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link_heroz
23rd February 2012, 19:18
Has anyone had any experience with anything like this?

Or would you try it?

http://www.carbonmods.co.uk/
Gabbastard
23rd February 2012, 19:25
Its pretty straightforward to do, but you need to have some idea how best to go about it and have a canny touch, especially if youre using twill. I used polyfibre for most of my stuff before.

Youll need to consider UV sealants as well if youre going to leave it unpainted or the resin will discolour or go opaque like an old womans cataracts.
Tontsy
23rd February 2012, 19:25
so, is that just like a wrap, but with weave rather than wrap, or is it more like wrap it around the product, remove product and have a full carbon piece to the same scale?

3M Di Noc wrap ftw.
Gabbastard
23rd February 2012, 19:31
Looks like some of their kits are for skinning over the top with a layer of carbon. They do a mould kit as well to make moulds (duh) then make full carbon replicas of whatever you moulded.
Nates-VTR
23rd February 2012, 19:33
I'd like to try that actually say it would be handy enough to do
wassy78
23rd February 2012, 19:59
Yeh I use them really helpful guys trust me not easy as it looks :(
Bedford126
23rd February 2012, 20:03
The kit you get from them is a pretty good kit. But without a vacuum pump and bag to get rid of all the air its always going to be a sub standard finish (I use fibreglass all the time at work and i find carbon really hard its more of a speciality).

As Tont's said for diy best way is 3m di-noc is the best looking. If you want real carbon then pay some one who knows what they are doing with the correct equipment to do it.
wassy78
23rd February 2012, 23:29
One way building post up
Bedford126
23rd February 2012, 23:32
la la la

You really are a twat.
wassy78
23rd February 2012, 23:54
Lol he lasted long
link_heroz
24th February 2012, 00:31
So OP, yes it works and is good but it's not as good quality as buying a professional one?
Bedford126
24th February 2012, 00:34
So OP, yes it works and is good but it's not as good quality as buying a professional one?

You got it mate.
link_heroz
24th February 2012, 16:14
I assume you would advise making something fairly big yourself like say a bonnet?
JakeMoore
28th February 2012, 16:00
3m carbon fibre is probs the one to go for
Dano
28th February 2012, 17:14
3m carbon fibre is probs the one to go for

Not really no... doesn't fool anyone

Wetlay resin kits are good, but tricky if you have no experience with it