Don Nguyen | AP1 S2K Track Car - Carbon Fiber Full Body Wrap

[Don Nguyen]

Doing a full car wrap on my buddy's S2k. It's a in-progress track car, and instead of painting it, he decided to have me wrap it with my carbon fiber material to give it a different look/style.

(The lighter/white spots are just from the dust from my hands when I was working with the vinyl)

(Since it's a track car, we just laid the carbon fiber vinyl over the old mounting holes for the stock mirrors, which is why it looks wavy in that area of the door)

(I did the main piece/section here, and he did the small side pieces. A good example/note to make here is to be careful when installing vinyl, as you can scratch it, leaving the white residue that you see in between the seams there)

(Matte black hood)

If you guys have any questions, or want any specific pictures let me know, and I'll take some for you guys.

-Don

 

[docjohn]

That wrap was the rage at sema this year.Every other vendor had some form of black matte/cf wrap.

 

[HIJACKER]

What would happen if you laid the entire car in that vinyl and then had about 5 layers of clearcoat added on top??

 

[slamstrom]

What would happen if you laid the entire car in that vinyl and then had about 5 layers of clearcoat added on top??

That would be like putting paint on wallpaper.:wink::biggrin:

 

[chado]

eight oh five b.b.r.

 

[Osiris_x11]

What would happen if you laid the entire car in that vinyl and then had about 5 layers of clearcoat added on top??

What you'd be trying to achieve would be accomplished instead by an epoxy type of gel coat that's used in molds to give the 3D-like appearance on cosmetic wet-layup carbon-fiber parts. This gel-coat is then wet-sanded down to a smooth, glass-like finish. Clear-coat adds scratch resistance, prevention of hazing/clouding, and UV protection from from solar discoloration.

Order a freebie sample of the material from one of the many suppliers, and you'll get an idea of what the material is like (imagine a permeable, synthetic fabric w/ a slight texture).

As slamstrom said, it'd be analogous to putting nail-polish on your skin (if that even makes sense). Clear-coat is nothing like epoxy-resin or gel-coat, which is what gives carbon-fiber parts their rigidity, smooth surface, and visually deep appearance. . .

 

[Don Nguyen]

Not sure how clear coat would affect the vinyl. However, I don't think it'd be able to give you same affect/look as you are used to seeing with most standard CF parts.

-Don