carbon wrapping?

18th January 2013, 21:05

hey guys
ive just sarted messing with some carbon wrap ideas.
ive dont the badge,inside buttons by hazard light,the ashtray/and the mirrir cover.
just wondering if theres anything uve done that looks nice.
feel free to upload pictures.

18th January 2013, 21:09

Na mate nothing ever rapped in the history of man looks nice in fake carbon.

18th January 2013, 21:13

i spose but only if its big parts if its buttons and that then they arnt that bad

18th January 2013, 21:17

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Originally Posted by Saxo-boy123

i spose but only if its big parts if its buttons and that then they arnt that bad

no it really all does look shit.

Look into flocking it looks classy and also lasts longer if you get some one like blackie_2k5 to do it.

18th January 2013, 21:20

u mean like painting or felting the dash

18th January 2013, 21:28

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Originally Posted by Saxo-boy123

u mean like painting or felting the dash

No its flocking.

Ill pm blackie and get him to pop in here for you he knows more about it than me.

18th January 2013, 21:34

Cheers matey, it's applying fibres to give a "pile" effect

Lots of Motorsport and track cars do the dashes to reduce glare

But looks nice and is a good way to personalise your car

18th January 2013, 22:35

ahh hceers mate how much it usually cosy

19th January 2013, 00:23

What about wrapping a roof?

19th January 2013, 13:45

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Originally Posted by Bedford126

Na mate nothing ever rapped in the history of man looks nice in fake carbon.

beg to differ. i bought the mrs a vtr a few years ago, the roof had been painted matt black badly. cheap option was to wrap it myself.

on my vts i have wrapped the door pillars and instead of the heavy door trim wrap instead.

21st January 2013, 17:37

love them both stew looks good

21st January 2013, 17:41

Im thinking of doing some carbon wrapping in the interior...opinions?

21st January 2013, 18:03

i wrapped the a, b and c pillars in carbon looks good, windscreen heater makes the a's come off a bit though.. also have my mirror caps wrapped in carbon, looked good and was a bit of a change but want to take it off now.. i dont like panels or anything wrapped only interior trims etc

22nd January 2013, 11:24

nice roof job mate how much it cost and was it diffiult.
and i have done the buttons by hazard and de mist
im gunna wait and do it on my new car probably as a five door looks a tad odd

22nd January 2013, 11:47

Its good when used for a purpose, but just 'wapping things' looks a bit crummy.
Like Stew has used it, improves the car!

If they could create a wrap you could laquer they could be onto something, but presently, it doesnt really look like carbon.

When i bought my VTR the previous owner had painted the wheels and badges white. When i took the white paint off i realised he had keyyed the fake chrome plastic whatever the citroen canards are coated in from the factory. They were like a matt grey. I Carbon wrapped them and they look decent! I just figured i would give it a go.
The first time i cocked them up a little, the 2nd effort though the wrap went on perfectly!
I also once wrapped the dash trims on a mk1 fiesta that worked really well.

22nd January 2013, 12:49

I thought you could laquer wrap?

22nd January 2013, 17:21

Not the stuff i bought. It was bloody ages ago now, i bought it to make some cable guards for my bikes as well as for friends. I had enough left to the badges on this.
But i can remember doing the back to a friends phone and tried to lacquer it and it just went gloss black. The light no longer refracted off it properly so just looked consistent opposed to the weave going in opposite directions i guess.

22nd January 2013, 17:45

That roof looks good with carbon vinyl, i seen an engine hood with it, but that looked bad..

23rd January 2013, 00:50

Imo it looks tacky and nothing like the real stuff unless you get the expensive stuff. A b and c pillars wrap them in suede or something not fake carbon_

25th January 2013, 23:22

Got quoted 130 for roof and mirror caps in Bridgend area is that the normal? It would be a proper job and its good stuff

26th January 2013, 07:33

I would say about right price as long as sunroof and ariel removed prior to applying.

I have seen some very very bad jobs.

26th January 2013, 08:56

I quite Like carbon wrap in small doses i.e just the roof or just the mirrors to much then starts to look out of place i agree with the suede ive had my clock surround and gearstick gqtor sone an it looks really nice

26th January 2013, 12:33

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Originally Posted by tom_vts16v

I quite Like carbon wrap in small doses i.e just the roof or just the mirrors to much then starts to look out of place i agree with the suede ive had my clock surround and gearstick gqtor sone an it looks really nice

+1 Small doses look good and nothing OTT

26th January 2013, 18:17

carbon wrap you computer

26th January 2013, 18:57

i was contemplating doing my toilet seat ftw

28th January 2013, 11:21

cheers everyone done my glove box recently and redid my mirrir caps with a bit of carbon wrap at thwe bottom with a blue tape over tyhe top looks nic3e

31st January 2013, 00:24

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Originally Posted by blackie_2k5

Cheers matey, it's applying fibres to give a "pile" effect

Lots of Motorsport and track cars do the dashes to reduce glare

But looks nice and is a good way to personalise your car

Blackie, ive pm'd you abput some flocking work, dont think its sent, can you pm when you get this, cheeeeeeers