Well I thought I would start these darn things. It took me a lil longer cuz Im doing something that I never do. A step by step! The ultimate goal is to have then in cf. This is a over lay. I chose not to make a reproduction part out of cf cuz I realized that my dream to sell these would not be realistic. So an over lay for my person use will be perfect and actually the only difference is instead of having fiberglass backing the cf, I have the actual door panel that fits PERFECT. So here is day 1: Disassemble of door panels Prep for cf In these pics you will c a lot of different materials to prep for cf. I am using an older technique that I favor more so than using Epoxy. Epoxy works really well and I use it on other applications, but not for this due to the extreme conditions they will see from the sun. First off I am only doing the top section of the door panels. Yes I know I changed my mind, but it will work out better for what I am trying to achieve. After I disassembled the panels, I wiped them down with Asetone to rid of dirt and grease. Then I masked off all areas that I dont want resign to get into. After that I wrapped panels in grill cloth using 5/32" staples to secure cloth to plastic. Trimmed away excess. Then I mixed a small batch of CLEAR laminating resign and applied a heavy coat to all panels to ensure that resign soaks through thoroughly. This will create a surface for the CF to bond to using the same resign that will be coated in a U.V. clear coat. This is the main reason I tend not to use EPOXY! Automotive clear and C. LAM-Resign share a lot of the same properties that all the clear to bond and give that super deep apperance with U.V. protection. Getting Automotive clears to bond to Epoxy can be very costly in additives that are needed to get them to bond and the process to apply is for ever in a year. If you rush the process, the clear can fog and cause pin size bubbles. NIGHT MARE!!! So this is why I tend to use resign more times than not. Well this is just day 1. Tomorrow I will be trimming and applying the cf. Because it is so cold up here, its gonna take several days.
damn, some skills you no doubt have, i would be like WTF am i doing? hahaha, looks like a tedious process, but know it will look f'ing awesome when your done. :twisted:
haha It looks like my projects when I get industrious and start something. sadly though thats about how my projects end cause i hardly ever see things through to the end :cry: good luck dude cant wait to see the results, looks like its off to an awesome start
^ yeah pretty much. U guys werent supposed to know but oh well. Thanks for the compliments guys. I have been severly sick the past couple of days so they are gonna have to take the back burner till next week. I finally just got up from new year eve day. Any ways, they are all nice and dry. I just need to lightly sand them down and trim off all the extra resign and flashing. Maybe today. If so I will take a pic.
Phil, 2 quick ?s. What thickness if cloth did you use? Have you ever tried using the spray glue method instead of staples?
spray glue lifts, it doesnt work good as a permanent attachment. Glue is an acetone base and resign is as well and during curing it activates the glue and causes the plastic to sweat and creating an oily film between the glue and plastic not allowing to securely bond as a permanent bond. Which cloth are you referring to?
Your molding cloth. I have tried the spray adhesive super icky icky once and didn't like the results. Thats why I asked out of curiosity. Thanks man. Keep up the awesome work and keep us posted. Its going to look hot with the red suede.
it would be equivelant to about 1-1.5oz. as compared to fiberglass cloth. Its really thing and stretchy.
