Composites Basics | Make Your Own Carbon Fiber Parts NOW! 

Guys, just found you today but thankful I did. Two major topics covered in one hour. Custom tail lights and legit custom controllers (not proprietary bs) and fiber composite topic that truly helped me get the difference in standard and prepreg cloth. Tried making composite parts before but I now think I realize why I had such difficulty and less than acceptable results. Because... The videos from guys with large budgets for videography used a presenter with inadequate outline or just bad teaching skills.. needless to say, they didn't get a subscribe whereas you did.. keep up the good videos and don't be surprised when I have constructive criticism, it's all done with brotherly love and an outsiders perspective. I'll always be kind though.. looking forward to seeing every video I've missed and every other that follows. Good luck! Trap well and be safe!

This is the video I have been needing for a long time

Very informative, was eagerly waiting for someone to post a video like this. Thank you bandidos! 🙂

I've mentioned this before when you got your second 240, but when are you guys going to do coloured weaves? I know they're not pure carbon, but as a top layer it'd look great. I don't see anything on Fibreglast's website about colour, so obviously they're not going to get a sponsorship for that, but I think it'd set your parts apart from a lot of the others on RU-vid and just in the shop business.

Love love love love love loveeeeee this episode!!! Exactly what needed to be said. Definitely going in the saved folder with this one bois! Keep it up X, Tim and Greg!!

Where you guys at? Missing the great videos. Hope everyone is doing ok.

Great video! Thanks! It would be great if you could make "part 2" where you show us hand lay mould and one CF piece ?D:

...perfect saturday afternoon!

What’re you sprayin on the carbon before you put the resin down? Does it just help the carbon from movin around ?

I’m wanting to go several ways with it in the future. The first type of project is I have a couple of old concert speakers they sound awesome compared to non gel coated the problem am having is it’s old and becoming brittle so my plans are to strip and replace. What should I use

How do you know how much fabric to use to make a strong part?

Waiting for the new build!!!

Hows the lexus

when i hear you say "pre-preg" all i can think is "call me Ishmael."

You play a clip twice in this video, once at 6:15 and again at 6:32 both word for word explaining how it is measured in ounces per square yard

He missed a lot on the pre preg as well storage requirements are a lot. Some come with a 90 at room temp for long term storage most have to be stored in lower temp freezers (0 to -50) on some. Then it’s way more expensive. He doesn’t talk about how to find the selvage of the composite material. Doesn’t talk about warp line or the fill line. It’s ok information I guess

he forgot to mention vinyl ester

Moist

Fun fact , everything is carbon fiber .

When is the next video dropping?

Having been in the aviation composite industry for years and following a strict standard/spec, I freak out watching you guys use prepreg without gloves and not in a climate controlled environment, its just second nature to me. Love what you guys have built over the years!

And here I was sitting around, thinking I had nothing to watch

Love the work legends! This channel needs more subs so they can do more videos

More Carbon fiber videos - slowly feeling confidente to make my own parts

Can you extend merch sizing? I’m big so I wear a 2X and your merch only goes to XL 😢

This was absolutely fantastic! Super educational. Thank you for all the hard work. I learned a lot!

this has come a long way since 1985 where i was using uni direction CF to make prop blades for ducted fan boats. biggest awesome factor is the room temp pre preg.. holy frik

This stuff is super interesting but most definitely confusing and overwhelming for someone who has 0 experience with any kind of resin materials. I'd love to get into this kind of stuff and make my own carbon fiber parts but even the simplified videos like this are confusing for me. Maybe a very in depth step by step video that explains why each item is chosen and how it is used in each kind of situation? Regardless, keep up the good work, I've loved the 240 build so far and can't wait to see that thing put in some good lap times.

This makes me was to start doing composites when I have absolutely no time or space for it.

I have the 2000 series resin what have you found as the best way to get bubbles out I'm using it for carbon overlays

Very informative. It took a while go figure out the Fiberglast vs fiberglass. Do you think it would be possible to duplicate a roof including the drip rails by making a polyester resin fiberglass mold and then making a carbon fiber part from the mold without the vacuum process? Thank you.

@Street Bandito 6:30 there was a glitch in the matrix

Would like to see you talk about carbon sheets, tubes, etc. Also how you bond them and how strong those bonds are. Keep the vids coming!

I think a great follow up video would be a 'making your first composite part', in which you use the most simple and readily available tools and make a fiberglass part. Sort of using a setup exactly the same as what someone who is doing it for the first time would use. This would serve as a great base for future tutorials. This would give people the confidence to move on and try more advanced techniques if they enjoyed the process and were happy with the results they got.

Wasn't sure whether I should tell you guys this on IG or here, but we're missing you guys, including Greg. Looking forward to the next vid. I missed my chance back in Dec to tell you what I like about the channel, but some of my favorite stuff is when you guys mix dialogue with the "this is how we're doing it" exposition, and use Xav's editing to make it funny and punchy. You riff off each other and it's good to see you interact. Maybe some videos with others from the East Coast scene would be a good way to mix it up? Footage from the scene when it picks back up would be good, too. Again, looking forward to the next release!

Always dropping quality content. Keep it coming you guys! 🤙

Thanks for this. I'm about to 3D scan my e46 wagon to begin modeling a self-made widebody and this is EXACTLY what I was missing. I've been following for a year now and still can't believe you guys share as much information as you do. 110% thank you.

I am in dire need of my bandito fix...😬

That whole “you should start with fibreglass first” statement, really made me think and instead of making a carbon hood one off as my first project I may just make a fibre glass pop up head light cover 😅

Great video, BUT DUDE! .....I’ve been following you for a while! .......when are you putting this thing on the road MAN!!!!!

I recently made a custom OEM+ hood for my Subaru Baja using the scoop portion from an 08-14 WRX. Been getting a few requests for duplicates. And I always love learning new skills...

I have a question I really cant find an answer for and its layers. Specifically with carbon fiber how do one determine how many layers you can or should use and with what thickness and can you get away with using fewer thicker layers or many thin layers. Like could you do only 2 layers using only lets say a 1 layer of 3k 200g twill and then just 1 layer 12k 400g twill layer instead of 3 200g layers? This is for body panels for a car of course :D

Question: I’d like to make carbon over-fenders for my R32. I’ve got a set of OEM quarters off the car. Would you suggest hand layup, vacuum infusion, make a mould? Just want a cover to put on that is slightly bigger than the quarter to cover up the rust I’m going to cut away :-/

I've been really wanting to start making parts for all the cars we have...mainly my mk3 supra...but my lady's charger also...but I now have a 97 obs chevy silverado k1500...that could use some love other than an LS1 swap lol...thanks for the info...I have a decent garage with heated floors and all the tools I could really ever need minus and Bridport/lathe...maybe one day...but always been good went to school for body work for as long as u could then life got in the way...or I did I should say...then my dad passed...who had 2 businesses of his own...no reason I can't have one small one...and feel I was gifted from God with artistic talent...love making stuff...and building...but thanks again...gotta start somewhere...lol...and make something happen to leave my daughter and grandkids..take care 🤙

WJP004 check this old dude out from redline racing he is a boss look for his composite videos he will show u more cool things with carbon or Kevlar also shows u how to make carbon Kevlar impact doors for racing or rally fyi^^^ WJP004 = BOSS

I am impressed with your work and your tutorials. I worked with composites in aerospace and you are really doing a fantastic job. I know you have done a little bit, but I think you should investigate using structural foam and aramid honeycomb. Wanna blow people's minds on lightweight and strength? That's the recipe! ;) I also really dig that you are starting to work with out of autoclave stuff. This is a BIG intertest of mine as I worked primarily with this sort of processing. Keep it up!

As someone who actually does this professionally I ask you to please, PLEASE stop making composite videos until you actually learn what you are talking about. It’s obvious fiberglast is sponsoring you and you need to put out content to keep them happy and sending you free materials. But as someone who understand what you are TRYING to say, you put out so much bad info that it’s actually hurting the people trying to learn more than it’s helping them because they don’t understand the info is bad.

I’m a composites guy and I own my own business doing full time carbon fiber fabrication. 99% of the people watching this video are better off just buying carbon car parts rather than trying to make them themselves. It’s definitely fun and interesting to learn, but if you mess up it costs you a ton of money, time, and frustration. I’ve had customers come to me with their failed projects and have me do it for them anyways after they wasted money on the materials they didn’t use properly. Good video, just a little disclaimer for people. If you don’t have money to spare to make a considerable amount of mistakes in the learning process, just buy carbon parts from someone else, or for stuff that isn’t available have a guy like myself make them for you. You’ll save yourself money and headache.

Does that mean it is more beneficial to use the Poly resin for things like a quarter panel or roof, since those are good parts that you'd want less flex in/more stability in? or is the Epoxy still a great option since it would gain stability once bonded to the chassis? i think? maybe? kinda? sorta? p.s. long time lurker and huge fan, love the work and growth for yall! excited for what's to come!

I legit needed this for my AW11 project car. Thanks a bunch.

You guys may have gotten this a couple of times, but what fabric (carbon or fiberglass) would be good for wings with a sharp contour (wet lay up with a vacuum after)?

Last time it was double Tims that got me.. this time the back to back OZ/SqYD got me.. more Easter Eggs than CoD 🤙🏿

Fantastic video and explanations!! But I would actually like to see some carbon fiber skinning on the channel. That's a bit more for the people at home that doesn't have a big shop, paintbooth, heat and so on. Would love to get some more in skinning.

You need to get your Bob Ross on. Put together a quarterly package you can sell that contains everything you need to make a carbon fiber item. I'd buy it...

Thank you for the breakdown composites 101 is a success Thank you for putting yourself out there to teach.

This would be super helpful for my 300zx which is currently suffering from rust damage with parts are few and far between

Hello, i want to cover in carbon/kevlar a fiberglass door panel that i bought, but i don't have access to an oven big enough to cure it, since it mainly for look, my car is yellow, and a little bit for the abrasive resistance side, can i do it without an oven, still the vacuum bag, if yes, wich parts should i buy ? thanks, your video make me want to start doing my own fiber parts.

Boys, can you reach out to Deboss Garage and try to do a vid with them on a front splitter and rear diffuser build for their Quattro debocho quad turbo build? I think it needs your touch!

I wanna skin my ltw e36 wing but I feel like the hard part is the liquid ratios of epoxy and resin I’m not good with that

Guys do you ever thought I. Make carbon fiber wheel ever!?😉

Makes a composites information table,... on a table. ACE!

How do you give it a matte finish seen on alot of supercars like mclaren where most of their carbon has a matte like finish?

How do the parts hold up in the sun? Do the epoxy resins already have UV protection?

so cool that you have so much hands on experience and that you troughout the vids tell ous how your doing the realy cool stuff that your putting on the cars!

Super clear and informative. Thanks!

Fibreglass or carbon fibre, so easy to get mixed up when you use it all the time

Damn the turbo fans turned out way better than I had pictured in my head ....🤯

best way to make a mold? im interested in making some fenders for my car and wanted to know the best route to go lol ill be on the look out in your other videos

My Table Tennis blade has 2 layers of Carbon Fiber...

Any book you'd recommend to learn more about all of this?

Wait so to clarify I can use polyester resin with any ratio of hardener ? 10:47

Should do a full walk through on how to make a carbon fiber fender

I build rc cars n would like to learn best items to use to make carbon sheets

6:22 that little repeat made me think i was having a stroke for a second…

I use to work for the guy who patent vacuum infusion

You guys should team up with rich rebuilds

Still waiting on the celica roof finale or will that not be on your channel?

Where is street bandito? 😭

Thanks for the great explanation!!

Awesome vid, do more technical videos like this

Dude you're in B'more? I was watching one of your other videos and heard you reference OC and couldn't believe it. I'm only 45 minutes away.👍

how much for the carbon fibre salad bowl?

Easier said than done because carbon is expensive

Tim and Greg are awesome wrench guys.

I hope people don’t actually listen to this.

Loved this overview! Question 🙋🏻‍♂️: how do you go about making something like a BRE rear spoiler where it’s a 3D piece rather than a 2D single-sided fender. Do you have to make a foam inner piece and then wrap the fiber around it and then vacuum bag it? Also insetting threads, do you do that after it hardens or is that part of the foam “mold” Going to go back and find your spoiler video but not sure if there’s anything else to know

There is not enough like buttons for this video

Ohh my god yea finally a lapel mic! Good stuff boys.

you guys going international with the shirts?

Can you get coloured carbon fibre

So if I want to make carbon body panels do I make a mold first with fiberglass and then gel coat it?

Do u have an email or way of contact?

Awesome overview!!

6:30 replay

great video !!! thankyou !!

That is *insanely* useful. Thanks! Next time, show how to avoid trashing a roller tool every time you use it, and how to avoid pulling fibers out of CSM when applying resin. :D

That’s a dope content!

I need a whole series for this topic!

we need more datsun content

I'm excited on the process of the 240 abs the first track days 🔥