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Looks like a couple grand to me.

I have (only) heard that the Chinese carbon is utter crap.

D'oh, that makes me drool. If only I could talk the wife into me buying that much carbon (since this is only a part-time hobby at best).

Considering purchasing some Duratec for the finish primer. I personally buy the white (White: 714-002) -- the color makes imperfections most noticeable in my experience. Search around for better prices (and let me know since I need some more ;D) Here is one of the first links I found and the...

A thin layer of bondo will make for easier finish sanding.

Yes. I glued the pieces together and filled with foam to make it solid and stuck together.

To help prevent loose strands, you can use some masking tape around the edges where you are going to cut.

lol, I dis-concur...I avoid poly-vinylester whenever I can. It is heavier and more prone to cracking in my experience, especially if you are putting too much resin in your part. (I know, I could talk all day about composites, too bad it is not my day job -- then I would probably not)

I use US Composites resins for my plug making http://uscomposites.com/epoxy.html Ends up being about $160 for 3 gallons of total resin (2:1 mix) with shipping.

Poly will gum up your sandpaper all day long. The only time I use it is when using tooling resin to make a mold. Otherwise, I still to epoxy resins. And with epoxy resins, you can apply it directly to your foam without it melting, FYI. A little late in the game to know that though. You will...

I am guessing that you used a poly or vinylester resin, correct? Those resins do not need gelcoat to cure, only the proper raio of MEKP and make sure it is mixed thoroughly. If your fiberglass is 1/4" thick for your final product, you have made it decently thick. Most likely a lot thicker than...

Well this build is not for the typical bike you see on here, but this is my current project. This is my build of a secondary gas tank for a 2012 Husqvarna SMR511. I have wanted an excuse to build a carbon fiber gas tank for a while now and I made one. I will post all pics in this OP and answer...

I happen to come across Junior's number from another forum, CafeHusky.com, and he told me about this site. I do some bike molesting, but nothing so old school like most of you on here. I have a 2011 Daytona 675 and a 2012 Husqvarna SMR 511. One of the many SMR511 projects...