Page 1 of 1
Where to buy kevlar ?!?!
Posted: March 14th, 2011, 8:14 pm
by fvkartguy
Where exactly can one buy "double layer, 5 ounce bi-directional, laminated Kevlar material" ?
Re: Where to buy kevlar ?!?!
Posted: March 14th, 2011, 10:27 pm
by SR Racing
You normally buy the single layer and just overlay it. You can get it from Wicks Aircraft, most any Fibreglass on-line store and even us, BUT, I think I am low on stock right now. I would have to check to see how much I have.
Re: Where to buy kevlar ?!?!
Posted: March 15th, 2011, 7:31 am
by Campbell Motorsport
I've always used Aircraft Spruce & Speciality, they have a good web site and a great catalog.
Don't forget the sissors, Kevlar is hard to cut (Aircraft Spruce also has the sissors).
Larry Campbell
Re: Where to buy kevlar ?!?!
Posted: March 15th, 2011, 10:50 am
by SR Racing
The scissors work ok, but we have always had better luck with the "pizza" cutter type. Just make sure the Kevlar is on a VERY hard surface like glass and it breaks the fibers into perfect cuts.
Re: Where to buy kevlar ?!?!
Posted: March 15th, 2011, 2:14 pm
by hardingfv32-1
How are you bonding it to the fiberglass body?
Do you lay it up with epoxy?
Will epoxy bond well enough to the polyester resin body?
Brian
Re: Where to buy kevlar ?!?!
Posted: March 15th, 2011, 3:16 pm
by Ed Womer
I get my Kevlar at sweetcomposites.com and they are in MD outside DC.
Ed
Re: Where to buy kevlar ?!?!
Posted: March 15th, 2011, 9:41 pm
by SR Racing
We rough the interior resin and then use epoxy for the Kevlar. Hasn''t come off yet. Of course we haven't been hit yet.