Spawn is doing a wet layup, as seen by the roll of dry fabric. There is absolutely nothing wrong with wet layup, 90-95% of the work I do is wet layed & cured under vacuum..
Prepreg has the advantage of consistency, but is not necessarily stronger. Some can be, and at the high end (fighter jets, f1 tubs), everything is made from prepreg for controlled resin distribution and because some of the high temp resin systems used simply aren't available separately.
This really is all a moot argument, as there is absolutely 0 reason to use prepreg for street car parts. Unless people are going to start paying $4k+ for a hood, there simply isn't a demand for it, and the quality difference is negligible.
I don't know what the deal is with Seibon's "dry carbon" parts is (hate that term, noone in the industry uses it). I haven't seen one in person, but since their normal line consists of fiberglass hoods with a carbon overlay, I can't imagine what their "dry carbon" line is like.
It looks like Spawn is on the right track. I'd love to check out some of his work in person.
BTW, anyone can feel free to PM me with any questions. I've been working with composites for over a decade, and have built parts for 100's of race cars, NHRA stuff, formula cars, drift cars, Grand Am cars, you name it.
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