How to wrap carbon fibre?

[Kenniec]

Got real carbon fibre with sticky backing, thinking of covering my mirrors but dont know the best way to do it, is it better heat it up with a heat gun?

Thanks in advance,
Kennie

 

[James28]

I think quite a few people have had successful results just from using a hair-dryer, but yea heat does make it more supple and manoeuvrable.

 

[Scadden182]

It won't be real carbon fibre its more likely to be a vinyl...go to carbonmods.co.uk they have videos.

 

[Kenniec]

Its real carbon stuff, cost £14 a sheet, thanks will have a look on that.

 

[Mike_08]

Does sound more like the 3M Di-Noc.

 

[matt|H]

Does the weave all look identical and in perfect rows?

 

[guysy]

Is it material cloth like?

Or plasticy? I think ive seen carbon fibre material mounted on adhesive, But not sure :S

 

[Gardus]

Never heard of adhesive carbon. Usually you need to wrap it around, then put resin on it and then in the oven. After that you polish it and paint with laquer or matt transparent.

Real carbon is stiff!

Unless you have pure carbon weave, and it looks like this:

It's like tissue.

 

[Kenniec]

Its more like that stuff, must be pure carbon weave, its nearly same as this stuff;
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=39657

 

[clayton6]

Real carbon fibre needs to be covered in resin/hardener to set it. You can't get "sticky backed" CF. It will be a vinyl.

 

[Kenniec]

Well it has proper weave and stuff which made me think it was, feels so real, everyone that ive shown it to has said its bound to be real, going to experiment tomorrow and do my rear view mirror and the light surround on the roof, hoping all goes well

 

[Mike_08]

Pics of said cf

 

[MonkeyKnifeFight]

i would say its def likely to be foux carbon but thats no biggy, i would imagine kevlar would be a better material for protecting things (baring in mind this stuff is sposed to go on bikes to protect bits of it) should be easier to work with than real carbon

 

[Gardus]

APA and 3M-dinoc look very much like carbon fibre...

 

[Kenniec]

Rite this stuff is definately the real stuff, when i went to fit it to the 2 items it was a nightmare to bend and now i have the items looking like pigs sh*t and im down 2 A4 pages of the stuff.

Anybody any tips on how to wrap this stuff around stuff with getting it kinking due to the curvy shapes or corners?

 

[clayton6]

What resin are you using?

Real CF weave wouldn't be a nightmare to bend, it's like a thin material that will shape quite easily round most shapes, corners etc....

Get some pics of said "CF" then peeps can give better advice.

 

[Kenniec]

I attached a link at the top of the page, its sticky back carbon fibre which is kevlar like due to me being unable to curve it with it looking messy

 

[MonkeyKnifeFight]

Pics