carbon fiber

Tyler there is no crime in being young, and as far as getting overwhelmed, just take it a step at a time, which is what I was talking about.

It seems that you have your heart set on a carbon bumper. Heres what i would do. Go get an already manufactured fiberglass bumper for your car. Then sand it down to get a good mechanical bond and vacuum bag a layer of carbon on it. I dont think fiberglass bumpers are street legal, but that's your fight.

Yes there is an easy way to get a carbon bumper, contact the people who make the fiberglass ones and write a big enough check for them to break their production line and make one for you.LOL

Putting inserts inside of a composite piece is where infusion processing has its advantage, Those inserts are usually brass or stainless steel for reasons already stated. I have read about hoods where the inserts strip out. These pieces were probably made with a one sided mold and laminated with a chopper gun after the carbon was put on the face. This leaves voids around the inserts.

Dont give up the quest, but you should probably ask Adam to transfer this thread to 'Body & Paint' so there will be more participants.
Andrew