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Title: Carbon fiber overlay
Post by: zizther on February 17, 2011, 10:08:28 PM

Hi,

Does anyone know a place or person who does carbon fiber overlay of parts?

Thanks

Title: Carbon fiber overlay
Post by: Arnie_O on February 17, 2011, 11:11:58 PM

What you after dude?
And sorry to be dim but what\'s overlay?

Title: Carbon fiber overlay
Post by: zizther on February 17, 2011, 11:31:22 PM

Hi,

I am after some interior and exterior panels wrapped in carbon fiber, that is what i meant by overlay

Title: Carbon fiber overlay
Post by: Arnie_O on February 17, 2011, 11:42:26 PM

If your handy with your well hands then do a search on google for a company called "carbon mods" they are UK based and sell carbon fibre skinning kits that you do yourself with propped carbon weave. It\'s pretty reasonably priced and they have a video guide on their site that shows you how to do it.

Hope this helps dude

Title: Carbon fiber overlay
Post by: zizther on February 18, 2011, 12:17:40 AM

Thanks, i\'ll look into it

Title: Carbon fiber overlay
Post by: fil_auto on February 18, 2011, 10:15:49 AM

Or this maybe:

http://solutions.3m.co.uk/wps/portal/3M/en_GB/GraphicSolutions/VehicleWrapping/Homepage/CarbonFibreVinyl/

Title: Carbon fiber overlay
Post by: Carbon RX on February 18, 2011, 01:06:02 PM

Im here!!! lol

Nah seriously i have nearly completed my east bear headlamp conv. that only comes in FRP, as my user name suggests this just would not do!

So basically i have \'skinned\' them myself.

TBH its allot of hard work and you really wnt to keep the shapes your intending to cover as simple as possible..

If doing interior i went with the 3M stuff as Mr Epic above suggests as the contours around the controls re going to get quite messy for someone who has little to none experience in doing this work...

However if concerning smooth contoured geometery then go for it as only one way to learn!
Attached some piccys to give you an idea....:Snoring lol
Before
(http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc370/scottwillmore/My%20RX7/headlampbefore.jpg)

During
(http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc370/scottwillmore/My%20RX7/headlampduring.jpg)

& nearly finished, one more coat of epoxy and clearcoat to go...
(http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc370/scottwillmore/My%20RX7/headlampafter.jpg)

hope it helps.....

Mazda Rotary Club

General => General Technical => Topic started by: zizther on February 17, 2011, 10:08:28 PM