wrapping fiberglass parts with real carbon fiber weave

[jlmillionaire]

Hi all, i might get slammed for this but i was thinking about making my own carbon fiber parts.i want to do a s15 front end so i was thinking about getting fiberglass body kit then wrapping it in carbon fiber or carbon kevlar.do you guys think that it would weigh more and i was going to do rear over fenders rear bumper trunk let me know what you guys think or im out of my mind.im also going to do the whole interior

[Bushido]

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[jlmillionaire]

lol got it ive seen it done on carbon mods uk

[slydin240sx]

Hi all, i might get slammed for this but i was thinking about making my own carbon fiber parts.i want to do a s15 front end so i was thinking about getting fiberglass body kit then wrapping it in carbon fiber or carbon kevlar.do you guys think that it would weigh more and i was going to do rear over fenders rear bumper trunk let me know what you guys think or im out of my mind.im also going to do the whole interior

PUNCTUATION mother fucker, shit!!

[jlmillionaire]

sorry dude, i was just typing quick...

[!Zar!]

Well most carbon fiber hoods are primarally fiberglass with a carbon overlay anyways. So I don't see how this is any different.

[paintkilz]

you watch these how to videos but dont ever realize they make a mold? youll still have to make a mold of the FRP bumper if you want any decent results..

[jlmillionaire]

see thats what im talking about good look, i just like doing my own projects and i like to be proud of my work

[blueshark123]

your not making anything, your just wrapping shit. And it will weigh more in the end obviously.

[bigs]

i was thinking about getting fiberglass body kit then wrapping it in carbon fiber or carbon kevlar.do you guys think that it would weigh more

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[PeaceOnesxWai]

Lol JL the millionaire boy at it again...

First was thinking about wrapping his car in vinyl and now thinking he can make his own carbon fiber.

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[jlmillionaire]

Yea I know I get sporadic ideas,plus I like to get other thoughts on my crazy ideas

[xoxide]

And clearly you do not like to use proper grammar or punctuation either...

You're putting an extra layer of carbon weave/resin over top of a glass kit, What the fuck do you think is going to happen? Its going to get lighter because it looks like carbon fiber now?

[Matej]

After you wrap it, you should paint it to make it look good.

[Bambi]

After you wrap it, you should paint it to make it look good.

Then he should plastidip it afterwords.

[feito]

What the fuck do you think is going to happen? Its going to get lighter because it looks like carbon fiber now?
lmfao... nah but seriously man, dont do that man. Just dont touch it please.

[jlmillionaire]

Has anyone seen Ian kings carbon s14? That's pretty much what I am aiming for.

[zooopreme]

Are you moving you and your s-chassis down to Florida any time soon?

Goodness.

[xoxide]

east coast... close enough lol

[slower than you]

Do you think if I took some shit, and put some other shit on top, the shit combined would weigh more than the original shit?

[jlmillionaire]

It would still weigh less then.OEM

[xoxide]

You think a big ass fiberglass bumper with carbon weave and a extra layer of resin will be lighter than an OEM bumper? Can I get some of whatever you're smoking ?

[jlmillionaire]

I just thought it would be ,ill just scrap the idea and get ade products .I reall wanted a Kevlar hood and rearlid.

[bigs]

...and this is why you stay in school.

[jlmillionaire]

I'm not at home so I'm using my phone to post texts

[bigs]

i'm talking about the fact that you thought adding material to something would make it lighter...

[MadScientist]

You have to match the resin... you can't use Epoxy on a Poly/Vinyl part because it will not bond and will de-laminate under stress.

Sand the shit out of the part your going to lay up with 100g and rub down with acetone.

Do not use a roller on carbon fiber. Use a 2 sided bagging (envelope) process and draw out the template on the top of plastic, Fold back the top layer of plastic and lay in the carbon nice neat and straight, add resin and fold the plastic template back over, squeege till wet... continue to squeege out the extra resin, out of the envelope. Take really really sharp scissors and cut out your template (plastic/carbon/plastic) as one piece... remove the top layer of plastic and start to lay the carbon side down on your part. Squeege again onto the part from the plastic side. Slowly peel away the plastic and be very carefull when you try to squeege the carbon, if the sqeege is dry it will stick and pull, and watch that the corners dont snag. You can use a small felt painters roller that is lightly coated in resin at this point to help make sure the material is down with no large air bubbles (this will add small surface air bubbles in the resin, this is why sqeege is better). Over all you will have about 20-30 min. if you use a slow cure, out of the sun light, on a cool day... otherwise you have 15 min tops from start to finish.

If you have never done glass work, I do not suggest you attempt this!!