I just use peel ply from Vac Innovation or East Coast Fibreglass. Both look and feel the same. I use a lightweight breather again from Vav Innovation. I use them because they are close and I can collect most of my consumables from them and get a decent deal.
Yes you can feel the weave behind the release film but not so much behind the peel ply… I dont use a lot of peel ply over the part though as it does draw off some resin from the surface and can lead to dry spots…
Been doing a little testing of the PRF material and the new PID controller and heater… Not bad I dont think…
Still need trimming but not bad a test all in all…
Just been sprayed with rattle can lacquer for these tests… So would be better with a good 2K lacquer…
Very Nice! They came out great. I was wondering how you control your ramp rates with your oven? Does your PID have a feature for that?
Thanks,
Tom
The current controller does not… But I can use 1Kw through to 3Kw for my heating elements and I tested the ramp rate on the mould with a seperate thermocouple and found I do not need to worry too much with my small ovens at the moment… The big oven when it is built will have a ramp and dwell control feature too…
Looking good! 
Also I’ve got to ask… is PRF an abbreviation for prepreg fabric? :o
One other question - I remember you mentioned that you use clear gelcoat for your parts (or some of them at one time or another). I was just surfing the web (as you do) and noticed an FAQ on one site that said you must spray clear gelcoat to get a satisfactory result. So the question is - did you spray your clear gelcoat or brush it?
PRF is a company I use for pre-preg carbon…
http://www.prfcomposites.com/
I use a gel coat only on my wet lay parts and I just use a brush and paint it into the mould carefully… I never did much web surfing to be honest… I sort of did it all by trial and error… Mostly error… haha…
Morepower looking at your work would you consider making some parts for some cars ?
Thanks in advance
Stuart
Of course… it is all work after all…
PM me and we can talk…
Here are a few more photos of my Bike kit… I had not got any photos until now due to a magazine getting the seat/fuel tank unit as soon as it was lacquered…
Here is also a swing arm cover that I made as a material test from an out of autoclave pre-preg that previously was full of Pin holes but after changing a couple of things can now seem to be pin hole free!
Just before they get shipped off I got a few more photos of the first pre-preg protectors. I used two different pre-pregs and I am not sure if you can see much or any difference between the two parts but one does have more vibrancy and clarity over the other…
One material works out almost £60.00 per Sq/m the other just over £34.00! If I can repeat the lack of pin holes I know which one I am using in the future…
Very impressive, great job, Could you show some pics of your molds?
Indeed, that is very impressive. How many people on the planet manufacture a single unit shell out of carbon like the one in post #28
Thank you… I have no idea… I dont see many/ any on the internet if I search for ones that are sold to the public…lol…
Durbahn may do one or two but most are wet lay carbon and some are just tank covers… So does that count??
Yeah not many that keep monocoque tails on their shelves!
Of course there are people/businesses that will do one custom for you, but if someone thinks that an already available monocoque part is expensive they won’t be asking for a custom one will they? 
The only business/company other than Durbahn that I’ve found is Double Dog Moto, they do monocoque tails for a range of 1000cc sportbikes: http://www.doubledogmoto.com/products/products.html
Most people go for carbon bodywork and just a lightweight race alloy subframe, that combo can still be pretty darn lightweight… although looking through the Double Dog website they make a good point that one of the main benefits of a carbon monocoque tail (aside from weight reduction) is the increased feedback due to the much stiffer carbon construction. I wonder if that is really the case… what says you morepower?
Hmmm… I would think that the weight loss high up centralises mass and will make the bike feel more responsive which could be seen as better feedback… It is a hard one to actually prove or disprove… I see it more as increasing the power to weight ratio and lowering the mass too which if when you do other work and move the electronics will centralise the mass. I dont think feedback is a big gain as you have more feel through your hands and feet because most of the time on track you are not putting a lot of weight down into the seat… In corners you are on the balls of your feet… breaking you grip the tank with your knees and weight is also supported by your feet and arms. You only use the seat fully in a full tuck on the straights…
But that is my opinion and not something like their theory I could actually prove.