For simple pieces of which relatively few copies are  needed, (1–2 per day) a vacuum  bag can be used. A fiberglass, carbon  fiber or aluminum mold is polished ,basalt fiber  and waxed,  and has a release agent  applied before the fabric and  resin are applied, and the  vacuum is pulled  and set aside to allow the  piece to cure (harden). There are two  ways to  apply the resin to the  fabric in a vacuum mold. One is called a wet  layup,  where the two-part  resin is mixed and applied before being laid in  the mold and  placed  in the bag.
The other is a resin induction system, where the dry fabric  and  mold  are placed inside the bag while the vacuum pulls the resin  through a  small tube  into the bag, then through a tube with holes or  something  similar to evenly spread  the resin throughout the fabric. Wire  loom  works perfectly for a tube that requires  holes inside the bag. Both  of  these methods of applying resin require hand work to  spread the resin   evenly for a glossy finish with very small pin-holes. A third method   of  constructing composite materials is known as a dry layup.
Here, the carbon fiber   material is already impregnated with  resin (prepreg) and is applied to  the mold in a  similar fashion to adhesive  film. The assembly is then  placed in a vacuum to cure.  The dry layup  method has the least amount  of resin waste and can achieve lighter   constructions than wet layup.  Also, because larger amounts of resin are  more  difficult to bleed out  with wet layup methods, prepreg parts  generally have fewer  pinholes.  Pinhole elimination with minimal resin  amounts generally require the  use of  autoclave pressures to purge the  residual gases out.
 
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