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      10-03-2012, 06:31 AM   #6
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I took a look at the CCW Classic and I think my original suggestion won't work. It looks like the wheel fits on the hub and the face of the wheel is essentially flush with the outer edge of the hub. After seeing this, I would clean up the concaved center portion of the hub with a wire brush and acetone. I would paint the inner part of the hub with a thin coat of two-part epoxy resin (use #95 Thin Part A and #451 Part B). Then stretch a piece carbon fiber cloth over the hub and hold it in place with a rubber band. After wetting out the carbon fiber, you can decide whether to mold the carbon fiber to the concaved inner portion of the hub or pull it tight so it just touches the outer edge of the hub (so it appears flat when the wheel is installed). Let the epoxy set up for 12-18 hours (to the point where the carbon fiber feels dry but is still flexible) then trim off the excess carbon fiber/epoxy with a razor blade. Once fully cured the carbon fiber will become hard as glass and there is almost no chance of carbon fiber coming off (especially if you mold it to the concaved inner portion of the hub).

Just for reference, I laminated my exhaust tips with carbon fiber and this epoxy. Carbon fiber by itself can withstand the heat of a propane torch without any effect. The epoxy is flammable and eventually breaks down under extreme heat. After a year, the carbon fiber laminate is holding up fine on the exhaust tips (and they get hot enough to instantly turn water into steam).
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