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First layer of resin.

 
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man you are doin a lot of work with that... how much did it put you back?

 
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Hold on, let me look on my ebay to see what it was I ordered...

Clear Epoxy & Resin, 1.25 Gallons - $36
Real Carbon Fiber Fabric 3k 5.7oz 2x2 twill 36x50 - $27

All the work I've done (minus the window switch trim, those were done with a different roll and rating. Otherwise, everything else was done with the 36x50 roll and I've pretty much used up all I can. Not bad if you ask me.

 
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it turned out really nice, i like it

 
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How do you cut out the holes for it?

 
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razor knife

 
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open up a buisness lol

Lookin sweet bro

 
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is that hard? I want to try it on some stuff..

 
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X2

 
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looks sweet

 
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nice

 
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depends on the fiber you get. Mine is REALLY thin and light weave. Due to that, if I press my thumb or something against it too hard, it'll mess up the weave. Laying the shifter piece on top of the carbon fiber screwed up the weave, so then I had to take the mighty toothpick to it and straighten the weave again. On the flip side, the fiber I used on the window switch trim is thick, so while it doesn't mess up as easilly, you have to use a lot more resin because it has to really soak into it. otherwise, it's just a matter of wrapping the piece, mixing your resin, and applying the resin carefully as to not create any bubbles.

 
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http://meissenation.com/pictures/2005-09-21/

Grabbed a new exacto blade and trimmed away, it's REALLY easy to trim when it's such a thin weave (it's about the thickness of two pieces of paper), anyway here's some pics of the 2nd layer dried and everything trimmed. After the first layer dried, I did some sloppy trimming just to get the part where the ash tray and cubby hole is to lay down, but I didn't have enough to cover the part around the cuby hole and where the 12v plug is, so I had to use touchup paint to paint that... hopefully the 3rd layer of resin will give it a cool 3d effect









And the 3rd layer, still wet:




And a high-res image just to give a better idea since the lighting is so bad:
http://meissenation.com/pictures/200...iber%20014.jpg

 
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hey bro do me a favor and pm me with the details of who you bought each of the different types of fiber from and your opinions on what i should use.. not sure if i can make it work on my existing pieces without destroying my current dash kit and iono if i can bring myself to do that considering im an amateur at this self applying carbon

 
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wow. fricken sweet.lol. looks awesome brian. good work. one of the most unique things ive seen