Short form version of my question: Has anyone heard of returning an Epoxy/CF structure (That is fully cured) to its mold and heating it above the glass transition temperature of the matrix as a means of improving accuracy of the molded surface when compared to the ideal (CAD) surface?
Long...
My company is involved in a project with an externally mounted (non-flight critical) composite structure.
This is outside of our experience, and though the company we are working with will bear the final responsibility for design and validation of the components, we are being looked to for...