meissen

I know, I didn't finish the carPC yet and here I am starting a new project... I'm almost ready to scrap the carPC because I can't get the LCD or touchscreen working, but anyway check out a sneak peak at my new project that I just started.

paarman97maro

what is it?

meissen

Carbon fiber, that piece specifically is the driver side window switch trim. The passenger side only has one layer on it, the driver has it's second coat on it right now.

paarman97maro

oooh cool

archemedes

let's see it done

meissen

this piece was 1000x harder, the material I used for the console lid is wider AND thin, so it was REALLY easy to screw up the weave, I actually took a couple tooth picks and fixed a few areas, still no where near perfect, but for a first attempt I think I can handle how it looks.

RFF

Not bad for vinyl.

archemedes

that's not vinyl it's fiberglass

paarman97maro

yeah that first pic I had a hard time telling what it was... it looks good though man

meissen

It's carbon fiber and clear resin.

archemedes

no it's graphite colored fiberglass and resin (a sheet of real carbon fiber is running a few hundred dollars, and you'd be screaming from the splinters)

meissen

lol there goes Steve being the killjoy.

RFF

So your doing the real thing man, congrats most people just cover stuff with some crap they buy in bulk off of Ebay.

archemedes

yep, it's like the nawss thing it bugs me when people say they have a carbon fiber part, or made one.The process to make carbon fiber requires extreme pressure and completely air tight while under pressure

meissen

lol well I did buy it off ebay, it's a 50" by 48" of real carbon fiber (atleast the auction says that much). I'm definitely not saying this is a "carbon fiber piece" or anything. It's just wrapped in carbon fiber, and then covered in clear resin. It's actually really easy to do (atleast thus far) just the worst part will be wet sanding it down. My console lid is why I decided to do this... since the paint was really getting bad (I purposefully don't have any pictures to show for it) and horrid, I needed to do something different.. tada this is different. And the resin will make the lid stronger... so my elbow leaning on it won't warp it like it was doing.

Edit: But **** seriously, fiberglass or real carbon fiber... this **** ******* gets in your skin. I was wearing latex gloves the entire time, and I'm still in itchy pain all over my fingers