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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Russ_leeds on November 15, 2011, 07:36:08 pm

Title: carbon wrap
Post by: Russ_leeds on November 15, 2011, 07:36:08 pm

Has anyone ever tried applying carbon vinyl and lacquering over it? whats the flattest carbon vinyl?
cheers
russ

Title: Re: carbon wrap
Post by: jedi-knight83 on November 15, 2011, 07:38:44 pm

ha funny I was thinking about this the other day.. try to make it look like proper carbon and not like a film.

Title: Re: carbon wrap
Post by: Russ_leeds on November 15, 2011, 07:40:50 pm

yeah thats the idea, i like the look of the vinyl but the matt finish gives it away as vinyl a mile off

Title: Re: carbon wrap
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on November 15, 2011, 07:41:09 pm

I was looking today for somewhere to make a glassfibre / grp bonnet to carbon wrap and laquer.
Can't find a carbon bonnet for the Leon

Having said that I can't find fibreglass ones either :(

Title: Re: carbon wrap
Post by: vRS_Pagey on November 15, 2011, 07:51:30 pm

I plan on wrapping my laptop switch lid in carbon film and I will be applying lacquer, I will upload some pictures when it's done.

Title: Re: carbon wrap
Post by: GTsport on November 15, 2011, 08:12:38 pm

3M do a gloss Carbon Vinyl now which looks a lot closer to the real thing imo

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiptopsigns.com%2Fimages%2FP%2F1080_blackcf2_400tn.jpg&hash=6cbc0f503afda4c8796b84f5f6b453cdfa38581f)

Title: Re: carbon wrap
Post by: Hurdy on November 15, 2011, 08:14:24 pm

There are a few video's on you tube that show the various effects of lacquering vinyl with mixed result. The more lacquer you apply, the more of the carbon effect you lose. The video I saw was using Di-noc vinyl, which is the matt CF effect . 3M now do a gloss CF vinyl, that may take to lacquering better.  :smiley:

Quick pic of the gloss cf Vinyl.

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Ft8%2Fhurdy_album%2FDSC00349.jpg&hash=6f16a2ba05c4a3d9d12414fc14d0777512d39304)

Title: Re: carbon wrap
Post by: Hurdy on November 15, 2011, 08:15:18 pm

Quote from: GTsport on November 15, 2011, 08:12:38 pm

3M do a gloss Carbon Vinyl now which looks a lot closer to the real thing imo

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiptopsigns.com%2Fimages%2FP%2F1080_blackcf2_400tn.jpg&hash=6cbc0f503afda4c8796b84f5f6b453cdfa38581f)

Yep, that's the stuff I used.  :happy2:

Title: Re: carbon wrap
Post by: GTsport on November 15, 2011, 08:20:13 pm

it looks spot on on your badge and fog surrounds.

Might have to give it a bash myself  :party: 

I bet its quite addictive though and leaves you wondering what else you can wrap!

Title: Re: carbon wrap
Post by: vRS_Pagey on November 15, 2011, 08:40:44 pm

Quote from: Hurdy on November 15, 2011, 08:14:24 pm

There are a few video's on you tube that show the various effects of lacquering vinyl with mixed result. The more lacquer you apply, the more of the carbon effect you lose. The video I saw was using Di-noc vinyl, which is the matt CF effect . 3M now do a gloss CF vinyl, that may take to lacquering better.  :smiley:

Quick pic of the gloss cf Vinyl.

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Ft8%2Fhurdy_album%2FDSC00349.jpg&hash=6f16a2ba05c4a3d9d12414fc14d0777512d39304)

Nice, which part is that?

Title: Re: carbon wrap
Post by: Hurdy on November 15, 2011, 09:29:19 pm

That is one of my foglight surrounds.  :smiley:

Title: Re: carbon wrap
Post by: denis on November 15, 2011, 09:43:18 pm

lacquering over some carbon vinyl's just ruin them and just turn them black and loses the carbon effect

Title: Re: carbon wrap
Post by: Russ_leeds on November 16, 2011, 07:18:36 pm

the vid on you tube looks good, well the one i found

Title: Re: carbon wrap
Post by: vRS_Pagey on November 16, 2011, 08:09:09 pm

Quote from: Hurdy on November 15, 2011, 09:29:19 pm

That is one of my foglight surrounds.  :smiley:

From the mint with a hole?