carbon fibre vinyl?

**androo** · 11-06-2012 10:50 AM

If I was in your position and you like the carbon wrap look, go for it. I would NOT go for the white wrap as colour wise, it is unlikely to match the rest of your car. Nor would it shine the same way. Though if I was doing it and had a few extra bucks I would do the roof, too.

**connorling** · 11-06-2012 01:55 PM

thats my carbon fibre bonnet before it got damage

the surface got damaged, so i got some carbon wrap:

its not as shinning with the wrap as the carbon fibre.

**ericl33** · 11-06-2012 02:00 PM

groce

**-Tom** · 11-06-2012 02:54 PM

Indie is right, it looks nothing like real carbon fibre and it's quite obvious it's a wrap.
I was toying with the idea of spraying a few coats of clear coat on the wrap to give it the shine and smooth layer over the top like the real stuff but I never got around to doing it.

As for the white carbon fibre wrap, I wouldn't.

**androo** · 11-06-2012 03:11 PM

There is a guy who tried to clear coat the 3M carbon wrap. It turns out that the carbon wrap ends up just looking black. It looks 'real' due to how line 'reflects' off the textured surface. Once you make it smooth, this effect is gone and no longer looks 'real'.

Guys, before you knock the look too much, have any of you seen dry carbon fibre? While I won't say it looks identical, I would say it looks pretty damn close.

**aaronng** · 11-06-2012 03:11 PM

The carbon fibre wrap looks like dry carbon. It does not look like the cheaper wet carbon that you are used to seeing.

**pihlor** · 24-07-2012 04:05 PM

i had the 3m carbon fiber vinyl put on my hood by a professional almost 2 years ago. After about a year it looked terrible as it was going white on the edges. (probably from the car wax) and from the engine heat the corners where warped i tried my best to keep it away from the elements as well and i tried to remove it and it ended up ruining my hood paint so i don't think i would do it again. My avatar is what my EG used to look like

**GU357** · 24-07-2012 06:46 PM

as said it looks nothing like the real deal. I've heard of people spraying clear on it to give it a smoother looking finish though, but at the end of the day that 3m stuff is good for Europe (which is where its tested) if your in Australia the stuff peels off after a couple years.

dont put it on any surface which is in contact with the sun, and then never park it outside...
the ausy sun just rapes that stuff

**aaronng** · 24-07-2012 11:17 PM

Originally Posted by pihlor

i had the 3m carbon fiber vinyl put on my hood by a professional almost 2 years ago. After about a year it looked terrible as it was going white on the edges. (probably from the car wax) and from the engine heat the corners where warped i tried my best to keep it away from the elements as well and i tried to remove it and it ended up ruining my hood paint so i don't think i would do it again. My avatar is what my EG used to look like

Did you use a hair dryer when trying to remove the film?

**pihlor** · 25-07-2012 09:06 AM

Originally Posted by aaronng

Did you use a hair dryer when trying to remove the film?

yeh i did used a heat gun

**aaronng** · 25-07-2012 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by pihlor

yeh i did used a heat gun

I wonder why your paint failed. Because as a MotorEx stunt, they actually carbon vinyl-ed a Ferrari (don't ask me why) and then took it off later without damage. Could be that the paint on your car had been resprayed before and the previous coating was not properly removed or the base coat was not cured sufficiently before the clear coat was applied.