razuuk004 Posted April 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Yes, that is true, but you being from the Race Car Scene, weight Is a very important Issue. But for the rest of the world, making a mold to duplicate a part in carbon fiber is probably not the way to go, It is very time consuming and once you finished, you will have a mold you will probably never use again, never mind the time it takes to make a perfect mold of a piece. So for cosmetics, maybe mold making is not the way to go unless they want the privelage of saying that their pieces are 100% Real Carbon Fiber. My Build Logs: Door Panels: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/177508-door-panels-starting-new-02-civic/page-20 Speaker Box: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/160740-need-help-designing-a-box/ Carbon Fiber: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167381-carbon-fiber-use-this-forum-to-show-off-your-custom-parts/ Headliner: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/174476-headliner-re-invented-for-02-civic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crandis16 Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Yes Crandis. First Look up How to wrap your own parts in Carbon Fiber in YouTube. there are several vids on this topic. then find a composite store that sells the fibers and resins you need. Buy what you can afford and start off Really Small untill you get the hang of it. Maybe try it out on an object that you don't really need just in case you fowl up. And Practice way ahead of you. went to youtube right after seeing this so I'm watching a video. I'm doing a complete interior swap in my car so I will have PLENTY of small parts to try on great work. it all looks amazing lol sorry that might have come off a bit harsh. I come from the "racecar" side of the automotive hobby as well and sometimes get annoyed with the "rice" guys just throwing cf stickers on everything, especially when it doesn't look good like yours does. Real cf has some pretty amazing properties, and of course the look-alikes don't. For example that shroud I made weighed a pound in that rough untrimmed state but was still very stiff short of the flat middle. I feel if you are going to do something in cf, you might as well make a mold for it and make it only cf so you actually get some benefits besides being purely cosmetic. no worries man. I'm still learning a lot. I've seem some pretty bad "racecars" out there mine is nowhere near that lol. I want to try that carbon fiber on some panels. some of the guys on my forum have some specially cut CF stickers for the interior, but they don't have the gloss like real CF My Red zx2 Build Log My Black zx2 Build Log My Red zx2 UBL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razuuk004 Posted April 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Hey Crandis, I cant see the link to your pics. it just shows a grey screen in photobucket My Build Logs: Door Panels: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/177508-door-panels-starting-new-02-civic/page-20 Speaker Box: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/160740-need-help-designing-a-box/ Carbon Fiber: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167381-carbon-fiber-use-this-forum-to-show-off-your-custom-parts/ Headliner: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/174476-headliner-re-invented-for-02-civic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razuuk004 Posted April 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 copy the Direct Link Code and paste it here My Build Logs: Door Panels: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/177508-door-panels-starting-new-02-civic/page-20 Speaker Box: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/160740-need-help-designing-a-box/ Carbon Fiber: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167381-carbon-fiber-use-this-forum-to-show-off-your-custom-parts/ Headliner: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/174476-headliner-re-invented-for-02-civic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crandis16 Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Hey Crandis, I cant see the link to your pics. it just shows a grey screen in photobucket that's very odd... I shared it the way I always do. I can see it... anyway here is the direct link. it's just CF vinyl wrapped over 1/4" birch ply http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss243/Crandis16/Zx2%20Build/B4A70D71-8F03-41A8-B91B-5D1A73C03B88-506-0000005A7E79C62C_zps2f0a9f7a.jpg http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss243/Crandis16/Zx2%20Build/D1F247EB-166D-4B6F-817D-ECEBFC13EE96-506-0000005A8262A50A_zps542931da.jpg My Red zx2 Build Log My Black zx2 Build Log My Red zx2 UBL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bump4life Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 looks pretty cool. i was looking at doing that to my box. Buyer/Seller Feedback Thread: http://www.stevemead...5015-bump4life/ MB C220 153 Trunk Car Build Log: http://www.stevemead...d/#entry1840136 MB C280 Ipad Dash SQ Build Log: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/194484-bump4lifes-new-benz-tony-c-relay-kit-pictures-ce-electric-audison-front-stage-installed/ My SPL Log: http://www.stevemead...__fromsearch__1 BMW M340 xDrive Stock, for now. Corner Load 10" maybe soon. But does 10s in the 1/4... Best Scores out of a trunk 153.0 sealed legal full tilt clamped 5524 @ 42 hz 154+ windows down, 155+ kick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bump4life Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 where do you guys buy the material from? to do the carbon fibering? its just a carbon fiber cloth then you resin over it? Buyer/Seller Feedback Thread: http://www.stevemead...5015-bump4life/ MB C220 153 Trunk Car Build Log: http://www.stevemead...d/#entry1840136 MB C280 Ipad Dash SQ Build Log: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/194484-bump4lifes-new-benz-tony-c-relay-kit-pictures-ce-electric-audison-front-stage-installed/ My SPL Log: http://www.stevemead...__fromsearch__1 BMW M340 xDrive Stock, for now. Corner Load 10" maybe soon. But does 10s in the 1/4... Best Scores out of a trunk 153.0 sealed legal full tilt clamped 5524 @ 42 hz 154+ windows down, 155+ kick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8ball2013 Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 i believe us composites carries everything youd need THERE IS NO BUILD LOG! 1998 Chevy Silverado ext cab Alpine CDA-9887 4 Team Fi 15s 2 Ampere Audio TFE 8.0 2 Ampere Audio 150.4 3 Digital Designs CS6.5 component sets Dual Mechman 370XP Elite alternators inbound! 8 XS Power d3400 6 XS power d680 Second Skin Stinger Tsunami Wiring Sky High A Real Voltmeter not a piece of shit stinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crandis16 Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 where do you guys buy the material from? to do the carbon fibering? its just a carbon fiber cloth then you resin over it? this site has kits, but it's also UK http://www.carbonmods.co.uk/Products/Carbon-Fibre-Skinning-Starter-Kit__CMCFSK300.aspx My Red zx2 Build Log My Black zx2 Build Log My Red zx2 UBL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razuuk004 Posted April 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Yes, But here in the USA you can probably goto Composite Envisions .com or FiberGlast.com My Build Logs: Door Panels: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/177508-door-panels-starting-new-02-civic/page-20 Speaker Box: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/160740-need-help-designing-a-box/ Carbon Fiber: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167381-carbon-fiber-use-this-forum-to-show-off-your-custom-parts/ Headliner: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/174476-headliner-re-invented-for-02-civic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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