This is intersting..UV light on carbon fiber
01-23-23, 01:06 AM
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This is intersting..UV light on carbon fiber
i fly fish and tie my own flys..one of the tools we use , is a uv cure epoxy... i was playing around with the UV light on my bake.. and i noticed on some carbon parts like my campagnolo record crankset..nothing happends.. but on some carbon parts it fluoresces.. any thoughts here?
01-23-23, 01:40 AM
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Some component of the epoxy or clearcoat is UV reactive. Different companies use different products so some fluoresce, some don;t
01-23-23, 02:30 AM
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Has your dog been near your bike?
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I don't think the UV light is revealing anything about the epoxy in the carbon itself. Bike stuff uses epoxies that cure mostly under heat.
01-23-23, 08:08 AM
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UV on bare carbon fiber, start @ 10:19
01-23-23, 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by SlowJoeCrow
Some component of the epoxy or clearcoat is UV reactive. Different companies use different products so some fluoresce, some don;t
01-25-23, 10:03 AM
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Carbon fiber bikes are just a part of the throw away society we have now. They are like most things these days, nothing is built to last.
01-25-23, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by rydabent
Carbon fiber bikes are just a part of the throw away society we have now. They are like most things these days, nothing is built to last.
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Originally Posted by rydabent
Carbon fiber bikes are just a part of the throw away society we have now. They are like most things these days, nothing is built to last.
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Originally Posted by rydabent
Carbon fiber bikes are just a part of the throw away society we have now. They are like most things these days, nothing is built to last.
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Originally Posted by JohnDThompson
All equipment has finite lifespan. The problem with carbon fiber, unlike steel, aluminum, or presumably titanium, is that it is almost impossible to recycle once its service life is done.
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Originally Posted by alfaspider
i fly fish and tie my own flys..one of the tools we use , is a uv cure epoxy... i was playing around with the UV light on my bake.. and i noticed on some carbon parts like my campagnolo record crankset..nothing happends.. but on some carbon parts it fluoresces.. any thoughts here?
Obviously, some of your carbon parts are crime scenes.
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Originally Posted by rydabent
Carbon fiber bikes are just a part of the throw away society we have now. They are like most things these days, nothing is built to last.
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Originally Posted by JohnDThompson
All equipment has finite lifespan. The problem with carbon fiber, unlike steel, aluminum, or presumably titanium, is that it is almost impossible to recycle once its service life is done.
I went to an event at a country club built on a hill in my home town that didn't exist when I was growing up.
01-25-23, 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by 79pmooney
Not exactly true. It gets recycled into landscaping projects. That hill on the outskirts of town that is going to be some wealthy man's estate in a future century ...
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People need to watch the video in post #5. The truth here is that the carbon fiber probably is not affected by UV light. It is the epoxy which is a plastic that is affected. Add to the UV the problem is that all plastics get brittle with age.
