as i used to sell here carbon parts for the zed (neperformance ltd)ive been looking at this carbon wrapping.

anyone bought this stuff? just wondered if its better or not than the real carbon parts i used to sell.cheers jay

Last year i did wrap bonnet of my bmw in carbon .. good for summer, but not in rain .. As for small parts (in my personal experience) - carbon film only good for parts you are not touching, everything else will peel quite quick

hmm not worth it when i can get parts made for just a little more.was thinking of interior parts and wheels.well looks like search for me black alloy wheels again,just a shame my chrome alloys didnt blister coz of 8 years stuck in and out me garage,anyone no where i can get a good price to rechrome the 4 wheels

have to compare them prices against carbon dipping

Wicked coatings on the forum does it Jay, stuff looks superb...

Jay, Carbon Dipping is a piece of pi$$ mate, you can do it yourself - It wont peel.

 

As for carbon wrapping, depends what parts you want, as the wrap is textured, its a pain in the butt, unless you could get it laquered over and smoothed off, so it looks even more like real carbon, as it will be smooth and easy clean, but still have the 3d weave, as you would on real CF under the resin. (Not sure how the vinyl would react to the laquer though)

 

My only issue with carbon dipping is that the effect will be no better than what you could get from an everyday inkjet printer, printing on photopaper. I.e on our DS3 - The dash is carbon dipped, it doesnt look remotely real, but at the same time weighs nothing - because it doesnt look remotely real, doesnt look like its trying to be something its not (if that makes any sesne)

 

Anyway, I used to make real CF parts too, all honesty, for strength and weight nothing is going to beat it, but for decoration, I reckon the 3M carbon vinyl should be ok.

THANKS FOR ADVICE:)

ill probably try something small with the guys on the forum(wicked coatings) and see what it looks like.what is it just that stick on kits,like i used to sell for the interior stereo panel?

m8 its good stuff .. i had a lot of items done on my car ....

as i used to sell here carbon parts for the zed (neperformance ltd)ive been looking at this carbon wrapping.

anyone bought this stuff? just wondered if its better or not than the real carbon parts i used to sell.cheers jay

 

Nothing will beat real carbon :) and wrapping is a big no no

THANKS FOR ADVICE:)

ill probably try something small with the guys on the forum(wicked coatings) and see what it looks like.what is it just that stick on kits,like i used to sell for the interior stereo panel?

 

Here is exactly how its done:

 

just wondered if its better or not than the real carbon parts

 

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I agree

Here is exactly how its done:

 

 

thats mad that like.cant wait to check out a finished piece