SHOULD I DO THIS???, carbon fiber creations |
SHOULD I DO THIS???, carbon fiber creations |
Apr 26, 2004 - 4:10 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 24, '02 From North Carolina Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Well, I've been messing around w/ wrapping stuff in carbon fiber and whatnot........and I've gotten pretty good. The more I do, the better I get and the nicer it looks. I was thinking, if any of you guys are interested in having stuff wrapped in carbon fiber, you can let me know and I can do it for a fee thats really cheap. I'll probably charge you the cost of materials and like $20-40 for labor depending on how big the project is. The material itself is really cheap.......example: it'll cost you around $50-$70 for materials to do a whole hood.....so smaller stuff like fuel lid will cost you like $10 for materials. So far, I can do:
*center console *door panels *fuel lid *Canard splitters *any flat things I can make.....like small splitters and stuff *wrap our dash pieces.....I am going to do piece by piece as I have time and take pictures stuff I probably wouldn't do: *hood...takes too much time, and its a pain in the ass to keep the weave perfect *trunk- same reason as the hood *front diffuser- its basically just a big piece of flat carbon fiber.......I can do it but.......if I have time I can actually. *doors *fenders *bodykits *pretty much anything big.....I can do all the little things I WILL UPDATE W/ PICS SHORTLY IN A WEEK OR SO........CAUSE I HAVE EXAMS THIS WEEK, SO I AM BUSY. IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY IDEAS OF STUFF YOU WANT TO SEE IN CARBON FIBER.........JUST POST ON HERE AND LET ME KNOW. FEEL FREE TO PM ME ALSO. -------------------- |
Apr 27, 2004 - 11:22 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 24, '02 From North Carolina Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
OKAY GUYS, HERE IS THE DEAL. I GOT 2 MORE WEEKS OF SCHOOL LEFT. AFTER I GET DONE W/ EXAMS......I AM GOING TO A JUNKYARD AND BUYING **** FROM MESSED UP CELIS AND WRAPPING THEM. I WILL POST A LOT OF PICS!!! ALOOOTTTTTT OF EM. I can do them for people who are serious.......I am not too sure how much stuff will cost, but I can swear I am not trying to rip anyone off. I just want money for labor......cause its a lot of work. Here is how you do it, for anyone who wants to do it themselves:
HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN CARBON FIBER PARTS OR WRAP CARBON FIBER STUFF: step 1: buy "carbon fiber cloth" off ebay......normally they're around $30 for a good roll. I got the 2x2 twill ones....which is pretty thick. step 2: buy the Resin and Hardener......you can buy these at Michaels or A.C Moores......any arts and craft store. it'll be in the wood stuff area. Its in a purplish/blue box and on the box is a pic of the resin being poured on a table. I'll post the name of the resin and stuff later, when I get back home. These resin are normally from $8-$42, You'll be using a lot of resin actually....so get a lot of em. step 3: mix equal part resin and equal part hardener in a disposable bowl, and brush it on your part w/ a disposable brush. step 4: place your carbon fiber piece on the part, wrap it well.......and put resin over the carbon fiber. step 5: you gotta wait for it to dry in 24 hours step 6: cut excess carbon fiber after it dries...I use a special saw tool, and I sand the edges step 7: put another layer of resin on, and wait for it to dry in 24 hours step 8: sand it down w/ 40 grit, then 80 grit, then 200, then 400 grit make sure you clean off the sand dust. step 9: put another layer of resin on it, and wait for it to dry step 10: repeat step 8 again step 11: it should be nice now.......so clean off all the sand dust....and spray a good few layers of clear on it so it'll be shiny. THIS IS THE REASON WHY I AM TAKING REQUESTS.........IF I CAN DO A BUNCH OF PARTS ALL AT ONCE, I CAN WAIT FOR IT TO DRY AND PUT ANOTHER LAYER ON.......DOING ONE PART BY ONE WOULD TAKE ME FOREVER TO DO. -------------------- |
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