Can these blades not be shredded and chopped up, and the resulting fibers used in less-critical parts, like aftermarket auto hoods, swimming pools, etc? Using a process like the fiberglass spray lay-up, with a chopper gun.
Not a materials person, but wouldn't shredding and chopping leave you with small fragments of fibers encased in resin. Fiber length is important to the strength, and I'm not sure how well new resin would bond with cured resin. I'd think the result would be much, much weaker.
Chopped mat fibers would also defeat the purpose of carbon fiber in aftermarket auto parts, which is to be pretty.
