Truely impressive, AJ! Thanks for taking the time to upload.

Hey just a head up from another DIY Carbon Guy, since you infuse upwards with the resin below the part look at the MTI Valves for the resin intake line. They will keep the part under vacuum pressure and you wont have to bother regulating resin flow to avoid pooling, and the parts wont lose as much vacuum when the resin inlet line is opened to ambient air.

Holy sh!t there are some serious "tricks of the trade" being given away here, this is amazing! Thanks for sharing! 👍

So dope, I love love love the process

I smiled when I realised what that little room at the back of your workshop is.. a sort of poor-mans autoclave (oven, really, no above atmospheric pressure).. After installing the giant autoclaves at Premium Aerotek in Germany, my Dad went on to work with the teams doing exactly what you're doing - but on a giant scale - building carbon fibre Airbus airframes (A350 XWB).. laying out, bagging etc. The only difference is their layouts went on 70ft long, 22ft wide skids to be dragged into the giant 25m x 8m autoclave, making it expensive and annoying if the bagging failed! So thanks for surfacing some fond memories :)

awesome video, i would of liked to see the hood latch stuff added and maybe some more of the "side" structure. but this was awesome. any final product footage ?

Super ton travail !!! J'adore pour le vernis brillant en première couche... Bravo.

Lovely finish, thought the seem line between the two halves would be more obvious, but that is great looking bonnett

My favourite youtube channel, so much good infos to work with composite. Great job🤝

Really awesome work, I would love to see your moulding process Keep up the good work

Makes me want to try my hand at it! Also love to watch time lapses, but i have a question for the ballooning of epoxy, what if you were to lay the part flat? Would that not eliminate the gravity issue?

Following your work from Japan Congratulations!

Seen a few of your videos and blown away by the work you guys do!!! Would love to know if you guys do custom carbon fiber hoods for random cars (ones not already on your website)?

What kind of clear coat are you using in the mold prior to Layup? Duratek? By the way your videos are THE BEST composite videos on KZfaq please don’t ever stop making them

Much respect - craftsmanship ! Make any parts for 996's ?

Again a great video! What spray tack do you use? Thanks! 🤙🤙🤙

You make it look so easy. When if most definitely isn’t!

Great video as always

Awesome stuff! What was the final weight of the hood pls? And how much heavier would have been if the bottom part - the reinforcement was of fiberglass?

Fantastic instructional content! Do you think you could do a video of the process of making the mold for this hood or any other large bodywork?

Brilliant video! Thanks for taking the time to make it! Would you mind if I asked what knife you are using the cut your carbon as it seems almost effortless in comparison to scissors?

GREAT VIDEO AND EDUCATION. I NEED TO START SIMPLE AT FIRST. THEN BUILD FROM THERE, THANKS FOR SHARING I LEARNED SO MUCH!!!!!

that was impressive!

Do you have a video on the mold process? I think that would be a really dope and informative one

Thanks for all these videos you published. I have noted that in making the hood in some cases you apply a clear coat on a mould before putting the first carbon layer for infusion and in some cases you dont. Is it really neccessery to apply clear coat? Does the applying a clear coat makes the outside surface more shine or? Thank you in advance for your answer!

Could you make a video of all the products you use and why 🙏🏽 please ❤

Thanks for sharing, seems difficult, Nice work

Love the content! Quick technical question… I’m not sure if this has been answered somewhere already but figured I’d ask. When it comes to the rigidity portion of carbon fiber panels, I recall years ago that some manufacturers would use aluminum/titanium rods as support and to add rigidity. Would doing something like that be beneficial or would it be best to just sticking with all carbon fiber with just carbon fiber reinforcement in those high stress areas? Thank you in advance!

Looks awesome 😊

Wow I didn't know clear coating prior laying up was possible!

I use to make carbon fiber bonnet 15-20 years ago. there wasnt many people doing it back then. i used 1.5m roll widths so you dont see joins

Is the clear coat you spray in the outer mould a urethane clear coat? Maybe a gel coat clear? And it becomes part of the final part? I couldn’t tell if it was still tacky when laying the first layer. Great video though!

Hi, really nice job! A question, what kind of glue do you use to weld the both parts together?

That looks nice. I have a question I bought a carbon fiber hood but the holes for it to get bolted to the car are closer and don't match with the cars hinge

love the videos. Im going to attempt a hood for car soon. Do you need hood pins if Im using a factory latch. And do you have any recommendations on a vacuum pump. I have one from harbor freight. Not sure if its adequate. Thanks again

As usual the video was great. Could you break down what you have in you vest?

really nice! Can you make car door which have window glass frame??

Great series. What glue do you use to bond the hood components together. I believe some people use methylmethatrolate

That’s fantastic! Have you got a link to the clear coat you use to spray into the mould before the carbon goes in? I alway post-lacquer my stuff but this looks much better!

I have a plastic boat that is made with upper/lower clamshell style pieces. Id like to split it and use it as a mold to make a CF version. Im wondering if i could do it for under a grand. I have service truck worth of tools but no vac or other related stuff. I use the boat for river adventures and its setup to row. Id want to incorperate some keel sheilding for landing and dragging/rock protection. I currently use hdpe patches that take hours to make. Boat is 10'x4'x36" & weighs about 140lbs from factory with foam blocks inside. Wondering where it would sit if made from CF.

Love your videos and quality. My question is what is the blue tape you use to keep the weave from getting messed up when cutting the carbon and also when making a Chevron seam in the middle of the hood?

super cool!

looks good

Awesome!!! How do you get giant rolls of carbon fiber fabric?

what was the little spray can you used just spray glue or something else, also it said on screen that you used clear coat i thought you had to use gel coat did you use any release stuff as well or just straight up clear coat onto bare mold

Iv done a few just covering the bonnet with carbon fibre then clear coat UV finish. Best way is resin base coat wait till tacky then roll from one side to the other. Don’t try the spray glue way

What clear coat do you spray in the mold first? 2K urethane, or polyester?

very nice job ... my only complaint is i would have loved it if you would have slowed done at certain stages to show more detail and show the skills (just like the epoxy part... clearly a great job .. beautiful finish. Please show that

What's the weight difference between carbon fiber and the oem (metal) one?

Beautiful results.

A.J what kind of spray do you use GeForce saying down the carbon fiber? I would like to try this process myself. Thank you

I want to learn how to make my own carbon fiber bonnet (hood) am i wrong by saying i can do it in reverse to the way you am doing it to use the outer skin or would i just completely mess it up doing it that way ?

Is this more an diy set up or mass manufacturing be similar but just a better set up for cost / time saving for maximum profit ?

Thank you for the amazing vids. Can you let us know the tape you use for the sharp edge seam? It also looks as if you leave the tape during the infusion process?

But.. when you spray clear coat on waxed surface don't you get plenty of fish eyes issues? Thanks

Damn, I want one now

What product do you use to bond the two together please?

very nice work! can you sent me a link were i can buy the carbon fiber roles?

What carbon fiber fabric do you use. it looks like it dosent frey at all

Would you be willing to share your strategy for making pleats in the butyl tape, in regard to the frequency and length of them versus the amount of bagging material? Or do you just sort of eyeball it?

Impressive process

may i know what product you use to demold? so resin wont stick to the mold or in the other video to the glass? also i see you used 2 pieces... is the line between both sheets visible? thanks

Nurse IV pump vibes on the infusion

Were do you get your bonding hardware for hoods?

I’m confused what did you put before the clear coat ? To make it come off with the hood ?

How does your resin stood up for 40mins+? Doesn't it dry quick? What's your method for your resin to stay dense for quite a time?

What's the surface of your workbench if you don't mind me asking? I'm making a table to cut my fabric on and have been trying to find a material I can use that's large enough

Did you use the original metallic hood as mold?

have you experimented with possibly laying the part flat with regards to the infusion time? and to join the 2 pieces are you using an automotive panel sealer or something specific to carbon?

What's the strongest resin to that bonds to carbon fiber and can stand the stresses and temperatures placed on it in the automotive industry?

What type of clear coat did you apply?

How long does it take you to make just one hood? And appoximatley how much are you paying for all the materials. Im looking to make a boat in future out of csrbon fiber and i would like to have a good idea of the time and cost.

Love to see your work but it seems like there are no videos where you instruct on the layout.

Thanks for the great video! So you basically only have two layers? Do you think it would survive at high hood temperatures?

What is put on the bags used for pulling vacuum? I can never find anything that deals to the bag

Man, you are good. Do you make a hood for the 2018 Range Rover SVR?

So cool to see stuff like this. Whats the weight difference between this and the stock hood?

Very very neat work I loved this and the result was amazing Tell me pleas at 18:47 what kind of glue you used??

just subbed! had a question. How did you go about making your molds for the carbon fiber?

What do you use for the clear? Standard gel coat?

Awesome! Would the resin flow better if the part were horizontal as opposed to vertical?

Gotta ask, why the tactical vest?

Man I'd love to this

superb. Can u please tell exactly what type of carbon fiber you used

Which clear coat do you use and before that which release agent?

Does it matter what weight carbon lays where? Does it matter what order it goes in? Or is it purely for cosmetics?

will the pattern messes up with intersecting each other?

So what's your price and do you do foxbody mustang hoods

is there prepreg option or is that harder to work with or do you use this method to not have to cook it?

Roughly how much resin was used during the infusion?

Can you tell me what the benefits are with infusion over prepreg

Awesome! What Carbon thickness do you use for hoods?

what is the purpose of that white “core” stuff? wondering if isnt better to use the same resin instead of panel bond to glue both parts together.

What kind of rasin you use that the engine heat wont melt ?

what’s the white core support stuff called i’m having trouble finding it

All layers with 3k twill? Or is backing layer with 12k?

hello good day, what core material did you use in the hood and how thick is it? thank you.

Slick technique! Do you do E82 135i hoods…? Nice job…💪🏻🏁

What would be a reasonable price for one like this I have a 2013 Subaru BRZ limited

This is the 2nd video of yours I’ve watched (subscribed now), and I’m curious of something. Wouldn’t you want the first layer to be as close to a single sheet as possible so you don’t have split lines or potentially mismatched strand orientation to the customer facing “show” side. I understand that some shapes make this impossible (likely). Just my curiosity.