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meicalnissyen 
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Posted: April 27, 2008 at 12:39 PM / IP Logged  
I've been toying with the idea of replicating my trunk lid in fiberglass since no carbon units are available.
If I make a well finished mold that will not require any bondo on the finished product, and laid that black cloth, worked hard on bubble removal, shot it with some clear, how close to carbonfiber would that look???
anyone?
tubbs04 
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Why not mold the trunk lid like you planed and then cover it in one layer of CF to give it the look you want? I think that would probably be your best bet for the CF look.

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Melted Fabric 
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When you say "black cloth"... do you mean actual Carbon Fiber? or the material that "looks" like it but is actually fiberglass?
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meicalnissyen 
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Thanks for the response.
I refered to black fiberglass cloth, I found a supply for it, but have never used it, so I don't know what the weave would look like and I have no idea what variations in appearance different resins would produce.
CF needs to be heat/vacum cured and is beyond the capacity of the average hobbyist unless you are working with precured sheet, which limits you to uni dimensional bends even with the thinest sheet
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Well this is where you skill comes into play... If you are just going to a cosmetic appearance ONLY... then the black FG will give you the "carbon" look. But it is purely cosmetic.

Black FG is just FG cloth that is dyed. Now if it is a Hybrid cloth, that's a different story... it will have some CF properties but workable like FG.

Where your skill will be involved is in the laying of the cloth. If you can produce a clear enough, smooth enough surface and have hte proper support underneath it, then it will produce a great CF effect. If you do a fair enough job, most people won't notice it. Do a craptastic job, anyone can tell. It's one of those materials that is like a boy-band. "You love 'em or you hate 'em" kind of things. Personally, I like them. ^-^v.

Ganbatte ne!

edit: OH YEAH! I forgot... if you do use BFG, make sure it is the aluminized stuff... that is designed specifically to look like CF. When I first saw it I thought it was REAL. Non-aluminized will work to give you the look, but it may lack the luster of true CF.

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tubbs04 
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check out these links, I think it will help you see what I'm talking about a little better... The guy that built this ride is just your average joe.... and he layed PLENTY of carbon fiber!

http://www.fiberglassforums.com/showthread.php?t=920&highlight=my+friends+widebody&page=12

http://www.fiberglassforums.com/showthread.php?t=920&highlight=my+friends+widebody&page=15

http://www.fiberglassforums.com/showthread.php?t=920&highlight=my+friends+widebody&page=22

it just goes to show where some time and work can take you.

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tubbs04 wrote:

check out these links, I think it will help you see what I'm talking about a little better... The guy that built this ride is just your average joe.... and he layed PLENTY of carbon fiber!

http://www.fiberglassforums.com/showthread.php?t=920&highlight=my+friends+widebody&page=12

http://www.fiberglassforums.com/showthread.php?t=920&highlight=my+friends+widebody&page=15

http://www.fiberglassforums.com/showthread.php?t=920&highlight=my+friends+widebody&page=22

it just goes to show where some time and work can take you.

I took a look at those pictures, and the rest of the project...
...amazing, incredibly inspiring.
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