Carbon Fiber wrapped parts.........., My first attempts. Options

[Fastbird]

Gave it a shot finally, couple of Celi parts, and one Vette part.

The celi parts below, came out OK. THe switch panel is a PITA because of the recessed switch area, makes it hell to keep the weave straight. This was my 2nd attempt and came out MUCH better than the first. With more practice, I'll nail this piece down. The Ash tray panel came out nice I think. Both are on their 2nd coat of resin and after one more coat should be ready for sanding.





The Vette door bezel below was done with the silver carbon fiber, and was my very first attempt at a piece with this kind of contour. I'm EXTREMELY happy with it though it has it's minor flaws. This is going in my personal car again. 2nd coat of resin drying here too.



And, with permission of the mods, I'd like to offer the service to the 6GC.net community. It's not going to be cheap because this is a time consuming thing, but the results are worth it. If anyone wants anything done, just shoot me a message and we'll talk. Next up for me is going to be the ignition panel and main stereo panel. Saving the door handle bezels for last as they're going to be a nightmare.

*Edit* As referenced in this thread: http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=63283&hl= I have gotten permission to offiically offer my services to the 6GC.Net community. If anyone wants any pieces wrapped, send me a PM or post up with that you want and we'll sort the details out. Pricing will be in the $35-75 range per part depending on how big, contouring, fabric used (some colors are pricier than others, like the Gold CF). Just let me know, I'm here for you guys.

This post has been edited by Fastbird: Nov 6, 2008 - 9:57 AM

[Fastbird]

Today's work (not done yet by far though):

Radio Trim -- This was the initial application. I put some excess in all the holes to allow the fabric to be wrapped and adhered around the beveled edges. Next step is to wrap the outer edges around the sides and tuck the back, then I'm going to wet out the fabric with a light layer of epoxy to really adhere it to the plastic. Once that's dried tomorrow I'll come back and cut the centers of the holes out (the light epoxy coat leaves the fabric just pliable enough to work with) and wrap/glue the inside edges and give a healthy base coat of epoxy. So far this is looking like it's going to come out beautifully, I got the weave about perfect on this one.


Ignition Panel -- Wrapped and ready for epoxy. Not perfect, still working on my contouring technique, but this is very livable.



Upper vent on passenger side top of dash -- This is a test piece. I'm trying to get the fabric to wrap back on the fins. This WILL be a test piece and come off as I accidentally reversed the weave on this one anyway. Whoops.


This post has been edited by Fastbird: Nov 7, 2008 - 8:14 PM