3m Ni Doc carbon fiber vinyl

htt760 · 07-16-2010, 01:42 PM

Great job Kenchan on the wrap... what did you have to do when you got the corners...? any 3m primer? or over stretching happen?

kenchan · 07-16-2010, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by htt760

Great job Kenchan on the wrap... what did you have to do when you got the corners...? any 3m primer? or over stretching happen?

thanks.

for smooth surfaces you dont need to use primer/adhesion promotor, but on textured surface it is needed. depending on the radius of the corners i would either just wrap it eactly to shape with no over lap, or heat it and stretch it over onto the backside of the trim where you can use other tapes/adhesives to make it a permanent wrap as needed.

NewYorkJon34 · 07-16-2010, 03:03 PM

Yay, my big a$$ roll of carbon fiber vinyl came in. Time to get wraping

kenchan · 07-16-2010, 10:59 PM

^^ how did things go? my heatgun died today... lol

i think i used it too much. so i pulled out my regular large heatgun and did the work below. no template this time...

pulled this wrap from the trash... lol

works just as good.

m4a1mustang · 07-16-2010, 11:00 PM

Now how is it gonna hold up to the engine bay heat? 3m tested it to 150*F but the bay gets hotter than that.

kenchan · 07-16-2010, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Now how is it gonna hold up to the engine bay heat? 3m tested it to 150*F but the bay gets hotter than that.

im not sure, we'll find out. i scorched the film real good though past 150F so it doesn't shrink or change shape any more.

TongMan · 07-16-2010, 11:09 PM

I guess kenchan beat me to it. Now let us know how it will hold up after some time. BTW, I didn't know the engine cover was in two pieces...wow, I learned something new.

WarmAndSCSI · 07-16-2010, 11:27 PM

That looks really good. Seems like the vinyl is pretty easy to work with.

I consider wrapped CF items "rice" by definition anyway since they're absolutely useless for performance, so I might as well just go with the vinyl stuff since it honestly has the same look. I wonder how it looks with a thick clear coat or gel over it. Hmmm

NewYorkJon34 · 07-16-2010, 11:40 PM

Wrapping exterior items is kinda rice-ish to me, but a few interior things that no one can carbon fiber is alright with me.

zero · 07-16-2010, 11:41 PM

It would be interesting to see if someone will wrap the rims.

NewYorkJon34 · 07-16-2010, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by zero

It would be interesting to see if someone will wrap the rims.

Ya, that'd be rice as fuk,

WarmAndSCSI · 07-16-2010, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by NewYorkJon34

Wrapping exterior items is kinda rice-ish to me, but a few interior things that no one can carbon fiber is alright with me.

It's OK in my opinion if the items are really just cosmetic anyway (i.e. you couldn't save any weight with a carbon fiber replacement). Badges, grille covers, mirror covers, etc. To wrap your hood or fenders in CF vinyl or real CF would be kind of trashy... I'm beginning to really dislike CF panels anyway except on black of dark grey cars. It's really, really played out at this point. Just too clashy for my tastes.

TongMan · 07-16-2010, 11:54 PM

I remember some dude wrapping his whole BMW in black vinyl...read it in a forum somewhere...can't remember.

NewYorkJon34 · 07-17-2010, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by TongMan

I remember some dude wrapping his whole BMW in black vinyl...read it in a forum somewhere...can't remember.

I can't imagine doing that to a BMW, the sun must have killed it by now.

TongMan · 07-17-2010, 12:13 AM

Here a M3 that is mostly wrapped in vinyl:

BMW M3 Wrapped with Matte White Vinyl - Car Videos on StreetFire

Article:
http://www.themotorreport.com.au/651...black-or-white

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WarmAndSCSI A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: SLC, UT Posts: 1,671 Drives: '08 Evo X \| '10 370Z Rep Power: 18	That looks really good. Seems like the vinyl is pretty easy to work with. I consider wrapped CF items "rice" by definition anyway since they're absolutely useless for performance, so I might as well just go with the vinyl stuff since it honestly has the same look. I wonder how it looks with a thick clear coat or gel over it. Hmmm __________________ '10 PW 370Z 7AT - wife's car - Project Raspberry Cheesecake '08 Evo X - built motor+trans \| BB-X @ 32 psi \| CH3OH \| self-built+tuned - ??? WHP '01 Galant V6 - built motor \| GT35R \| self-built+tuned - 550+ WHP (retired)

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TongMan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NorCal Posts: 1,297 Drives: 2013 Nissan GTR Rep Power: 715	Here a M3 that is mostly wrapped in vinyl: BMW M3 Wrapped with Matte White Vinyl - Car Videos on StreetFire Article: http://www.themotorreport.com.au/651...black-or-white