Started to do some carbon work my self!
no where near finished yet but though i would put up some picks of the jobs as of now!
(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h235/k-tec_tne/rx-7/P1010874.jpg)
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steven
That looks nice..:yes
What have you done here mate? Covered the orginal parts or made new from scratch?
Adam
thanks mate.
Quote from: Ada7;533114What have you done here mate? Covered the orginal parts of made new from scratch?
Adam
covered, am not that good lol :p
Looking very good there mate! I\'d been considering doing something similar but wasn\'t sure how it would turn out. Looks like you beat me to it, but you\'ve certainly proved you can get good results!!
Keep up the good work
So go on then, tell the class how you did it :D
Adam
1. apply the resin to the part I/you am going to cover
2. gently push the (cut to shape before hand) carbon cloth into all area\'s getting it to sit as flat as possible.
3. tape the loose ends of the cloth to the back of the object (keeping the cloth tight on the edges of the object)
4. apply a small amount of resin over the carbon cloth (also going just over the edges, making it easier to cut once dry) leave to dry, and do this 3-4 times
5. once dry, cut the cloth as close to the end as I/you can with a very sharp blade to get the same sort of shape as the object (roughly)
6. get the dermal out with a 240grit sanding attachment (big/medium/small wheel) and sand down as close to the plastic as you want to go!
7. one happy with the cut out shapes, flatten the resin with a 240 grit paper with water (once over) then go over again (a few times) with 1200 grit paper and with water again. Make sure you go over the ends to round the edge of the carbon into the plastic so it dose not look as stuck on. Then give it a clean.
8. apply a good coat of clear coat, allow to dry and flatten with 1500 grip paper with water. Then do this again 3-4 times until its a smooth as a babies backside! then give it a polish!
You make it sound so easy :D
Where did you get all the stuff from? and what are the 2 smaller bits you\'ve done there?
Adam
carbon: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SAMPLE-CARBON-FIBRE-TWILL-WEAVE-CLOTH_W0QQitemZ330267552090QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item330267552090&_trkparms=72%3A1121%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SAMPLE-CARBON-FIBRE-TWILL-WEAVE-CLOTH_W0QQitemZ330267552090QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item330267552090&_trkparms=72%3A1121%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14)
resin: http://www.ecfibreglasssupplies.co.uk/store/-c-56_71.html
they are the interior door handle covers mate!
impressive stuff! i was thinking of getting these bits flocked with heaters and gear surround but this looks good!!
How difficult is make the carbon follows the shapes of the panels?
How do you ensure the carbon adhears to the plasic?
Is it easy to cut?
cheers
How difficult is make the carbon follows the shapes of the panels?
Its not really that hard (as of now) as the weave of the carbon opens when you come to a bend, making it able to stretch more, unlike fabric.
How do you ensure the carbon adheres to the plastic?
the resin is very very sticky, even before any time of catalyst is added. Also i for got to add to key the plastic first with 240 grit paper.
Is it easy to cut?
yeah it is, spesh if you use a dremel!
hope thats helps :D
steven :wiggle
looking good mate :D got any other bits planned??
http://www.mcmc-uk.com/
These guys are fantastic, always very helpful, and you can get everything you need from them....carbon, resin, adhesives, etc etc.
If you are litterally just covering stuff, you will be amazed at how cheap it is to buy the material\'s.
Can we see some photo\'s of the parts polished up.....they still look unfinished in those photo\'s!
Good work though!
its says at the top mate that they are unfinished lol! still need to put the clear coat on and polish it up! :)
yeah i am thinkng of a few other interior parts i can do!
steven
top effort envy might have a go meself
thanks mate!
well some picks of the clock plastics as they are now!
need to paint the plastics back to black on the inside!
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Top effort mate, more and more tempted to give this a go on some of my interior:Thumbsup!
Looking good bud, you\'ll have to pop over and give me a hand doing mine now. Did you get the wax in styrene (sp?)
Quote from: ENVYD;533674its says at the top mate that they are unfinished lol! still need to put the clear coat on and polish it up! :)
yeah i am thinkng of a few other interior parts i can do!
steven
Looks real good mate!!! :god
Top job!
very impressed - good work mate!!
Good work!
Might have a go at this too :) Couldnt you wax the originals 1st and then peel off the carbon once it\'s hard to create a copy? ok so it wont have all the backing for fixings etc but it\'ll be super light :King
Looking class bud! Congrats :)
Chris
wow envy top work looks mint
thanks people. :)
Quote from: Bobbit;533809Looking good bud, you\'ll have to pop over and give me a hand doing mine now. Did you get the wax in styrene (sp?)
erm.. i am not to sure mate. All i know is it dry rock hard and is dead easy to sand back!
this is the one i got. http://www.ecfibreglasssupplies.co.uk/store/polyester-resin-inclusive-catalyst-p-133.html
steven
how long did it take the resin to dry bud? Also what are you using to measure the catalist, i\'m thinking of using a plastic syringe but cannot seem to find any. But that is a great link bud, great price and i bet it doesn\'t stink like the plastic container mine\'s in, lol.
lol i had a spare plastic syringe in my house from some first aid kit i had.
the resin was set in about 30-40 mins but i waited longer just incase, also it still smells but i do not think it is a strong as the one you have lol!
Looking at the website they even do carbon fibre cloth at really good prices and they are local, looks like i\'m carbon fibering this weekend!
That\'s awesome work, dude. Puts the faux-carbon MazdaSpeed efforts to shame!
yeah they do all sorts mate! lol! i would pop round if you like but i may be away on sat as i will be helping my mate pick up a 200sx!
what do you think you going to start of first?
Quote from: Nik da Greek;534061That\'s awesome work, dude. Puts the faux-carbon MazdaSpeed efforts to shame!
thanks mate! :):wiggle
I\'m gonna start easy so the triangular bits on the inside of the car where the side mirrors are, as they are quite flat, then i\'m gonna see how it goes. Got a syringe from Asda today, only ones i could find was part of a baby medicine measuring kit or in a 1st aid kit, the 1st aid kit was £8 or the baby thing was £1.30, no contest really. Got some cheap brushes too, there were only £3 so i\'m all set now, got loads of wet and dry. Cannot wait
lol sounds like your going to have some fun :P yeah you need loads of brushes. even if you clean them after you have used them, they still seem to go hard :(
ooh err! lol
are you guys using twill weave or plain weave, what the differents? Different finish?
ENVYD/Bobbit
Fancy giving this a go myself. No idea where to start (although found some good videos on youtube) what do I need to buy?
Make me a shopping list :cheers
twill weave mate
well you will need (off the top of my head):
carbon (how much is up to you)
resin (1kg kit is a good amount for 40"x46" carbon cloth)
mixing cups and syringe!
mixing stiks
brushes (loads of cheep one\'s will do)
tape (to tie back loose ends)
clear coat
240, 800, 1500 wet and dry sand paper!
polish
i got some clear coat on today so tey are nearly done! also got the insides repainted black!
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Looks realy cool ENVYD, much better than the pretend carbon MazdaSpeed surround that is fitted to mine!
You will have to do a carbon Master class thread.
thanks mate!
i dont know what you mean by master class thread?
steven :)
Stunning!
Quick question about the resin. I\'ve still got a load of resin and hardener left over from doing some repair work on my bumper, is that gonna be ok to use the carbon, or do I need something that is specific?
I got some UV resistant resin that is normally used in the boating industry, wont discolour in sun light and is 100% water proof. But made sure the resin you use is colourless or you will end up with a yellow tinge to the resin.
I\'m using twill weave too, easier to manipulate aparrantly.
But my list of eqiupment/tools is the same as Envyd\'s,
resin + hardner (i got wax in styrene which helps the last layer of resin stop becoming tacky so sanding is easier),
loads of cheap brushes,
measuring syringe (for the catalyst and wax in styrene)
measuring cup/jug
loads of wet and dry,
duct tape.
Clicky pencil (the small nib end is ideal for sorting out the weave of the carbon before it dries)
Dont forget to paint the undersurface black before you lay on the carbon, this will stop any colours showing through.
I can do a write up if anyones interested?
Yes please!
Thanks guys, going to go shopping for some carbon and make me some parts :)
lol its good to see that more people are wanting to do there own stuff these days!
Rob, my resin just says "resin in styrene" so i do not know if it is much diffrent! stil drys very hard tho!
Quote from: od404;535350Stunning!
Quick question about the resin. I\'ve still got a load of resin and hardener left over from doing some repair work on my bumper, is that gonna be ok to use the carbon, or do I need something that is specific?
yeah as rob said mate, you resing will have a yellow colour to it and the hardener will be pink? (what is used for bodge and so on). Polyester resin is probs the best stuff to get for carbon work!
Quote from: ENVYD;535952yeah as rob said mate, you resing will have a yellow colour to it and the hardener will be pink? (what is used for bodge and so on). Polyester resin is probs the best stuff to get for carbon work!
Cheers for the advice guys :)
no probs mate!
epoxy resin is what is used for carbon not polyester. thoe in covering dash plastics it dosent mater realy general purpose will be fine.
and your catalist (hardner) should be clear and like water not pink and like toothpaste if thats what your using, thats for premix fiberglass or catty etc.
also resin is various colours. . the resin used for woven roven fiberglass (matted like carbon but is fiberglass) is blue but turns clear when you mix in hardner.
and you can easily just eye the hardner quantites its suposed to be 2-4 % depending on temps, but as long as its roughly accurate it wont realy make a diffrence as long as you get it down in time. if its just for stuff like above.
i alway measure it but when i was\'nt paying for it i just eyed it
anyway nice work above, should look good in the car.
ahh ok mate i got told to use poly! but like you said it dose not really matter with plastics!
steven :)
write up please!!!
You could do all sorts if you are just covering parts.....wheel spokes, roof\'s, ally spoilers etc!!
does this sort of method, by not using bags and vacuum etc or how they professionally do it, only work with small items??
this has got me thinking and was wondering because i want to take my spoiler off and there will be holes, i could cover it with carbon??
Theres many ways to finish a part....but if you make something that will take a load of some sort then pre-preg,vac bag, resin infusion methods are best.
All you are doing is covering parts that dont take any "load", so you will be safe as just covering your bootlid, you can go as large as you like.
Just makes sure you get material wide enough to cover your boot!
I want to make a custom heater panel and gearstick surround, if I do can someone cover it or make a carbon version of it? It\'ll move the heater controls but retain them, I\'d like a carbon dial surround too mmm..!
Quote from: Initial-D;536404I want to make a custom heater panel and gearstick surround, if I do can someone cover it or make a carbon version of it? It\'ll move the heater controls but retain them, I\'d like a carbon dial surround too mmm..!
lol thats what i have started to do! but i was going to keep it hush untill they where finished! i have already extended the heater control wiring harness
they should look like this when i am done!
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(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h235/k-tec_tne/CFI20centerconsol.jpg)
some picks of it pre-fitted to my car!
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Thats going to looks so cool once you\'ve got it all done :D
Very nice indeed :Thumbs-up
Adam
thanks mate!
also forgot the say i have sanded the back of the clocks so they now glow white :D
Wow! Amazing job dude. Loving the heater control mod too. Very smart! Hope all my stuff looks this good when its finished. Liking the Flocking too.
Yea, all that will look awesome when done.
Can we make this thread a sticky, would be great for folks to post up their carbon projects and write ups how they did it!?
thanks for that bit of info dan,
interior is going to look sweet steven when its all finished :D
Amazing interior! Gonna look sweet when you\'re done with it. Good job :)
Really good job. Well impressed with that. And like many others in this thread, it inspires me to have a go at doing a few bits in carbon now :D
Cool thats just what I\'m after! You\'ll have to let me know what you\'ll be after for a set ;)
I really want a Defi sports cluster or a stack system but they are just a bit too pricey.
I have a Mazdaspeed set currently with flocked dash but I want to do something with the heater controls as they are a bit big and in your face!
Top work Steven, really liking how its coming along!
they look really good would love something like that my self
Made a start yesterday, made a bit of a booboo as forgot to tape the ends of the carbon so the ends frayed and i had to start again, got there in the end and looks great! Pics to follow as soon as i can find my usb cable
thanks people!
cool mate! get them picks up asap :P
any more pics envy?
nah been put on hold mate as i have been trying to sort out other things! i hope to be starting again tomoro!
steven
well i told a small fib! i though what the hell and started tonight!
i have not filled in the grove where the heater controlls go as i need to see where to cut out for my gauges!
how it is after 15 mins!
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what did you do with heater wires just extend them envy ? looking all top by the way
Looking good mate, :WaveBye
Steve ... wow well impressive . Fancy a visitor for a few days and do mine !!
You make it sound quite simple lol..
thanks steve!
Quote from: batman;539707what did you do with heater wires just extend them envy ? looking all top by the way
yeah mate i just extened the wire harness, will get a pick in a bit!
Sy.
if you sent the parts and payed for the stuff i would do them mate :P plus £5 for me of corse lol! erm.. no way there, just come up and i can have a play in your brum brum lol!
you at any shows soon with team-shock?
steven
well here are some picks after a quick trim! need to get it sanded and some clear coat!
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steven
some more pick\'s of a trial fitment before i sand it down and so on...
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and the picks of the extended harness:
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Quote from: ENVYD;539851thanks steve!
yeah mate i just extened the wire harness, will get a pick in a bit!
Sy.
if you sent the parts and payed for the stuff i would do them mate :P plus £5 for me of corse lol! erm.. no way there, just come up and i can have a play in your brum brum lol!
you at any shows soon with team-shock?
steven
nice mate ... send me a mail to midnightracing (at) gmail.com
Yeah am goign to japshow at pod on the 5th oct . think its the 5th .. are you going ??
ahhh nah i cant not make it mate! my car is off road till i get my turbos fixed :( thats why am doing my interior out lol!
e-mail on it way :)
Dam those turbo\'s best get a big single and be done with it !! lol :D
Email bouncing back :D
looking good envy, so is it pure carbon or do you retain the original plastic moulding behind it?
Quote from: BlitzBoy;540150looking good envy, so is it pure carbon or do you retain the original plastic moulding behind it?
plastic moulding is still behind mate! do not really have the time/ space to make stuff out of carbon but i hope to soon!
steven
cool keep as posted, real good thread by the way guys keep it coming, I may have something to post next week ;)
dont say your rapping your bonnet or something lol!
no thats still in packaging the R-Magic bonnet haha keeping that for a new look next year.
What im doing is quite simple, to save weight, should be on show for Japshow, and I may have a set to sell as well if they come out ok :D
just purchased a roll of carbon!! so may have some to add soon as well
Quote from: BlitzBoy;540159should be on show for Japshow, and I may have a set to sell as well if they come out ok :D
am not going so put some picks on here first :( lol
fantastic job dude. Looks really good!!! Its always great to see people using their own creativity and hands to do something different! :D
thanks mate! :)
Envyd,
excellent job mate, Well done.
Regards
Maz
just OOI, dyou know if neils mapping sess went all ok?
yeah it went spot on mate! he is very happy, Made 326FWHP at 0.9 i think it was! but was lean so its not running 306 @ 0.8!
been trying to find a roll of carbon to cover my boot but i carnt find any wide enough, any help guys??
looking good steven, also mate, did you do your engine bay black cause i need to do mine.
yeah i did mate lol! i got rid of the intercooler, intake an dso on and you can reach 98% of the engine bay! all i done was rub it down with a scotch pad give a clean then painted it with a few rattle cans!
steven
cool, whats the finish like?? did you put an clear kote on or anything??
got any closer up pics or owt??
and mark, we need some preview pics, and good luck for saturday dude.
yeah i put some clear on too mate! will go get some picks now!
sweet :D :D
some picks of how the centre console is at the mo!
(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h235/k-tec_tne/rx-7/P1010999.jpg)
and the engine karl:
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thanks for the pics mate.
i also want to make my engine bay as minimalist as possible but not sure what i can rip out yet.
so what gauges are you planning on putting in there??
yeah i know i wanted to do the same but when i paited it black it seemed to hide alot of stuff!
water temp, oil temp and oil presh
this is worth a quick read
http://www.webbikeworld.com/t2/carbon-fiber-motorcycle-parts/
well its been a while due to my dremal stop working, well anyways how my interior is as of now!
(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h235/k-tec_tne/rx-7/P1020026.jpg)
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thanks
steven
Nice car ENVYD!
thanks mate :D
Oh yea....I should have said, carbon fiber destroys all electric motors :( the motor of a dremal (any electrical power tool) draws air through the casing to cool the motor, this then drags fine particals of carbon through the brushes and basicaly burns them out & scars the main shaft!! you can replace the brushes, but due to the scoring on the main shaft, they will again only last a short period of time!! so if anyone is looking at doing anything in carbon, buy cheep throw away tools as they will only last a short time (if they are top quality or not) the only thing that will last while cutting carbon is air power tools as they don\'t use air from the atmosphere to cool them ;)
Jono
ahhh thanks for that mate! was just about to buy another one for £50 lol what a waste that would of been!
steven
Also ware a mask mate as this stuff is nasty as Fook! even with a mask on my sinuses are nakerd for 24 hrs if I do anything with carbon.... the last few times I have trimed it with a sharp knife (scalple) & I still get affected!
Jono
Agree with that Jono, I cut my carbon outside with a mask on and it still causes my sinuses probs. I wear my safety goggles too, i might look like a pillock but id rather not take any chances (and yes i do know i look like a pillock anyway lol). Found my usb cable so i\'ll pop some pics up soon.
awesome looking dash mate! might rob the idea of ya soon and do mine:Giggle
quick question tho with regards to painting the engine bay, can you give a bit more explaination on which stuff you moved/removed to paint it, i have been thinking about doing mine for ages coz av just had my car sprayed white from the original red so the engine bay looks cack:rolleyes:
i did a small piece in smooth hammerite with a brush as a test but it looks awful compared to yours,
cheers mate and keep posting progress pics:Thumbsup!
lol i have a copyright on my dash mate :P just kiding!
when i painted the engine bay i had no intercooler, no intake pipe\'s, no rad alot of vacume pipe\'s where off, then i masked up the parts i didnt want to paint to tuck, used a scotch pad to key the paint and then went over useing just a rattle can of satin black, then over all that with clear coat!
hope that helps!
sweet cheers mate, doin the engine bay does not sound too bad but bet its one of them "wish i never started!" type of jobs haha definately gonna tackle it tho coz it dont half look good mate :mmmm
thanks mate!
nah its dead easy to do and feels like it only takes 5 mins!
SOLD!! sounds like my weekend is planned to me then!! haha cheers matey
lol no bother!
ive started on mine while waiting for bits, only really gave it a good clean and masked a couple of bits up, will do a bit more this weekend and post some pictures.
did you not use any primer or anything mate??
get some pictures of your as well if you do it at the weekend :D
Quote from: Jit;540199just OOI, dyou know if neils mapping sess went all ok?
Yeah everything went spot on Jit thanks for asking, really happy with the car now so thanks fella for your help.
Steven thats looking spot on now mate, now you have your dash back together and all the peices in place it really does look amazing.
Top work fella
nah no primer mate just alot of coats of black was just a quick job i did! and seems to of done the trick!
cool :D less work for me as im not patient which is required when spraying :Grrr
Quote from: neil_jdmr;543186Yeah everything went spot on Jit thanks for asking, really happy with the car now so thanks fella for your help.
Steven thats looking spot on now mate, now you have your dash back together and all the peices in place it really does look amazing.
Top work fella
thanks mate! also thanks again for poping down! did you want that ash tray mate? no cost, and i dont need it as my heater controlls are going to be there!
steven
Quote from: karl_tate;543190cool :D less work for me as im not patient which is required when spraying :Grrr
i am the same mate, but i love painting hense thats why its now my job lol!
lol how did you manage to spray behind the brake lines and in the corners where the abs and brake servo etc are??
so what kind of layout have you decided for the centre conole where the heaters etc are going??
can i just ask, what did you use to cover your dash??
Some pics of my bits:
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The first pics was my first attempt, i used the wet and dry paper dry, so could not seem the carbon weave when i was sanding so sanded too much and took off some carbon, don\'t do this!
i just sprayed in the corners lol! like i said every thing was masked off!
i used suede for the dash mate!
Rob there look good! need to get them mirror covers done too!
Mirror covers?
sorry i keep getting mixed up! am full of cold so not thinking straight lol!
i meant the little triangle parts!
????? You seen the first 2 pics bud? lol
yeah lol! what you used to trim them down mate?
My dremel :eek:
Not gonna use that any more, stanley blade, scapel and sand paper from now on.
Best thing to use to cut it guys is a stanly knife, but don\'t let the resin set solid, Allow it to dry for about 12 - 15hrs, then trim it with a knife.... it is still a little flexable and you don\'t put small chips & cracks in the resin ;)
Jono
Just took delivery of:
1/4 sq/m of 2x2 200gsm twill carbon fabric
1/2 mtr carbon tape plain weave
300 mls of epoxy resin ( 250 resin 50 ml hardner)
1 pot of high density filling powder
1 pot low density filling powder
3 mixing cups
2 pairs of gloves
2 mixing sticks
2 syringes
Should be enough to get me going... Then I\'ll order some more and see what I can do.
Plan is to flock the dash (got a flocking kit from frosts) then make carbon copies of the heater control and dials face, dome and all the heater vents. Then I can remove the original parts and have pure carbon bits :) light as poss as its a track car.
Wish me luck!
Good luck ;) :rollin
Let me know if you ever need any more gloves or syringes. Can get some from work if you like.
Adam
Quote from: ENVYD;543191thanks mate! also thanks again for poping down! did you want that ash tray mate? no cost, and i dont need it as my heater controlls are going to be there!
steven
Go on then Ill take it and try it see how it looks.
Thanks mate.
You going to jne on sunday?
where did you get the measuring cup from Kieron? Also good luck bud!
Quote from: neil_jdmr;543546Go on then Ill take it and try it see how it looks.
Thanks mate.
You going to jne on sunday?
nah i dont think i am mate :( i think the next meet i will be going to will be in dec/jan ish!
steven
Hey Steve hows it going and coming along ... got anymore pics :D
all is good mate, nah no morepicks as of now as all in slow! just sent you a e-mail back too ;)
Quote from: Bobbit;543575where did you get the measuring cup from Kieron? Also good luck bud!
Got the whole lot as a \'starter kit\' from a place called Torque Carbon.
They buy the kits from West Systems though. boostedliner@anthonycanova.demon.co.uk (should have got a domain name)
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looks like a good starting kit that mate!
hope to see some of you work soon :)
You started doing anything yet mate?
Adam
Nah just got back from dublin. head still spinning! 4am start, did a few hours work, was in pub till 4am lol... was good though.
Got to flock the dash 1st then i\'ll cover the vents and centre section with carbon. mebbes next weekend now.
OOoo west systems are good stuff mate.... one thing might be worth bairing in mind though.... The epoxy resin will take ages to go off in the weather we are having at the moment!! If you get some of the builder insulating foam (the one with silver foil both sides) & make a small auto clave using an electric heater!! build a box using the foam (big enough to get the parts you are making in) cut a square hole big enough to get the end of the heater in & seal up around the joints with gaffa tape or sealant!! when the bits are layed up, drop them in, turn the heater on & leave them in there for 12 hours!!
Also keep the resing runny as it will be easyer to work with!! to do this you need to keep it warm as when it is cool it resembles treacle!! another thing you need to be careful of is if you put too little hardner or even too much hardner in to the resin it will not set at all!! think the mix ratio is 2 parts resin 1 part hardner ;)
Jono
Cheers mate, one thing it didnt come with is instructions lol so going to have to find a book or website that can help me with that.
Anyone know where I can get pre hardened carbon from? Just need something flat that I can cut up for various things, seems a waste using what I got. I\'ll save that for something like the dome on top of the dash.
Cheers
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Quote from: Kieron;544322Anyone know where I can get pre hardened carbon from? Just need something flat that I can cut up for various things, seems a waste using what I got. I\'ll save that for something like the dome on top of the dash.
Cheers
i used some to do some sill plates and came out well, easy enough for non curved stuff coz it does not bend too well tho
http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51456
If you did need to bend it. would it bend with a little heat?
Probably not mate as the F1 gear box casings are carbon and I\'d say they get prety warm ;)
Quote from: Kieron;543519Plan is to flock the dash (got a flocking kit from frosts) then
Keiron, would be really interested to see som epics of the finished flocked dash , really fancy flocked or suede finish but not sure best way to go about it !! cheers and heap a good luck with ya plans fella.:D
Quote from: dboy;545280Keiron, would be really interested to see som epics of the finished flocked dash , really fancy flocked or suede finish but not sure best way to go about it !! cheers and heap a good luck with ya plans fella.:D
Plan to attack it this weekend so I\'ll pack my camera and post up.
Quote from: Kieron;545303Plan to attack it this weekend so I\'ll pack my camera and post up.
Good man, look forward to seeing the result. wouldnt mind a quick report on how easy / difficult it was to do, if you have the time of course.
Thanks again
DBoy
Forgot to take my camera :Grrr looking good but still needs a little more work. Will post up some pictures when I get it fitted back in the car.
what did you use to stick the suede down with....?
spray glue b and q or some carpet shop
sorry only been able to get on a comp today as mine is broke at the moment! anyways i used evo stick contact glue for the suede!
thanks
steven