348 Upgrades on the way

Just wanted to start this thread, with pictures upcoming to share with everyone. I delivered my 1991 Black 348 TS to the shop on Tuesday for the following upgrades:

1. Complete detail to include painting of the frame and undercarriage.
2. Wheel repair to two of the 360 wheels that were scratched during shipping.
3. Carbon Fiber dipping of the inner door sills which will include intergrated "Ferrari" ghosted in place of the rubber inserts.
4. Calipers Powder Coated Ferrari Yellow with the Ferrari lettering done in black.
5. Removal of the secondary muffler and installation of down pipes, powder coated and polished.

The shop I delivered it to are well known for incredible qaulity work and detailing so I expect the results to be nothing short of awesome. I have used this shop for detailing and Carbon Dipping on some parts for my Porsche and the results were AMAZING for a tenth of the price of carbon parts.

I will post pictures for those who are curious as soon as the project is complete.

Thanks guys

 

What is carbon dipping?

 

Hmmm... "carbon fibre dipping" sounds a bit like a carbon fibre-look wrap that is adhesively applied to the parts. Am I on the right track?

All the best,
Andrew.

 

I would like to do my calipers in yellow eventually, I love the contrast between the red and the yellow. Pics when you're done!

 

Here is a picture of the door handles from my Porsche Cayman S that were carbon dipped. It is a "dipping"/painting process that ends up with a finish that looks exactly like carbon fiber. It can be done to almost any surface such as metal, plastic, etc... Looks awesome and is a fraction of carbon parts. For example both handles cost $30.00 for the pair. To buy them in carbon would have cost around $400-500.00.

I will post pics of all the work when it is completed.
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Egad, no performance enhancements?

 

See #5

 

You definitely need to share the name and contact info of this "carbon dipping" joint!

Then warn them of the possible $hitstorm of Ferrari parts that will begin to arrive!

 

That door handle looks terrific.

Who are they?

 

Carbon dipping looks awesome!!

 

Check out his website at www.checkerscustomcars.com. The end product is unreal. Any part you could imagine can be done and looks just like the high dollar carbon stuff. An entire interior could be done in carbon for the cost of a real carbon door handle. Here are a couple more pics of the carbon on the Porsche for reference.

I know that the porsche guys were sending him stuff because the finished product looked every bit as good as the factory stuff and the cost was not even close.
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Here are a couple more pics for reference. They even intergrated LED's right into the Carbon Dipped fog light surrounds on the Cayman. They really do some good work.
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Looks excellent

 

Ok, so if you dont see any posts from me for a while... i'll be because i'm in the garage dismantling my car and packing up the pieces! I need to find out if they can do this over fiberglass, my LeMans grill would look SMOKIN' in CF!!

 

wow...wish I knew about this carbon-dipping before I ordered a FULL 30m Carbon wrap...which is much difficult to get perfect :-\

 

I've been looking into this carbon fibre dipping stuff, and found this interesting YouTube video of a guy dipping his hand in it.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP7BKHU4WUc[/ame]

I wonder how long it took him to get it off his hand afterwards?

And here's a more detailed video about the procedure using a lamp shade:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8wHglTJl6A[/ame]

It gives a bit of an insight into the process anyway. Generally speaking, it looks like an updated and superior version of doing wraps.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

FARK yeah!! That looks awesome!

And it looks like something that can be done at home.

Does this "wrap" last forever? Anyone know?

 

Love it !

 

I am not sure about the home thing. The preparation of the part is crucial to the finished product and once the carbon is applied, the parts get clear coated just like a cars paint finish. Once the whole process is done, it will last as long as a paint job.

Really cool and cost effective way to get that look.

 

Ah, ok. It looks like some water in a tub, "activator" sprayed on then the part dipped into it.

Then spray some clear coat over it?? No worries, I can do that all at home. Looks easy enough. Where do I get the carbon stuff?

Thanks for sharing the details. It really does look great and if it lasts a lifetime I am sold.

 

I don't know where you would get the supplies. I am sure someone sells it somewhere. For me, the shop I use does it for such a reasonable price, I could do the whole interior of a car for a couple hundred bucks and know it was done right.

It would be pretty cool to do it at home though.....unlimited possibilities!!!!!!!!

 

I'm shocked at how good this looks - I need to swing by the shop and see this in person.

Erik

 

Definately check the shop out. You will be amazed at some of the stuff Steve and the guys can do. Worth every penny.

 

wow...just wow....very sweet stuff...

still can't find any products online...
all i find is companies that offer "services" in doing the "dip" for you.

I wanna do it myself

 

I dont know what the cost of the materials to do the carbon dipping would be if someone can find a source. But when you add up that cost, the cost of properly clearcoating the parts (no spray can here) and the time needed to properly prepare the parts, I cannot imagine it would be cost effective compared to the prices I have been given in the past.

Of course, I could be wrong but the prices are SOOOO reasonable, I would just assume drop the parts off and pick them up in a day or two. Done right, done fast and ready to roll.

With that said, if someone finds the product and it is cheap enough, even I would not mind giving it a go. It is an awesome end result.