Быстров Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 so i have been thinking of wrapping my hood in carbon fiber since the hoods are hella expensive. A guy i know in daytona that wraps nascars for daytona speedway, says he can do the 3M sheets for 50 bucks but im afraid vinyl wil look cheesy. then i saw some people use real carbon fiber and wrapping random parts then clear coating them. That got me thinking! I found the material and relitivly cheap, but how does one go about applying it to surface and bonding it to metal? or old paint? has any one done anything like this?has any one done vinyl? whats it look like ? any photos? thanks much in advance -alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oreo931 Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 QUOTE (Быст @ Apr 29 2009, 02:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>so i have been thinking of wrapping my hood in carbon fiber since the hoods are hella expensive. A guy i know in daytona that wraps nascars for daytona speedway, says he can do the 3M sheets for 50 bucks but im afraid vinyl wil look cheesy. then i saw some people use real carbon fiber and wrapping random parts then clear coating them. That got me thinking! I found the material and relitivly cheap, but how does one go about applying it to surface and bonding it to metal? or old paint? has any one done anything like this?has any one done vinyl? whats it look like ? any photos? thanks much in advance -alexWrapping a hood? That defeats the purpose of a CF hood unless you are just going for the look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Che'_Moderator Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 Will last a week or it will cost you 500+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boltz Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 That just seems so rice-ey...-JH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorqueSteer Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 QUOTE (Быст @ Apr 29 2009, 02:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>so i have been thinking of wrapping my hood in carbon fiber since the hoods are hella expensive. A guy i know in daytona that wraps nascars for daytona speedway, says he can do the 3M sheets for 50 bucks but im afraid vinyl wil look cheesy. then i saw some people use real carbon fiber and wrapping random parts then clear coating them. That got me thinking! I found the material and relitivly cheap, but how does one go about applying it to surface and bonding it to metal? or old paint? has any one done anything like this?has any one done vinyl? whats it look like ? any photos? thanks much in advance -alexIm not sure how the resin bond would hold up to the heat of hood. Just be prepared to spend alot of time and money on sandpaper and resin. Remember that a non molded part takes a long time to get it to a Class A finish. You will need to coat with a high quality UV resistant clear coat, and when you do, you will see every little imperfection. You will also add a decent amount of weight to the hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattphi Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 I would spend the right money not to F up your hood. Your just going to spend more $ fixing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Быстров Posted April 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 agreed. It was just a thought. Thanks anyways fellas. Maybe I'll just get a black hood or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samadkins29 Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 I was wondering why you wanted to do that? I always feel that cars with different color parts looks like they went to the junk yard and couldn't afford to get their car painted the same color...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyesko Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 find a carbon fiber hood a real one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boglin Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 I would spend the right money not to F up your hood. Your just going to spend more $ fixing itSpeak to Frank at Euro Sport tunning, last time he was at my shop with his 850R euro spec it had a sweet carbon fibre hood on it. i seem to remeber him saying something around 1000$ but I could be wrong. Either way the hood looked like they used the frame of the factory hood and cut the skin off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Che'_Moderator Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 find a carbon fiber hood a real oneNot hard to do but hes ball'n on a budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilled man Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 find a carbon fiber hood a real one considering your the only one with one :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Daddy Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 and no one would go in on the group buy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socal850tuner Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 and no one would go in on the group buy...I would have except... 1) Im broke 2) my internship doesn't pay me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcguru000 Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 rob a bank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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