Swindon Composite Supplies - Carbon Fibre Repair Kit - Carbon Cloth Tape & Epoxy Resin - Upgraded MK1

I bought this to attempt to repair a cracked carbon fibre saddle. Everything important I needed was included. You will additionally need a pair of protective gloves - I used disposable black nitrile rubber ones which worked well. Also needed was a small plastic yogurt pot to mix the resin in, and a small electronic scale to measure out the resin and hardener at a 2:1 ratio. I had one to hand for making coffee I had bought previously for about a tenner. You ideally need one that will measure to the nearest gramme. I guess you could use an old spoon as it’s the 2:1 ratio that’s critical more than the weights.The instructions were clear and helpful and my project was completed within 30 minutes of delivery,I used a pair of mid range house hold scissors to cut the carbon fibre to size. It does fray easily! So needs some care in handling. Because the fibres are loosely woven, cutting out a complex shape is difficult as the mat will twist. I used a paper template as a pattern which made life a lot easier.I am now waiting for the repair to cure before I decide whether to add an additional layer of carbon fibre and resin. Whatever, I suspect my repair will be stronger and more fit for purpose than the original.

On the first day of taking a rather excellent 9ft travel fishing rod fishing in Scotland, my wife's right foot, unbeknown to my wife, thought that the rod would look much better in 5 pieces than 4. Unfortunately, it failed to consider the usability of the rod following this change, especially considering it was snapped halfway along the rod, and I was left with a rather useless nose picking device. After extensive consideration, I realised that 9ft is probably a little bit too long for a nose picking device, even with my monstrous beak, and decided to have a go at converting it back into a fishing rod instead. So here I ended up.The solution, it turned out, was quite simple: buy a solid carbon fibre rod for the centre. I needed 7mm x 50mm, which I superglued in place. This held the two broken pieces together. Then, I used this kit to finish the outside and provide actual strength.Yes, the carbon fibre tape immediately unravels upon cutting it. But why fight the tide? Instead, use the thread itself. So, I unravelled a piece of the tape (intentionally) and was left with around 10m (33ft) of unwoven but still very strong carbon fibre bundled thread. This I tied around the sanded and wetted (with resin) broken pieces like you see so many do on YouTube with fishing line, except it was much easier as the carbon fibre was a nice thick bundle. Finish with a pull-through knot, plenty of the epoxy resin, wrap tightly in clingfilm, leave overnight, remove the clingfilm, leave for another 12 hours to cure then sand with the sandpaper, then again with 400 grit and then 600 grit (about 4-5 minutes of sanding in total).Finally, paint on some more epoxy resin, this time don't cover, but let it air dry. This, admittedly, was a little tricky, as the stuff is rather runny and immediately wants to pool into resin blobs and stalactites if you're not continuously rotating it. I solved this by using a small jewellery turner, turning it on its side, and rotating the rod against a box, a little like a skewer on a spit roast, and it finished perfectly with no dribbles (I gave it a little blast with a heat gun to remove any air bubbles).The final result? Well, not quite 'good as new', but the newly restored 4-piece rod successfully picked up a 5kg weight without immediately reverting back to a 5-piece rod. I call that a success. It also doesn't look too bad. Fishing husband: 1, wife's foot: 1, nosepicker: 0.

Took a while to do but did the job and repaired my fishing pole - saved me a lot of money

I bought this to try and fix a crack in a carbon fishing pole. The instructions were clear and making the resin was very easy however I found it very difficult to wrap the fibre neatly. This may well be down to my own clumsiness but I would certainly recommend on buying this if you are confident in wrapping the fibre tightly and neatly. Unfortunately it didn't fix the pole but the resin did dry nice and hard so perhaps it would have if I had been more skilled in wrapping it. I imagine it'd be a lot easier using it on something less cylindrical and fiddly like a fishing pole.

Excellent,really strong a bit messy though , patience needed

Good stuff.

Highly Recommended

Spot on once figured how to use properly, my fault i should have read instructions lol