small project with 3M CF vinyl

[bigo711]

Jus wanna let people know how 3m CF vinyls are extremely easy to wok with.
this is my first time working with vinyls an it came out flawlessly (100% thanks to the Vinyls, not my skills definitely) You should all pick up some and start wrapping your parts!

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[RedSiBaron]

looks absolutely fantastic, excellent job...makes me want to remove my factory hfp stuff and redo with that

[RHDmeatwagon]

hmmm!!! this looks great I really like it on the outside on the door. I hate that factory black trim it never looks good

[MBaG]

Hmm.. I might have to consider this if I choose to put on my CF lip and continue on with the CF route.

[i_love_my_ep3!]

just letting you know man i been planing on painting my center consal it looks to me that im stealing some of your swagg:mangel:

but props on your work looks real clean not ricer

[27rocks]

Is it available in a flat black by any chance??

Came out really nice btw.

[bigo711]

Is it available in a flat black by any chance??

Came out really nice btw.

Thanks,
I am sure they have flat black too. Thats the same thing people use to vinyl wrap their entire car flat black.

I am not selling any of these, but one of our venders would know.

[27rocks]

Thanks,
I am sure they have flat black too. Thats the same thing people use to vinyl wrap their entire car flat black.

I am not selling any of these, but one of our venders would know.

Oh yeah totally spaced on the whole flat black vinyl cars lol. As much as i like the CF i want to try it out with just the flat black first ( i have a few ideas id like to try).

[Sucka]

I did the outside pillar too!

[whatsvtec]

Love how this turned out. Looks awesome. I'm thinking of doing the same(not trying to bite your fresh style ) with some red CF vinyl for the dash and handles.
How much work involved using a heat gun? If any at all.

[SIisaLowRydaEP3]

looks hot im def thinking of trying this out

[ep3jd]

looks absolutely fantastic, excellent job...makes me want to remove my factory hfp stuff and redo with that

Do it!! This stuff looks waaaaay better!

[Blooper0]

damn..looks real good :D

[bigo711]

i used a hair dryer. You would need to heat it around the corners to shape the CF vinyl.

[fobman]

nice work wayne!
do u think it is possible to wrap the back hfp rear lip the black part?

[POOPTOOTH]

Looks killer man, where do you find this stuff btw?

[PAPITUYO326]

I bought a good bit of this stuff in December. Nice to see the results come out so nice. i will be doing my dash when I get some time.

[27rocks]

Now is this stuff like actual carbon stuck on vinyl or is it just a layered sticker that looks like carbon??? I'm just curious because it looks so real. Also it would be nice to get it with a clear layer on top to give it that resin look.

[Heitzke]

Damn, all of it turned out really nice. Nice job man

[introvert]

anyone have a link for the stuff? kind of tempted to test it out on a few similar small projects.

[lemonhead228]

I always want to do this but all I could find is the dole one youre using. Do any body kno where to get the SHINY wrap from?

[RedSiBaron]

I always want to do this but all I could find is the dole one youre using. Do any body kno where to get the SHINY wrap from?

stickercity.com

[bigo711]

Now is this stuff like actual carbon stuck on vinyl or is it just a layered sticker that looks like carbon??? I'm just curious because it looks so real. Also it would be nice to get it with a clear layer on top to give it that resin look.

It is the so-called 3D carbon fiber sticker by 3M. It has the texture of carbon fiber, not these cheap carbon fiber stickers.
here is the link if i may post it, http://www.carbonfiberfilm.com/
as a matter of fact, you can paint clear coat on top of the vinyl to make it look glossy! I have seen people do that on the internet, but i havnt tried.

[bigo711]

Looks killer man, where do you find this stuff btw?

http://www.carbonfiberfilm.com/

[bigo711]

anyone have a link for the stuff? kind of tempted to test it out on a few similar small projects.

http://www.carbonfiberfilm.com/

[fobman]

time to wrap the whole car lol

[RedSiBaron]

time to wrap the whole car lol

thatll run you about 600-1k in materials retail...just fyi

if you want to wrap a whole car, oracal is one the best brands to look into

[bigo711]

nice work wayne!
do u think it is possible to wrap the back hfp rear lip the black part?

Ya I think its possible. I might try to do it when the weather gets warmer! ha

[bigo711]

Just curious, why is oracal better?

[RedSiBaron]

Just curious, why is oracal better?

3m is probably the best but its also pricey...oracal from what i understand is extremely easy to manipulate, does well with complex surfaces and tight radiuses, has good durability and adhesion, and can be removed from the car without leaving hard to remove residue or ruin paint. its very different from automotive sign vinyl which will hurt the paint

[lbk02si]

The door frame looks good!!

[RedSiBaron]

The door frame looks good!!

thats called the b-pillar, and its called trim, so together its b-pillar trim :mangel: haha

[MadLorEP3]

nice job
debating between this and just going oem silver
got bored of my honda access carbon fiber

[MadLorEP3]

do you guys think 36"x48" 3D- Carbon Fiber-DINOC black CA-421 for $90 is good enough for the center console ( 2 pieces)
inner door handles, (4 pieces) and maybe center of knobs (3 peices...not sure about this yet though)

damn just check out their site, this stuff looks so good, been seein for awhile but been lazy to do it seems very simple judgin from their videos

anyone get graphite one yet? or seen pics of it?

[RedSiBaron]

do you guys think 36"x48" 3D- Carbon Fiber-DINOC black CA-421 for $90 is good enough for the center console ( 2 pieces)
inner door handles, (4 pieces) and maybe center of knobs (3 peices...not sure about this yet though)

damn just check out their site, this stuff looks so good, been seein for awhile but been lazy to do it seems very simple judgin from their videos

anyone get graphite one yet? or seen pics of it?

pull out a tape measurer and do some math, i know youre capable, ive seen what you do haha

[MadLorEP3]

haha
I know im just lazy
the funny thing is that i have the damn center console pieces in front of me too LOL

i think i will really get this...just went over to their site, watched the vids and saw how simple and nice they look
their other colors look great as well...

14x14" should be enough for the top console
12x9" for the bottom console should be good to go, these include about 1" or more on each side of excess material for better results on the edges

dont have access to the door handles at the moment

[RedSiBaron]

haha
I know im just lazy
the funny thing is that i have the damn center console pieces in front of me too LOL

i think i will really get this...just went over to their site, watched the vids and saw how simple and nice they look
their other colors look great as well...

14x14" should be enough for the top console
12x9" for the bottom console should be good to go, these include about 1" or more on each side of excess material for better results on the edges

dont have access to the door handles at the moment

door handles, i dunno allocate 2"x7" each and that will work...

which site are you looking it? did you look at stickercity too?

[McTaggart34]

my brother has a bussines wrapping cars and he woulds with 3m all the time. This stuff is supper easy to work with ... I got a nice little piece for the dash BTW does anyone know the width of the center dash ?

Also hes doing a full wrap on his Big turbo Golf Ill post some pics. ? ??

[MadLorEP3]

door handles, i dunno allocate 2"x7" each and that will work...

which site are you looking it? did you look at stickercity too?

havent looked at sticket city yet
let me check it out
maybe cheaper?

EDIT: JUST CHECKED $83 48"x36" so cheaper and it comes with some free tools
Ill get from here instead

http://www.stickercity.com/3M-Di-Noc-Carbon-Fiber-Vinyl-Sheet.html

[MadLorEP3]

my brother has a bussines wrapping cars and he woulds with 3m all the time. This stuff is supper easy to work with ... I got a nice little piece for the dash BTW does anyone know the width of the center dash ?

Also hes doing a full wrap on his Big turbo Golf Ill post some pics. ? ??

I posted measurements right above your post sir...

[Sucka]

Check out fepsters ride. His car is all wrapped!

http://www.ephatch.com/forum/showthread.php?58517-OC-KREW-Members-Ride-Build-Thread!-56K-Of-Death-Warning!

[illbert]

how does that b-pillar come off?

[PatrickJamesYu]

how does that b-pillar come off?

It doesn't

i think.

[bigo711]

how does that b-pillar come off?

you need to remove several parts surrounding it. However, you dont need to take the bpillar off to wrap it.

[lemonhead228]

I can't wrap my b-pillors! I got window visor on :/ I have a feeling if I get the wrap than Ima go crazy wit it and wrap everything LMAO!

[fobman]

I can't wrap my b-pillors! I got window visor on :/ I have a feeling if I get the wrap than Ima go crazy wit it and wrap everything LMAO!

wrap the window visors too lol

[ZoomBoy]

Looks awesome, for the b-pillar trim - did you just measure and cut? Not a lot of wrapping involved right? Seems like you couldn't get around the entire thing so its just on the part that is showing?

[RedSiBaron]

Looks awesome, for the b-pillar trim - did you just measure and cut? Not a lot of wrapping involved right? Seems like you couldn't get around the entire thing so its just on the part that is showing?

the trick to vinyl or adhesive sheet layup is to always overlap and trim, or make a die line that lines it up and then trim...so the trick to doing stuff like this is you cut the sheet to slightly bigger than the piece, it helps, depending on the piece, to trace around the piece on the backing of the vinyl, and then trim it, then remove a small bit of the backing, and slowly pull up the backing while working back and forth across the vinyl to apply it...the trick is make sure you arent stretching it either, which is important with carbon texture because you will distort it and it will look like a bad carbon layup...then after its applied to the part you wrap it around the edges and corners past the point where the part touches other surfaces, then trim off excess on the back side...or atleast thats how ive done stuff like this for professional model making

[introvert]

Baron, Notice you didn't mention the use of one... All the videos I've seen usually have a heat gun for application. How important is the heat gun with the 3M CF vinyl?

[RedSiBaron]

Baron, Notice you didn't mention the use of one... All the videos I've seen usually have a heat gun for application. How important is the heat gun with the 3M CF vinyl?

aw shit...ya, depending on the vinyl you use a heat gun, good catch...some stuff you use a liquid and you fit it and squeegie out air bubbles, then use a heat gun to make it set up in place...

[lemonhead228]

wrap the window visors too lol

lmfao!

[lemonhead228]

that would look to crazy lol

[bigo711]

it is around the front and the edges (you can just tuck it in). Virtually, you will not be able to see the original black trim no matter which angle. You just have to stick a big patch on top, then cut around the trim, leaving a little bit more so you can wrap around the edge.. Lastly, tuck everything in with a plastic card and heat gun.

[fobman]

wayne ur the man
thanks for the help with wrapping!

[Postman158]

Wow where do you get the 3M CF?

[DRP967]

Looks wonderful.

[krod]

Great job,looks very nice,might have to do my pillars like that A+ work

[Jukka]

ordered my di-noc yesterday...gonna do my pillars like that and maybe someother little things.

[fobman]

wayne we should wrap our hfp rear the bottom black part.

[Jukka]

^^ that would be sick.

[SmoothEPs]

Wow, those are the same parts that I did on my car...

[rmdolatre]

ive been contemplating this for a while now...this will be a summer project for sure (door handles, center console, and rear trunk piece where our badges are)

[Honda_boy83]

I wonder if this would work on engine covers...would it get to hot? I might try wrapping the center console...

[Jukka]

probably wouldnt handle the heat. If anything it would probably just become soft and continue to stretch/distort.

[PRODIUS]

Just did my center console, door handles and door trim piece leading off the door pad. Very nice, makes the whole silver center console feel part of a greater whole, leading the eye towards and away from the dash.
Used the 1080 carbon fiber Anthracite, shows up much brighter ( reflective) in the pics. The center console pic is a better approximation of color.
Enjoy!
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[Ba82Ep3]

Man that looks awesome... :thumbu:

[PRODIUS]

Man that looks awesome... :thumbu:

Thanks my man. Might carry the carbon into the coin pocket on the left, and the dash shelf on the right to homogeneous the design even more. Stay tuned!

[lemonhead228]

That's clean!!

[danito321]

So glad I found this thread. Someone broke into my car and stole my stereo and in the process broke pieces of my oem carbon fiber trim. So sad. This way I can match the trim and also do the door handles and stuff.