Absolutely, but it’s my first time playing with it, so definitely NOT an expert. I found Easy Composites has a bunch of good video’s (wicked smart like engineers, but have videos with hobbiest in mind) and AJ Hartman Aero (production guy, not buying every super duper piece of equipment out there) What I learned is if you are looking to make engineered structural components like suspension parts. You should use the specialized equipment that really makes this stuff $$$$$$ to get into, but you can get good results without breaking the bank. For example ovens, required if you use PrePreg material other than that, you can just let it cure at ambient temp, but if using a vacuum you need a vacuum that can run for as long as it takes to cure. Vacuum bagging? The consumables can get expensive, but vacuum garment storage bags are cheap! (and no need to have vacuum running) Vacuum pumps are expensive, household vacuum creates about the 20% vacuum you’re looking for. You still need the peel ply and mat that allows air through and sucks up excess resin, but for just the hobbiest. You can vacuum bag a part for $30 in consumables not including the part. I plan on using garment bag, might double bag it just in case one bag leaks. An A body fender would be great! I can’t run them, but because of the shape of the originals, the mold would be a multi 3-4 piece mold and you would probably want to do the infusion process and cook it. The infusion process needs a vacuum pump running until it cures? So you probably need a real pump. A cheap pump or house vacuum running for HOURS probably won’t work. The AJ Aero guy looks like he just made a closet with racks in his shop with insulating foam with some style of small heater inside. Making a mold adds cost which for one off things seems wasteful? I’m going to make molds for my bumper brackets. They are not THAT complex, but strength matters with them. They have to safely hold on a steel bumper for me (rules). So I want to vacuum bag them. Total weight for the seat back is 9.5 lbs. Tonight I have to glue the carpet to the back and screw the trim around the edges. Glued small wooded blocks inside for the screws to bite into last night and made aluminum mounts to replace the hinges.
