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"carbon fibre effect" for 360 interiors?

Discussion in '360/430' started by concours, Aug 22, 2013.

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  1. concours

    concours Karting

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    Richard
    #1 concours, Aug 22, 2013
    I wonder if anyone watched last nights edition of "Wheeler Dealers" where the guys restored an older and horribly painted Range Rover? Parts of the interior had been painted a nasty bright blue and initially Mike intended to have the pieces finished in carbon fiber overlay. However this proved to be way too expensive and instead he had them finished in "carbon fibre effect", which appears to be a type of transfer coating, by Wicked Coatings Corp. in Poole UK. The point here is that the finished product looked terrific and is priced at about one tenth the cost of real carbon fiber. For those of us who might be considering covering up some or all of the bright aluminum on dash, console and doors in the 360 and hesitate at the very high cost of real carbon fiber this might be something to consider always supposing that one of our fellow 360 owners in the UK could convince Wicked Coatings Co. to look at the project. Or does anybody know anyone doing the same thing in the US?
     
  2. English Rebel

    English Rebel Formula 3

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    #2 English Rebel, Aug 22, 2013
    There are quite a few companies out there that do this. The carbon fiber film is floated on the water surface and the item is pulled up through it and the film is deposited on the item. Not sure about durability.
    Alan

    Water Transfer Printing / HydroGraphics / Camo Dipping
     
  3. Pzerohero

    Pzerohero Karting

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    #3 Pzerohero, Aug 22, 2013
    Old out yer and...

    Sorry that was for all the Wheeler Dealer fans
     
  4. innerloop

    innerloop Formula Junior

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    Houston Heights, TX
    #4 innerloop, Aug 22, 2013
    I had some pieces done here in Houston as part of my DIY cupholder project for the 348. I don't have any pictures that do the work justice, so I'll just say that I am very satisfied with how they came out. A person who looks at a lot of carbon fiber can tell the difference, but overall it is a good low cost alternative when real carbon fiber is out of the question. I would be careful though about the pattern alignment with big pieces. Even on the relatively small cupholder, if you look real close, you can see a slight waviness in the pattern. That kind of thing could be exasperated the bigger the piece. But I suppose it is related to the skill of the person doing the work. In my Mazda 6, which came from the factory with faux carbon fiber trim, the pattern is laser straight.

    Here are the guys I used:

    Water Transfer and Hydrographic Printing - H2O Printers Hydro Printing - Hydro-graphic Water-Transfer Hydro-Dipping Printing Services
     
  5. English Rebel

    English Rebel Formula 3

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    Alan
    #5 English Rebel, Aug 22, 2013
  6. netman

    netman Formula 3

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  7. Mozella

    Mozella Formula Junior

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    #7 Mozella, Aug 22, 2013
    Isn't this a bit like saying "Your genuine wooden floors have obvious defects and a less-than-even gloss while my artificial wood floor overlay, made of plastic with a photographic veneer and a factory applied acrylic coating, are perfect".

    Real carbon fiber, especially where it goes around corners, has a certain waviness; after all, it's cloth.
     
  8. C4YES

    C4YES Formula Junior

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    #8 C4YES, Aug 22, 2013
    Wow, looks good!
     
  9. David007

    David007 Rookie

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    #9 David007, Aug 23, 2013
    Wicked coatings have done a few 360's, they used to have a few pictures on their Facebook page. A mate of mine asked for a quote to do the door cards, centre consol, the radio and instrument faces and it came in at about $800. I suspect that the cost of shipping might be quite expensive, but this should give you some sort of idea of the cost of a project like this.


     

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