaks.

 

[mazzasec 5,000+ posts]

Nice work Kenny //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

any pics of the doors finished or are they done yet

 

[jack0409 10+ year member]

any pics of the doors finished or are they done yet

They will have a vacuum on them till tomorrow

 

[basshedz06 10+ year member]

should have did a video an youtubed it for us might as well make a tutorial out of it lol be the first anyway that i have seen. but nonetheless its looking sweet captain.

 

[David19 10+ year member]

yeah thats gonna sound nice

 

[mrflipside 10+ year member]

nice man

 

[jack0409 10+ year member]

Doors are out of vacuum and here is the results.

1st pic is after I cut the bag off. Few creases where I didn't flatten out the peel ply and it is only a build up not the actual fiber.

Creases are starting to disappear as I put more resin. Next pictures are with 1 coat on top. Panels should be done after 1 more coat.

 

[Mike465 10+ year member]

Lookin good man

 

[basshedz06 10+ year member]

so this is actually a mold of the old door panal or is it the door panal itself

 

[jack0409 10+ year member]

It's a door panel I made. I don't want any give on the panels so I laminated them.

 

[basshedz06 10+ year member]

okay i think it get it but either way it's awesome keep the work coming captain looking good.

 

[85Caprice4d 10+ year member]

wowzers. your truck is gonna be sick man. cf and candy orange up in the sky but still crackin' concrete? that's gotta be a first...

 

[jack0409 10+ year member]

wowzers. your truck is gonna be sick man. cf and candy orange up in the sky but still crackin' concrete? that's gotta be a first...

I hope