Carbon fiber trim project
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Tonyrodz
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Looks good so far. And it's real!
Def wanna see it when it’s finished. Looks good so far.
992dr
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Oooohhh carbon fiber, nice. Lookin good.
Lookin forward to your updates.
Lookin forward to your updates.
Dammit!
992dr
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Damn.
How'd you prep and apply it?
How'd you prep and apply it?
I sanded it and used 3m spray glue to apply the cloth. Then coated out in resin. Turns out the resin makes the spray glue not hold.
Second attempt I put a coating of resin on the parts and after a few hours when it's tacky I'll apply the cloth. Then vacuum the pieces and see if it holds
992dr
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Gotcha. With the small amount of experience I have using resin and glass, I had the best results applying the resin to both pieces and waiting for them to get tacky, then applying.
Vacuuming them together, man now your stepping it up another notch haha.
I'm feeling good about this one haha.
I’ve aleays applied resin and cloth at the same time the few times Ive done fiberglass work. But I never tried to attach it to anything other than more fiberglass.
992dr
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Lookin good.
Did you prep the plastic with some sand paper before?
Did you prep the plastic with some sand paper before?
Derick
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Man, that is going to look bad ass. I ended up just taking the time and some denatured alcohol to get the rubbery crap off the steering wheel, and was happy with it. If my truck was a show car, I would care more - what you're doing is going to look awesome.
That looks interesting, never seen the vacuum process.
992dr
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How big of a station is that vacuum set up?
Did the weave move from the vacuum process?
How did you remove it?
Where do you get it from?
Love the look of carbon.
Did the weave move from the vacuum process?
How did you remove it?
Where do you get it from?
Love the look of carbon.
It's not really a station, just a car window.
the weave has to move to wrap around contours.
It peels off easy. It's designed to not stick
I get it from various places online. Whoever is cheapest
992dr
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Hahaha, gotcha.
I figured it would move but, didn't think it would move that much. Maybe the radius was too much.
Really, huh. That's actually kinda cool. If you don't like it, easy removal.
Cool, Thanks. Didn't know if you got it anywhere in particular.
I'm trying to remember the place I used to get my materials from but, its been so long haha, cant remember.
Actually I thought you were talking about how easy it is to remove the vacuum bag stuff. The carbon and epoxy is very difficult to remove once cured. Have to grind or sand it off or use a heat gun to soften then peel it back.
