Carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) is the selected material for high performance applications for the worldwide advanced manufacturing sector because of its superior strength to weight ratio. High-quality composite materials are used in a wide range of industrial and commercial applications. From classic carbon fibre sheets all the way to robust and lightweight carbon fibre tubes, which are crucial structural elements in many industries.
Finishing Services
But even then raw carbon fibre components fresh from the autoclave or mould are rarely good enough for the demanding aesthetic and aerodynamic criteria required by an industry such as automotive, aircraft and premium consumer electronics. Even moulded carbon fibre products with beautiful shapes and unique geometries tend to show surface defects and dimensional aberrations following the first shaping.
Skilled Carbon Fibre Finishing Services are very crucial to fill up the gap of structural integrity and faultless visual presentation. This detailed shows how specialised surface treatments could solve critical manufacturing pain points and improve your product quality, with the use of high-precision CNC carbon fibre cutting technology and improved post-processing processes.
Carbon Fibre Finishing Presents A Solution To Big Problems
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Surface Pinholes & Micro-voids
Small holes on the surface of the resin on moulded carbon fibre objects caused by trapped air in the moulding process. All final pieces will require to be filled and sanded to a level plane by a professional.
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UV Degradation & Yellowing Typical epoxy resins
will yellow in the sun light. The outdoor endurance of exposed carbon fibre sheets and structural carbon fibre tubes, utilised in automotive and outdoor equipment, requires UV resistant transparent coatings (oil spraying).
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Fibres, distortion and blurring:
If not finished correctly, customised shaped carbon fibre parts with a superb 3K twill or plain weave pattern may appear dull or blurred, destroying the rich visual texture of carbon fibre items.
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Dimensional Tolerances
Tight thickness tolerances are required for aerodynamics and assembly. The proper cnc carbon fibre cutting will give initial perfect size but need fine precision sanding to follow ultra rigours industrial tolerance standards for the final assembly.
Wet Sanding & Dry Sanding
Multi-stage dry sanding on cut and moulded workpieces to remove initial faults and ultra-fine wet sanding (up to 2000 grit) to remove micro-scratch patterns before coating, flawless polishing of carbon fibre sheets, tubular structures & irregular shaped carbon fibre parts.
Fibre Protection Guarantee
Our professional experts will work with total accuracy to guarantee that our structural carbon weave is never cut or frayed during the levelling step to protect the structural performance of goods processed by cnc carbon fibre cutting and moulding.
High Gloss or Sleek Matte?
We offer transparent coatings for the market you are in that will give a uniform reflection to all carbon fibre finished goods from a mirror like high gloss finish for automobile aerodynamics to the modern stealth matte look for consumer gadgets.
Formulations UV Stabilised
We utilise the best non-yellowing automotive grade polyurethane clear coatings for many years of outdoor usage which filter ultra violet radiation and keep the lovely appearance of curved carbon fibre sections, flat sheets and tubular components.
Precision Masking
We are very good at masking difficult geometries allowing you the opportunity to move from solid colour paint finish to exposed, perfectly aligned carbon weave on irregular custom objects.
Improved adhesion testing
Epoxy resins are notoriously difficult to paint to. For all carbon fibre workpieces, after cutting and fabrication we use particular chemical primers and plasma surface activation in order to have little peeling of the paint under great stress.
FAQ
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Q.Will the finishing procedure add a lot of weight or change the proportions of the carbon fibre part?
A.Our finishing services are very supervised. Careful sanding prior to clear coating to eliminate excess surface resin, leaving a negligible net weight gain (often less than 1.5% of total component weight). CNC Cutting of Carbon Fibre Finished Carbon Fibre Sheets Carbon Fibre Tubes Custom Shaped Carbon Fibre Parts Adhere to your dimensional parameters exactly. -
Q.How can I prevent the clear coat from cracking or flaking over time?
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Q. Do you do the Pantone, RAL and custom automobile paint codes?
A: Yes we will take Pantone, RAL and bespoke automotive paint codes to ensure your exposed carbon features are in perfect brand alignment on any custom components.
