So I picked up a Werks1 CF lip from a member in Houston. (Nice guy btw) It had a crack in it And of course I couldnt stand to look at it. So I set off to fix it. These are the things I learned....body shops dont want to touch it because they cant just fill and paint it..carbon repair guys think the world revolves around them...this includes the carbon bike frame guys...one guy wanted $600! "Fixing" it yourself isnt THAT tough w a bit of patience. Here are my before during and after pics. Ill post up some installed pics as soon as I get her back from ATX Autosports from having the cams pinned.
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During:

After:

 

wow nice job!

 

You just save you self $600... Good Job!

 

Not very noticeable at all, nice work.

 

Thanks gents. It felt good to fix it myself. ...and now that im done my wife is happy to have the kitchen table back.

 

had you not shown me the cracked picture i don't ever thing i would have detected it. Gald to know there is a carbon repair fourm member 1hr north from me... LOL
Good Job!!

 

Haha. Ya thanks man. I hear the going rate is $600! Lol j/k Id be glad to help anyone.

 

Looks good now you'll know how to fix it when you hit one of those damn inevitable parking blocks

 

Don't want to bust your bubble, but my experience with repaired carbon is that it the cracks come back in almost no time at all. If the part flexes at all, forget it, it's gonna come back. It does look great however, so fingers crossed.

 

Relax Hoomie...bubble is still in tact. Im a carbon repair professional, ****s gonna be fine....

 

Ha...nice job!!! Can I send you mine to fix?



Cheers!

 

Awesome job, how long did it end taking you then ?

 

Thanks. About 3 days total. Mostly the time was spent waiting for the epoxy to dry. I used standard 2500psi 2 part clear epoxy. It sands out a bit funny compared to filler or paint but patience helpes.

 

Justin,

Looks great! Nice job!

Edwin

 

I am a composite boat builder by trade and use carbon on a daily basis. Nice job on getting the repair to look good but do yourself a favor and taper out the repair (on the back side) at least 40% (75-100% would be better if the space will allow it) on each side to make sure that it just dosnt break again. For un-cored parts with a twill cover this is the only way to do reliable repair.

Editing this to make it more clear. It looks like your repair is roughly 23mm-30mm wide so I would put on at least 2 cover plys over the whole thing 40mm-50mm then a 60mm cover over that. Also alternate the lay of the twill (currently 0-90 to +45 and then -45 just to make sure the repair is rock solid)

The other thing is I am not sure why the back part of the repair is glossy but aim for 40% resin ration...to much resin will make the part brittle and simply crack off.

Cheers