Carbon Fiber and UV light

[Tuckervill]

It wouldn't surprise me at all. But I haven't researched it.

Don't you worry about it being stolen anyway?

Karen

[El Hombre]

Unless the object is coated with a UV clearcoat, the epoxy holding the carbon fibers together will breakdown. It takes a while but it happens. I had some carbon parts built for my sailboat and first thing I did was have them clearcoated. I'd keep it inside if I were you.

[sundial]

This site provides an in-depth discussion of carbon fiber and it's physical characteristics:

http://www.calfeedesign.com/whitepaper8.htm

[El Hombre]

This site provides an in-depth discussion of carbon fiber and it's physical characteristics:

http://www.calfeedesign.com/whitepaper8.htm

Great site! usually, the first sign of trouble is a cloudy look to the frame. My Origin8 frame sat in the shop window for a while before I built it up and it has a few cloudy spots. We've used 303 on Masts, Spin poles, and Steering Wheels on our sailboats for awhile and it seems to hold up for a month or so. Pretty much any local auto body shop can shoot a coat of PPG UV clearcoat on a frame. Just make sure that the shop has experience with carbon stuff. If they sand too deep, it's a big mess and looks like crap.