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In this work bonding surface activation for scarfed repair bonds on carbon fibre reinforced plastics is investigated. For activation and cleaning of a scarfed bond between two cured laminates different Nd:YAG lasers were employed, in order to remove resin to enable embedding of fibres in the adhesive film and to improve wetting and bonding between the fibres and the adhesive. Microscopic investigation...