Expanding our composites knowledge, todays reading discusses Waxed and Unwaxed Resins. Waxed Resin Simplifying, imagine Waxed Resin being synonymous with Finishing Resin. Curing to a dry, non-tacky surface in 4-6 hours, Waxed Resin is intended to be used when working...
Everyone loves a nice shiny composite part, but what many people do not know is how to get started. In this post, we’re going to show you how our twill carbon fiber and epoxy resin starter kit can help you get that information, give you that practice, and...
Originally published in Motorwerks Magazine. Authors: Ian Rae and JP Pozzo Over the years we all have seen the advance of composites in motorsport. It is nothing new, but it has got to a stage where even carbon fiber parts are being regularly fabricated by racers at...
What are Prepreg Materials? Pre-impregnated materials (prepregs) are reinforcement fibres or fabrics into which a pre-catalysed resin system has been impregnated by a machine. The resin systems in these materials react very slowly at room temperature, giving rise to...
We are very happy to have teamed up with Global Medic to provide disaster relief in the Bahamas. When Global Medic Founder – Rahul Singh saw the images of the giant eye of Hurricane Dorian over the Bahamas in September, he knew he and the other first responders...
At Composites Canada we spend a lot of time on details. The right materials for the job, the right process to use them. It’s the path to good parts, profitable and reliable. Process matters. Details matter. I’ve been doing this most of my life and the one thing...
