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]

Ok, so I just tried a part. The vacuum bagging is going to work MARVELOUSLY, but.....

I need more stuff. Specifically, a couple of vacuum bag ports and some shutoff valves. I had ZERO luck trying to seal the bag after getting the vacuum on it. Had to scrap the process for the night, but I was trying to work a left side vent panel and it was forming beautifully with just my shop vac. With a real vacuum pump (or generator as I have a small compressor I can keep in the basement and dedicate to this) I should be able to really put this stuff to use. Ordering the check valve, bag ports, and some hose and a bleeder valve tomorrow so I may be working on this again next week. DEFINITELY more to come!

*Edit* Parts are ordered. Just ordered one check vavle for now. If this first couple of test pieces come out ok, I'll get more check valves and go into full swing production.

This post has been edited by Fastbird: Feb 12, 2009 - 11:19 PM