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[phil_clubman]

hello.

inbetween odd jobs on my mini im making my own dash and centre console. i am going for the carbon fibre and black colour scheme. at the moment i have the dash made out of wood and it fits very snugley on my mini so the time came to cover it. what i wanted to do is cover the hole thing in carbon fibre and then around the dails put a raised peice and cover it in black vinal, along with the glove box door. i got the carbon fibre from work and have coverd it nicely. the only problem is, is the that the carbon fibre weave sort of moves. has anyone else treid this and come across the same problem as im sort of debating pulling it off and putting down a layer of double sided tape down to stop it moving.

has any one got any ideas?

cheers, phil

[Git]

hello.

inbetween odd jobs on my mini im making my own dash and centre console. i am going for the carbon fibre and black colour scheme. at the moment i have the dash made out of wood and it fits very snugley on my mini so the time came to cover it. what i wanted to do is cover the hole thing in carbon fibre and then around the dails put a raised peice and cover it in black vinal, along with the glove box door. i got the carbon fibre from work and have coverd it nicely. the only problem is, is the that the carbon fibre weave sort of moves. has anyone else treid this and come across the same problem as im sort of debating pulling it off and putting down a layer of double sided tape down to stop it moving.

has any one got any ideas?

cheers, phil

If it's anything like fibre glass, try painting it with resin.

[Rogue Se7ens]

hello.

inbetween odd jobs on my mini im making my own dash and centre console. i am going for the carbon fibre and black colour scheme. at the moment i have the dash made out of wood and it fits very snugley on my mini so the time came to cover it. what i wanted to do is cover the hole thing in carbon fibre and then around the dails put a raised peice and cover it in black vinal, along with the glove box door. i got the carbon fibre from work and have coverd it nicely. the only problem is, is the that the carbon fibre weave sort of moves. has anyone else treid this and come across the same problem as im sort of debating pulling it off and putting down a layer of double sided tape down to stop it moving.

has any one got any ideas?

cheers, phil

Phil,
What you are doing is called 'carbon overlay', basically taking a part and overlaying it with the fabric instead of molding it. Here are a few pointers:
Try to smooth out any sharp corners, inside and outside corners.
Make sure your part is smooth and how you want it to look and fit.
Apply a coat of black gel coat if using poly resin. If you are using epoxy you can paint the part black and then apply a thin coat of resin.
Let the resin get tacky to where you can touch it without getting your finger wet, but it is still a little sticky.
Next lay some plastic over the part leaving a couple inches of the edge you want to start laying your carbon exposed, then start sticking the carbon to the resin making sure you keep the weave straight and start moving the plastic out of the way as you continue working the carbon into the tacky resin.
Once you get the whole part covered let the resin completely harden, probably sit overnight.
Now the carbon should be good and stuck to the part, but the fabric is dry, so start painting on thin layers of resin making sure you saturate the fabric. It will take a few layers of build-up to completely cover the weave, and the surface of the resin will not be very smooth, so you will need to start wet sanding the surface to get it very smooth, only be very careful not to sand through your carbon, otherwise you will have an obvious bad spot.
Once you have the surface smoot, you may have had to add a few more layers of resin to keep from hitting the carbon, now clear coat it and wet sand / finish the clear, and it should look great.

[phil_clubman]

hello.

inbetween odd jobs on my mini im making my own dash and centre console. i am going for the carbon fibre and black colour scheme. at the moment i have the dash made out of wood and it fits very snugley on my mini so the time came to cover it. what i wanted to do is cover the hole thing in carbon fibre and then around the dails put a raised peice and cover it in black vinal, along with the glove box door. i got the carbon fibre from work and have coverd it nicely. the only problem is, is the that the carbon fibre weave sort of moves. has anyone else treid this and come across the same problem as im sort of debating pulling it off and putting down a layer of double sided tape down to stop it moving.

has any one got any ideas?

cheers, phil

Phil,
What you are doing is called 'carbon overlay', basically taking a part and overlaying it with the fabric instead of molding it. Here are a few pointers:
Try to smooth out any sharp corners, inside and outside corners.
Make sure your part is smooth and how you want it to look and fit.
Apply a coat of black gel coat if using poly resin. If you are using epoxy you can paint the part black and then apply a thin coat of resin.
Let the resin get tacky to where you can touch it without getting your finger wet, but it is still a little sticky.
Next lay some plastic over the part leaving a couple inches of the edge you want to start laying your carbon exposed, then start sticking the carbon to the resin making sure you keep the weave straight and start moving the plastic out of the way as you continue working the carbon into the tacky resin.
Once you get the whole part covered let the resin completely harden, probably sit overnight.
Now the carbon should be good and stuck to the part, but the fabric is dry, so start painting on thin layers of resin making sure you saturate the fabric. It will take a few layers of build-up to completely cover the weave, and the surface of the resin will not be very smooth, so you will need to start wet sanding the surface to get it very smooth, only be very careful not to sand through your carbon, otherwise you will have an obvious bad spot.
Once you have the surface smoot, you may have had to add a few more layers of resin to keep from hitting the carbon, now clear coat it and wet sand / finish the clear, and it should look great.

ahrite that sounds like a good plan. il get some resin from work tonight and try it like you said. cheers for the advice ill get sum piccys up as soon as. cheers