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.

Could you wrap our mirrors in carbon fiber, or would that be hard because of the curves and keeping the weave perfect?

mirrors would be easy actually............I was planning on doing the APR style carbon fiber mirrors. I am still working that out w/ some people from my team.

I would absolutely love to have APR-style carbon fiber mirrors for my car, especially since I don't have the controller to adjust my mirrors anymore. >>

Wouldn't mind mirrors and the fuel lid. Not really to up on sending that stuff away though.

See, I was thinking of buying fuel lids off wrecked cars......and wrap em.....and sell em. So you can keep your stock one and have a carbon fiber one =]

I would get a fuel lid from ya.. if you could make a carbon fiber pillar with gauge pods that would be awesome

defgeph

This post has been edited by defgeph: Apr 26, 2004 - 7:45 PM

what part of the door panels can you do? i'd be in for that >> .

Yeah I'll be right behind def if you get a second fuel door.

-defgeph+Apr 26, 2004 - 5:44 PM

i already have the fuel lid, its a nice touch. i would like to see some CF headliners.

i'd be down for a fuel lid. i'd even send you one.

ACTUALLY..........I CAN MOLD THE LOTEK THING AND MAKE IT. Its pretty easy, I"ll just get a mold kit from a craft shop and I can make a lot of them......for cheaper than Lotek in carbon fiber!!!

yeah but can you make it so its a full piece not like lotek half a$$ed piece that ends at the top of the windshield...

This post has been edited by defgeph: Apr 26, 2004 - 10:13 PM

i was thinking of trying to make the WHOLE piece outta fiberglass with a triple guage pod but i need to figure how to make a mold for the guage pod holes....sorry to spam up your thread...but if you try this can you help me out with how to figure out how to make the mold?

Hey I would be interested in a whole bunch of stuff:

*Triple Gauge Pod Pillar
*Door Sills
*Steering Wheel
*center console
*door panels
*fuel lid
*Probably A lot more I could think of later...hehe

-playr158+Apr 26, 2004 - 8:41 PM

Door Sills that have Celica written in on them in that font would be pimp ass.

im def interested in center console
and im wonderering if you can
cf the middle part in trd wing
here's a pic of Supersprynt car

damn its only one man, but hey i wouldn't mind a center concole either.

id be interested too.

my 5th gen mirrors and my top deck on my invader wing.

i got a price from another guy to wrap them, but if u can beat it, ill have u do them.

I would get my mirrors (actually I'd like 5th gen mirrors) Anyone got some for sale?
I'd also be interested in: gauge pod
my supra style spoiler (not mine yet, but close enough)
plastic mold that goes @ the base of the shifter in autos

If you can make the gauge pod and cover the other stuff for me that would be great. I did a lot of cf stuff on my car already so I know its pretty tricky. Thanks for offering to do all this stuff.

what about replacing the rear quarter glass with carbon fiber ?

center console and glove box please.

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.

You should make an official how to and make it on something easy...say...a fuel lid? Which, by the way, I will buy if you find one at a junkyard and I see pics and i like em

Do you use epoxy resin? Or is it polyester resin that's used on fiberglass?

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-Coomer+Apr 28, 2004 - 5:43 AM