SHOULD I DO THIS???, carbon fiber creations Options

[CelicaSTX02]

Well, I've been messing around w/ wrapping stuff in carbon fiber and whatnot........and I've gotten pretty good. The more I do, the better I get and the nicer it looks. I was thinking, if any of you guys are interested in having stuff wrapped in carbon fiber, you can let me know and I can do it for a fee thats really cheap. I'll probably charge you the cost of materials and like $20-40 for labor depending on how big the project is. The material itself is really cheap.......example: it'll cost you around $50-$70 for materials to do a whole hood.....so smaller stuff like fuel lid will cost you like $10 for materials. So far, I can do:

*center console
*door panels
*fuel lid
*Canard splitters
*any flat things I can make.....like small splitters and stuff
*wrap our dash pieces.....I am going to do piece by piece as I have time and take pictures

stuff I probably wouldn't do:

*hood...takes too much time, and its a pain in the ass to keep the weave perfect
*trunk- same reason as the hood
*front diffuser- its basically just a big piece of flat carbon fiber.......I can do it but.......if I have time I can actually.
*doors
*fenders
*bodykits
*pretty much anything big.....I can do all the little things

I WILL UPDATE W/ PICS SHORTLY IN A WEEK OR SO........CAUSE I HAVE EXAMS THIS WEEK, SO I AM BUSY. IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY IDEAS OF STUFF YOU WANT TO SEE IN CARBON FIBER.........JUST POST ON HERE AND LET ME KNOW. FEEL FREE TO PM ME ALSO.

[Coomer]

Could you wrap our mirrors in carbon fiber, or would that be hard because of the curves and keeping the weave perfect?

[CelicaSTX02]

mirrors would be easy actually............I was planning on doing the APR style carbon fiber mirrors. I am still working that out w/ some people from my team.

[Coomer]

I would absolutely love to have APR-style carbon fiber mirrors for my car, especially since I don't have the controller to adjust my mirrors anymore.

[Akimbo]

Wouldn't mind mirrors and the fuel lid. Not really to up on sending that stuff away though.

[CelicaSTX02]

See, I was thinking of buying fuel lids off wrecked cars......and wrap em.....and sell em. So you can keep your stock one and have a carbon fiber one =]

[Defgeph]

I would get a fuel lid from ya.. if you could make a carbon fiber pillar with gauge pods that would be awesome

defgeph

This post has been edited by defgeph: Apr 26, 2004 - 7:45 PM

[95celgt]

what part of the door panels can you do? i'd be in for that .

[Akimbo]

Yeah I'll be right behind def if you get a second fuel door.

[abatardi]

[zipstrips]

i already have the fuel lid, its a nice touch. i would like to see some CF headliners.

[Raek]

i'd be down for a fuel lid. i'd even send you one.

[CelicaSTX02]

ACTUALLY..........I CAN MOLD THE LOTEK THING AND MAKE IT. Its pretty easy, I"ll just get a mold kit from a craft shop and I can make a lot of them......for cheaper than Lotek in carbon fiber!!!

[Defgeph]

yeah but can you make it so its a full piece not like lotek half a$$ed piece that ends at the top of the windshield...

This post has been edited by defgeph: Apr 26, 2004 - 10:13 PM

[playr158]

i was thinking of trying to make the WHOLE piece outta fiberglass with a triple guage pod but i need to figure how to make a mold for the guage pod holes....sorry to spam up your thread...but if you try this can you help me out with how to figure out how to make the mold?

[Jabberwock]

Hey I would be interested in a whole bunch of stuff:

*Triple Gauge Pod Pillar
*Door Sills
*Steering Wheel
*center console
*door panels
*fuel lid
*Probably A lot more I could think of later...hehe

[abatardi]

[Akimbo]

Door Sills that have Celica written in on them in that font would be pimp ass.

[rlan214]

im def interested in center console
and im wonderering if you can
cf the middle part in trd wing
here's a pic of Supersprynt car

[stelica85]

damn its only one man, but hey i wouldn't mind a center concole either.

[Phat_99CeliGT]

id be interested too.

my 5th gen mirrors and my top deck on my invader wing.

i got a price from another guy to wrap them, but if u can beat it, ill have u do them.

[subsolo_21]

I would get my mirrors (actually I'd like 5th gen mirrors) Anyone got some for sale?
I'd also be interested in: gauge pod
my supra style spoiler (not mine yet, but close enough)
plastic mold that goes @ the base of the shifter in autos

If you can make the gauge pod and cover the other stuff for me that would be great. I did a lot of cf stuff on my car already so I know its pretty tricky. Thanks for offering to do all this stuff.

[Defgeph]

what about replacing the rear quarter glass with carbon fiber ?

[Drocay]

center console and glove box please.

[CelicaSTX02]

OKAY GUYS, HERE IS THE DEAL. I GOT 2 MORE WEEKS OF SCHOOL LEFT. AFTER I GET DONE W/ EXAMS......I AM GOING TO A JUNKYARD AND BUYING **** FROM MESSED UP CELIS AND WRAPPING THEM. I WILL POST A LOT OF PICS!!! ALOOOTTTTTT OF EM. I can do them for people who are serious.......I am not too sure how much stuff will cost, but I can swear I am not trying to rip anyone off. I just want money for labor......cause its a lot of work. Here is how you do it, for anyone who wants to do it themselves:

HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN CARBON FIBER PARTS OR WRAP CARBON FIBER STUFF:

step 1: buy "carbon fiber cloth" off ebay......normally they're around $30 for a good roll. I got the 2x2 twill ones....which is pretty thick.

step 2: buy the Resin and Hardener......you can buy these at Michaels or A.C Moores......any arts and craft store. it'll be in the wood stuff area. Its in a purplish/blue box and on the box is a pic of the resin being poured on a table. I'll post the name of the resin and stuff later, when I get back home. These resin are normally from $8-$42, You'll be using a lot of resin actually....so get a lot of em.

step 3: mix equal part resin and equal part hardener in a disposable bowl, and brush it on your part w/ a disposable brush.

step 4: place your carbon fiber piece on the part, wrap it well.......and put resin over the carbon fiber.

step 5: you gotta wait for it to dry in 24 hours

step 6: cut excess carbon fiber after it dries...I use a special saw tool, and I sand the edges

step 7: put another layer of resin on, and wait for it to dry in 24 hours

step 8: sand it down w/ 40 grit, then 80 grit, then 200, then 400 grit
make sure you clean off the sand dust.

step 9: put another layer of resin on it, and wait for it to dry

step 10: repeat step 8 again

step 11: it should be nice now.......so clean off all the sand dust....and spray a good few layers of clear on it so it'll be shiny.

THIS IS THE REASON WHY I AM TAKING REQUESTS.........IF I CAN DO A BUNCH OF PARTS ALL AT ONCE, I CAN WAIT FOR IT TO DRY AND PUT ANOTHER LAYER ON.......DOING ONE PART BY ONE WOULD TAKE ME FOREVER TO DO.

[Akimbo]

You should make an official how to and make it on something easy...say...a fuel lid? Which, by the way, I will buy if you find one at a junkyard and I see pics and i like em

[Coomer]

Do you use epoxy resin? Or is it polyester resin that's used on fiberglass?

[CelicaSTX02]

[Coomer]

[CelicaSTX02]

[Akimbo]

[ghostdog]

[CelicaSTX02]

[ghostdog]

[rlan214]

im def do this to my gas door after exams

[CelicaSTX02]

[toyotaspeed_90]

since you know how to use CF... you should have an understanding of fiberglass as well... you should make molds and then make the parts of glass & CF instead of just wrapping them.....

[CelicaSTX02]

[rlan214]

[ghostdog]

[Drocay]

[CelicaSTX02]