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OMG I can carbon fibre wrap!!

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 6:44 pm
by snipez999
Took to my front skid plate as I had threatened to do last night! I am dumbstruck at the quality of the finish (plus I only stabbed myself with the craft knife once lol)
Anyone coming to the wolves meet is welcome to a lump for their car as I brought a little (ahem) extra in case of accidents (read I bought 5 times too much lmao)
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Re: OMG I can carbon fibre wrap!!

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 6:57 pm
by pvr
Very nice looking  :ok:

OMG I can carbon fibre wrap!!

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 7:11 pm
by Black X5
Well done! I've found that internal corners are trickiest as the wrap bubbles back up...

Re: OMG I can carbon fibre wrap!!

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 7:15 pm
by pvr
He won't be challenged by the Christmas wrapping now  :))

Re: OMG I can carbon fibre wrap!!

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 7:23 pm
by snipez999
I just make all my presents look like crackers - ie. wrap the item in the middle then scrunch up the ends and tape them!

Yes, the internal corners were the hardest.  However the CF I have is brilliant to handle and with a little heat it can easily be coaxed into contortionist-esque positions (ooeer missus)

OMG I can carbon fibre wrap!!

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 7:49 pm
by Shez1878
Fancy doing my interior Snipez? I'll pay for your time. Just want a perfect finish ;)

Re: OMG I can carbon fibre wrap!!

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 9:33 pm
by Don Coffey
Well done, nice looking job.  I'm contemplating wrapping the winter wheels next year.  I just thought, you could have saved yourself a small fortune and wrapped the wing mirrors.  ::)

Don

Re: OMG I can carbon fibre wrap!!

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 9:50 pm
by snipez999
Sorry for the delayed response, I was just wrapping the kids  :))

I think the wing mirrors would have been a challenge given the big, continuous bends in them.  However I would happily try it out on your car  ;)  The mirror caps are dead easy to remove so you could post them to me for me to work on with my Bunsen burner method  O:-)

Re: OMG I can carbon fibre wrap!!

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 10:00 pm
by Don Coffey
[quote="snipez999"]
Sorry for the delayed response, I was just wrapping the kids  :))

I think the wing mirrors would have been a challenge given the big, continuous bends in them.  However I would happily try it out on your car  ;)  The mirror caps are dead easy to remove so you could post them to me for me to work on with my Bunsen burner method  O:-)
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Thanks for the offer, but just don't think cf will look good against 'Hells own Fire Breathing Vermilion Red.'

Don

Re: OMG I can carbon fibre wrap!!

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 10:40 pm
by Raj
Superb job. Really looking forward to seeing this little beastie in the flesh.

I may take some of that off you as I'm sure I can find something to wrap with it.... ::) 8) :D

Re: OMG I can carbon fibre wrap!!

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 11:05 pm
by snipez999
I will cut you off a chunk mate no worries.  Beer tokens are universal currency ;-)

Re: OMG I can carbon fibre wrap!!

Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 7:48 am
by Raj
[quote="snipez999"]
I will cut you off a chunk mate no worries.  Beer tokens are universal currency ;-)
[/quote]

No worries lol

Re: OMG I can carbon fibre wrap!!

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 2:46 pm
by snipez999
OK so good weather and a bit bored so got the CF wrap out again; this time rear diffuser gets the treatment:

Image Rear Towing Cover prep
Image Towing Cover during
Image Main unit during
Image All done!!

And only one of those photos is anything like upside down; before you lot start!!  :)) :))

Re: OMG I can carbon fibre wrap!!

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 10:00 pm
by pvr
I need some as well, where did you get it from?

Re: OMG I can carbon fibre wrap!!

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 11:15 pm
by snipez999
http://www.carwrapdirect.com/3d-carbon-fibre-vinyl-air-free/

I thoroughly recommend use of a heatgun as opposed to a hairdryer.  The results I had this time were far better and the carbon stretched much better with only 2-3 seconds' heat on it.

I might do the front skidguard again as I failed to leave a nice 1cm rim round the outside and just cut it virtually to the far edge (doh!!)  Good job I like doing it really  :xmaswink: