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Corsa Sport » Message Board » General Chat » Carbon fibre/ carbon 'look' vinyl wrapping » Post Reply
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| Phil W |
posted on 8th Feb 11 at 20:12 |
quote: Ive done my wing mirrors, they were harder than interior stuff believe it or not, took a little while to get right but it is possible to do it yourself successfully :) | |
| Phil W |
posted on 8th Feb 11 at 20:10 |
3m Di-Noc and a hair dryer :) | |
| boylers11 |
posted on 8th Feb 11 at 19:53 |
I wrapped my Fabia VRS chrome grill surround a month or so ago with 3M stuff. It's easy enough to do, but it takes a little patience and ideally someone to hold the heater for you so you can pull the wrap nice and tight :) | |
| pagey |
posted on 8th Feb 11 at 19:25 |
Do that mate with proper carbon sheeting, have a go! | |
| RichR |
posted on 8th Feb 11 at 19:19 |
0.3m2; 300mm x 1000mm; should be more than enough for 2 mirrors | |
| Rich H |
posted on 8th Feb 11 at 19:18 |
No no, I meant find somebody who is good at wrapping stuff in vinyl and get them to do it for you for cheap, not make proper carbon ones! :) | |
| thegsi |
posted on 8th Feb 11 at 19:16 |
Yeh I have seen those but I think the £50 kit only includes like 1x 300mm x 300mm sheet doesnt it? | |
| RichR |
posted on 8th Feb 11 at 19:15 |
thegsi buy a carbon skinning kit from Carbonmods and give it a go yourself, it has everything you require to skin your mirrors yourself; just need time and patience | |
| thegsi |
posted on 8th Feb 11 at 19:13 |
Yeh I know a lad who has got the proper carbon fibre sheet but I'd need to buy resin's and the shite you need to do it. Plus he'd take a while to do it as he's very busy. I'd rather try myself | |
| Rich H |
posted on 8th Feb 11 at 19:10 |
Ah ok, wasn't aware there was a difference tbh! :( | |
| thegsi |
posted on 8th Feb 11 at 19:04 |
Yeh Rich but they're old style ones. Mine are teardrops :( | |
| pagey |
posted on 8th Feb 11 at 19:03 |
They would look th nuts tbf | |
| Rich H |
posted on 8th Feb 11 at 19:03 |
From what I gather, wing mirrors aren't the easiest thing to do - especially if you're new to it. | |
| thegsi |
posted on 8th Feb 11 at 19:02 |
They did them on some German site for a short while but they're very hard to find. | |
| pagey |
posted on 8th Feb 11 at 19:02 |
... yeah:o didn't think about that:look: | |
| brebaz |
posted on 8th Feb 11 at 19:00 |
quote: He wouldnt be able to see very good through it then. | |
| pagey |
posted on 8th Feb 11 at 18:58 |
Can't you get the mirror made in carbon fibre anywhere? | |
| thegsi |
posted on 8th Feb 11 at 18:29 |
Heat... Got that. Forgot to put that in my original comment but yes, I am using heat :o | |
| DannyB |
posted on 8th Feb 11 at 18:23 |
Heatgun, apply it wet aswell, although that wont really help on such a small piece. | |
| Jake |
posted on 8th Feb 11 at 18:22 |
heat | |
| thegsi |
posted on 8th Feb 11 at 18:21 |
I have got some new mirror covers for my LCR and I want to wrap them in a carbon 'fibre' vinyl. I have got some self adhesive wrap that looks great as the real thing would cost too much. I had a quick go but was unsuccessful and it creased like shite. Has anyone got some tips/ ideas to getting a good finish? |