I have yet to make anything out of carbon fiber, but I am anticipating the problem of getting the fabric well wetted with epoxy. How difficult is this process? Does one have to have the epoxy penetrate deep down into each individual fiber bundle?
I was thinking of using a hard roller and a tray, setting the dry fabric in the tray, and basically rolling the epoxy into the fabric, hopefully driving it in deep.
Any thoughts on thoroughly wetting the fabric would be greatly appreciated.
Are you using a wooven or uni fiber? What weight? Its not that difficult to wet carbon. Best method for wet lamination is to apply the resin to your mold first then put the fabric on dry, use a brush or roller to get the resin from below to wet the fabric. If you wet the fibers out first then place in the mould it will trap a lot more air. I think youll be surprised how easy it is to wet it out. Prefered method is to use a vacuum process such as infusion.
I would suggest saving yourself all that worry… just setup a small test or two, and find out for yourself! Nothing beats doing it yourself, and you will answer your own question. 
But yes, it’s not difficult to wet out at all. If you’ve used CSM you will love working with woven material, it wets out much easier because you don’t have to wait for the resin to break down the binder. You can see the appearance change just the same as when you’re wetting out any other type of job.
Thanks for the helpful posts. I have not yet figured out whether it will be woven or uni. I do know that I want to work with thin weight, either 1K or 3K at most. Certainly testing and experimenting is the best way to determine things. I just thought I would get a general idea the difficulty.