Carbon Fiber
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Forum Name: Fiberglass, Fabrication, and Interiors
Forum Discription: Fiberglass Kick Panels, Subwoofer Enclosures, Plexiglas, Fabrics, Materials, Finishes, etc.
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Printed Date: April 28, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Topic: Carbon Fiber
Posted By: mattieg
Subject: Carbon Fiber
Date Posted: November 12, 2005 at 6:40 PM
Today I was researching www.cardomain.com for som ideas on sub boxes and I came across an installation that blew my mind. The entire sub box took up the rear portion of the car with two screens and two subs. I have seen that before, but the entire enclosure was made out of carbon fiber. Has anyone ever tried this or have any idea on how to do this? The car was amazing and even the roof had carbon fiber!!
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Posted By: kirktcashalini
Date Posted: November 13, 2005 at 1:05 PM
Post the link for that, Unless thats some 100k+ show vehicle, its probably the fake carbon fiber that looks almost identicle. But i want to see that.
Posted By: mattieg
Date Posted: November 13, 2005 at 9:04 PM
Ok well it took me a while to find it but I found their actual website. Here it is https://www.foxmarketing.net/mattcelica.htm check it out and let me know what you guys think.
Posted By: realitycheck
Date Posted: November 14, 2005 at 8:00 AM
This is what it said on the website, Trunk Area Finished In Antersyte Gunmetal and Carbon Fiber
I dont know what antersyte is but I believe its just a dip they do I may be wrong though. ------------- Learning the trade one fiberglass creation at a time!
Posted By: alexcd
Date Posted: November 17, 2005 at 12:27 PM
You can buy kevlar and carbon fiber material just like you would fiberglass. The only difference is how you have to lay it perfectly smooth so it looks nice. Good luck with that cuz I dont think I could do it without some pointers.
Posted By: realitycheck
Date Posted: November 18, 2005 at 7:42 AM
Yeah awhile back on here there was someone that posted this website. The company took parts and they had this vat thing that printed out an image, like carbon fiber, woodgrain, painted surfaces. Anyway it melted that print into the vat and floated on top of the chemical then they dipped the part in it and it came out with that image on it. It actually looked pretty good, the carbon fiber looked good. You could tell it was fake but it looked better than the stickers.
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Posted By: Cougar.Modder
Date Posted: November 19, 2005 at 10:58 PM
That is a killer Toyota, but again they likely spent tens of thousands in total. Time is the issue and if you have it then you can build it. Make sure what ever you begin to post some pics of your project and we can all judge it and help out in any way possible.
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Posted By: mattieg
Date Posted: November 20, 2005 at 1:27 AM
This is a killer car and I would love to do something like this. The only problem is I dont know how to go about doing it. I have seen people do the dip technique and it seems to look awesome. But I was thinking what if you laid the carbon fiber on the base material, be it the resin for fiberglass or MDF and then poured another couple coats of resin on top of it. Just an idea, tell me what you think and if it would work.
Posted By: menace2sobriety
Date Posted: November 20, 2005 at 2:27 AM
here is their address and phone number. hope this helps. 350 easton rd horsham PA 19025 (215)675-8204 -------------
Posted By: rolando
Date Posted: November 21, 2005 at 12:55 PM
alexcd wrote:
You can buy kevlar and carbon fiber material just like you would fiberglass. The only difference is how you have to lay it perfectly smooth so it looks nice. Good luck with that cuz I dont think I could do it without some pointers.
you have to put it in a vacuum because the resin used for carbon fiber creates alot of bubbles
Posted By: alexcd
Date Posted: November 21, 2005 at 1:10 PM
Now I know why people stay away from it so much. Will that make it so it forms to whatever shape you want tho?
Posted By: rolando
Date Posted: November 21, 2005 at 1:23 PM
i wouldnt know im sure you could have mold made out of plastic and then use it and a vacuum to make carbon fiber reproductions, but its also expensive
Posted By: footbaldd
Date Posted: November 21, 2005 at 6:04 PM
What do you want to make. There are different ways of using cf (layups, vacuum bagging, infusion sp?, and pre-preg). You dont have to use a vacuum, but what it does is remove the excess resin so that you get maximum strength. It is vary similar to fiberglassing, but sligthly harder to perfect. It is also much more expensive then fiberglass mat and uses epoxy instead of polyester.
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