I will start by saying i have very little knowledge of carbon fiber part making but have done some basic research. I would like to make a front bumper for my 2002dad silverado. My theory for doing this is going to be basically like skinning the outside of the factory steel bumper and then separating the carbon fiber from the factory bumper without vac bagging.
Basically remove bumper from truck
wax alot and spray pva
apply resin and 2 layers of 3k or 6k twill
separate
sand down and clearcoat
What i really want to know is will this work the way ive described and come out being at least a decent looking final product.
From my research everything except skinning uses expensive vac bagging. Infusion. Prepreg. And so on.
My funds are extremely limited and im desperate to get some weight off this truck especially the nose. But i dont want to severely damage the original bumper incase i ruin the cf one also. And dont want to spend alot of cash making a mold either.
Also not exactly looking for extreme strength here just want to be able to ride down the road without it flying all to pieces thank you so much for your help and any recomendations will be appreciated