Anyone used this Carbon Fiber Wrap??
 

Ok, lets keep the flaming to a minimal on this one, no "rice paper" comments please :thumbs:

Ive been looking at redoing the interior of the Z for a while (just getting tired of the ALL black) and came across this. Its pretty sweet looking and WAY cheaper than actual CF. Ill be using this on some pieces along with some Mercedes Ash on bigger panels.

What cha think... :lurk:

well is there a picture of what the wrap looks like at all?

Or are you referring to 3M's DiNoc carbon fiber vinyl stuff? Because if you are there are several threads where people have wrapped various interior and exterior parts.

I think by the pics you posted that it looks pretty good :rolleyes:

My bad, I copied the link and forgot to post it..

http://www.carbonfiberfilm.com/

I did my interior on my mazda in this stuff. It is really top notch stuff. Looks just like carbon fiber. it takes some skill to get it on right and a lot of patience. A heat gun is your best friend.

Heat gun heat gun? Or would a hair drier have enough output?

Heat gun. It needs to be pretty hot to stretch. Enough to where it burns your fingers.

thanks

Just did two cars at the shop over the past week. Porsche 993 and 2010 Sti

We use the 3m dinoc 1080...it's the most workable stuff considering what it is. Vinyl is a PAIN...especially doing whole cars, but it's manageable. The stuff scuffs easily, so you have to be careful. Looks like dry carbon though, and really catches peoples attention. It's pretty nice.

before

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._4838968_n.jpg

after

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...8_180981_n.jpg

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._1949150_n.jpg

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._4496412_n.jpg

This' is supposed to be an affordable alternative to CF? Not liking it for looks, and poor value. Your car, your cash;enjoy.

Not my cup of tea, but go for it and post pics. Always like to see new things tried :)

One think about it, it can always be removed.

Thanks Arctic. Pics looks good, nice job. Im not really a fan of the "dry" look. Thats why Ive been thinking of doing it and then putting a clear coat down to give it some gloss. Think it should look good with the Ash leather.

3m just came out with glossy.

To those saying poor value...it's better than a bra. 3m guarantees the stuff for 4 years in direct sunlight to remove with no residue. It pays for itself in terms of protecting your stock paint. We wrap exotics and all kinds of sports cars...people that want to get out and drive and not worry about rock chips and damage to the paint love it...plus you can go through color changes as often as you want (or can afford...lol).

to each his own...but it's great protection and 8 out 10 love the look in my experience.

The matte finish and dry look was huge at SEMA this past year. So, it's something that has caught a lot of attention. Personally I think glossy interior pieces are played and it's nice to have an alternative. Try the dry on some pieces...you might really like it. It may not be your cup of tea on the outside, but in my experience luxurious interiors really look luxury/sporty with the dry stuff.

On the Sti we will do the roof as well, then clear vinyl on the bumper. He drives his car year round and paint chips are something he doesn't want.

I've used it on the exterior(tired of looking at the faded targa)...Please no flames, post is strictly to show example.

http://i54.tinypic.com/2zrnbs6.jpg

sablan'01 .. thats cool

Thanks:thumbs: I know its not everyones cup o' tea but like previous posts have said, it can be reversed easily. Targa will be getting re-cleared once CF wrap shows wear.

Carbon Fiber Dash
 

Go to http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...er-wrap-3.html and see my write-up on how I did this.

http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Image0119.jpg

Thanks guys!! Really appreciate all the support AND PICTURES!!!! :D
I will try it dry first and see what I think. Thanks again, you guys :rock:

Nate Im as eager as you!,come spring I have a project that will be very "unique" :D

I'm about to do my targa. I'm off to check out 3m's site to see the gloss now.

Heres pics from what I did with it in the mazda.

In my case I had to cover it. The mazdaspeed6 dash trim doesn't match up with the single din kit which is mainly used in non speed6's. So I covered all in this so you didnt see the difference in finish.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4090/...ee7275af_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5204/...fa3cf4fe_b.jpg

Arctic this stuff is not made to prevent rock chips. I have it on my hood and a couple of rocks have gone right through it. Yes it will stop the small stuff but large rocks will tear it easily. Paint protection film is the only option for preventing rock chips... not clear vinyl as you refered to it. I have been installing clear bras for 8 years now. The 3M carbon fiber vinyl looks nice but its for looks only.

Your Radio bezel looks really good, I think I am going to do this, but it does not look easy. Do you have a total what it cost you to do the interior? Also anyone know how this stuff will hold up in the engine compartment with the heat. Thought about doing the washer tank, overflow tank, top of radiator,ect...

I’ve seen some local cars with this product on interior trim pieces and it really looked good. Online pic’s really don’t do it justice.

Nice job Qwik:thumbs:

A guy in our car club used it on the interior of his C4 and it really turned out looking pretty good!

Well, we've had several cars with damage to the material and not the paint beneath. I didn't say it's intent is to prevent rock chips, but it certainly provides a barrier of protection and I've redone several vehicles due to damage to the material and not the paint beneath.

We use an 8mil thickness film for clear applications...and it's generally referred to as clear vinyl. Why pick apart my words because you have 8 years of experience puttin on vinyl...who cares? Shall we compare resumes now?

Flames!? Shoot, thanks for posting that thing looks SWEET!

Ummmm, duh bro. A LARGE ROCK...no matter what you mean by large, of course it will do damage to vinyl graphics

The "wraps" will no doubt protect your paint better than just some plain ole wax or nothing at all. From rocks or whatever.

Thank you :cheers:

I would LOVE to see a rear lower facia done with this stuff, It would be a lot cheaper than paint, and you can remove it if you want to go back to the stock look, Anyone have a pic of this????

This is from another thread....

Your butt looks sweet!!! Was it hard to get it into the louvers, and what was the cost to do this?

The lower facia is almost if not impossible to do because of the vents. If you noticed on the photos of the door trim, the installer had to cut the product to have it bend in to the openings. Did not matter because you would not see it, but on the rear vents you cannot do that.

This was not a vinyl wrap, it was painted. I talked to teh owner and he did it with two different shades of paint and used cabinet shelf liner to get teh pattern.

:thumbs: great job

Oh dang, I read through and tried to figure out whether or not but couldnt, thanks for the clarification.

It may be possible to stretch that vinyl in the holes of the rear. If I didnt a black vette I'd do it hands down.

I love it. There's a few places on my Saabaru I'll have to try this on.

Thats what 3m's Guarantee says apparently...vette.mix You live in Frederick yet I NEVER see that gorgeous blue coupe drving around!!

You don't have to have a heat gun, but at least a hair dryer that gets really hot. If you can hold your fingers in front of the hair dryer for a long time and it's not pretty uncomfortable, it's not hot enough.

At SEMA 3M introduced their new glossy version. Most importantly, they showed me how it is thinner than the DiNoc stuff. I think it was 3mm vs 8mm. I may be off on the measurements, but their point was it was thinner and easier to work with.

I've used this on a few smaller parts and stuff for car show display. It's difficult to work with around corners. I talked to installers doing a demo at SEMA and they said you just need patience around the corners and any ridges. They said the thinner stuff was easier to work with around the corners. And by corners, I don't mean sharp edges, but more contoured curves/corners like on the C5.

chris

Kinda new at this. Where did you get the pdoduct from Z06NATE ?

Do tell sir!! :lurk:

Thats good to hear!! Im snowed in at the U of A right now, but as soon as i can get my vette out (yes, the Z is buried under 2 feet of snow) Ill drive to my parents to pick up the sample I ordered. Really getting excited about it. :rock:

Thanks Chris. I was at SEMA in 08 and this stuff was starting to come out then. But I have a question. When you say the thickness of 3 and 8mm... is that .3 and .8? Cuz 8mms is almost a cm, thats stinking thick lol

You can get it from a lot of different locations. The place Im using is http://www.carbonfiberfilm.com/

"Yeah, about a hundred dollars." - Rain Man

See my write-ups on this at http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...nterior-5.html

and

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...er-wrap-3.html

Driving home tomorrow to get the Carbon Fiber sample piece, Ill let everyone know what I think.

Well....Okay :D

Ever since watching the Aussi V8 Supercars I noticed that their dashes were Carbon fiber, and glossy at that!!

Well Im slowly putting my cars theme together, and back then I want to just paint my double din gloss black,but changed my mind and said hey Ill just carbon wrap it.

So when I saw that Aussi race I decided to do it to my dash :yesnod:

When the weather permits(no garage :() I will layer the dash with fiberglass, Delete the pass. airbag, get rid of the pass. "handle" and that wrap it in CF and attempt to use autozone spray can clear and sand it nice and pertty :)

I may throw in some gloss black though, we'll see :cheers:

Now that's a project. You going to do the entire dash including the double-din? :rofl:

You may want to rethink that idea about doing away with the passenger’s side air bag. First off they are a federal mandate, second off if you’re in an accident and the passenger suffers any type injury you will be in big trouble with your insurance company and finally you will never be able to sell it or at least trade it in. with the air bag gone.

Now if you are making this an all out track car that is a different story.

Yes that than the gauge clutsers bezel and the INSIDE of the cluster gloss black, Ill take a pic the next nice day and try to simulate the other idea which I paint it gloss black.

I dont ever wanna sell this car :D BUT I do understand what you mean but I HATE that little square hole for it, I wish It was all one piece like my Cts( way smoother)

If I did the fiberglass I couldnt keep it or the passenger would eat Carbon Fiber haha, This car will see the track though and Im putting a Sparco steering wheel in anyway.

I do appreciate your concern and information though TR6speed :cheers:

SCHAWEET!!! Looking forward to it!!

Im big on posting pics and vids of what I do, especially when I get this Harrop ITB I just bought lol theres like no vids of it on a vette lol

Thinking about wrapping my roof in the vinyl too! I was looking at 3M Di-Noc but it has the "dry" carbon look and its rated for interior use. I found a different vinyl called Metro M500 3D Carbon with a 6-9 year exterior life and with a semi gloss finish. Check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTiFx...eature=related.

I ordered some samples to see what they really look like so I'll let you guys know.

You could always have that "dry" carbon cleared...would look like the real deal Im sure :yesnod:

Thanks Cvalvarez, keep us posted!! Hopefully the sample will be there when i get home today, snow has backed up a lot of deliveries.

Doh! Yes, that's what I meant.

chris

haha, thanks man. Ok, got the sample this weekend, and I LIKE!!! :thumbs: Ill be outside today measuring the sq ft that Ill need, then either today or tomorrow, Ill make a call!

On a side note, I do like the dry look, but I guess Ill have to see when it is all on whether Ill clear it or not.