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Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:15 am

Square73

I guess the black steelies your rockin' are better :roll:

STFU

Tue Jun 03, 2008 12:05 pm

Naw, I'm waitin to get me a set of these:

Tue Jun 03, 2008 2:38 pm

That is a pretty original and cool finish, I think. The whole 'fake' carbon fiber thing seems a little 'ricey' to some, but it really isn't any different than vinyl woodgrain on a superbeetle dash, or even the Formula Vee racing stripes down the sides of '70's bugs. It's all just decorative and that makes it a subjective matter of personal taste.

I wonder if this process could be used just on the center of a wheel, like the spokes only, leaving the edge of the rim polished or painted a contrasting color?

Tue Jun 03, 2008 4:34 pm

Maimas13 wrote: isnt there also a way to get this look by painting it black then stetching a "netting" over it and painting it silver? Anyone else heard of this method?

by the way nice looking rims cant wait to see them with chrome trim ring or maybe even a red pinstripe around the lip. How long did that process take you per wheel? i know a guy who does this using tool box drawer padding,if you like the carbon fiber look,its nice

Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:05 pm

Derek Cobb wrote: I wonder if this process could be used just on the center of a wheel, like the spokes only, leaving the edge of the rim polished or painted a contrasting color?

Yes, you just mask off the parts you don't want printed.

Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:08 pm

Quote: That is a pretty original and cool finish, I think. The whole 'fake' carbon fiber thing seems a little 'ricey' to some, but it really isn't any different than vinyl woodgrain on a superbeetle dash, or even the Formula Vee racing stripes down the sides of '70's bugs. It's all just decorative and that makes it a subjective matter of personal taste.

Yeah, or the fake wood grain door trim in a 2007 Cadillac... ask me how I know. :wink:

Wed Jun 04, 2008 6:19 am

gregthomas,

Looks like a great process. While I'm not a fan of faux carbon fiber, ( bet you couldn't guess ), I can see a lot of uses for the process. Maybe some folks could put up a few suggestions.

Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:04 am

CF look running boards :wink:

gregthomas you could make a fortune over on the german look forum :twisted:

Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:36 am

Wood grain is available too.

Shift knobs, door handles, steering wheels, e-brake handle, dash parts, door handles, bumpers, air cleaners, deck lids, headlight rings, hub caps....

Didn't one of the Ghia models have a wood grain insert in the dash? :)

Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:30 am

RattieFattie wrote: gregthomas you could make a fortune over on the german look forum :twisted:

Can't find the german look forum. Where is it? :D

Wed Jun 04, 2008 1:30 pm

looks like the site is down :shock:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=300117

Wed Jun 04, 2008 1:46 pm

Wow, bad place to have an electrical explosion... well actually I guess there's never a good place to have one, but you know what I mean! :shock:

Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:10 pm

gregthomas wrote: Quote: Carbon fiber tape is rampant on German-look cars? Thank god I'm not a part of that "scene" then.

Uh, ok.... mine aren't taped... granted they are not real carbon fiber, but it's not tape. It's a vinyl film with the ink print on it. You float it on water and spray an activator on it to dissolve the vinyl backing then push the parts through it. 10000 times better than tape. Here's a link to our web site with a picture of the machine.

http://www.primefinish.com/water_transfer_printing.htm

So is the only way of doing this with a machine? or could it be done at home with some (reletively) inexpensive tools/chemicals?

Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:18 pm

Nah, you wouldn't want to do it at home. You have to spray an activator on the film which is basically several different solvents mixed together. I think the main solvent is xylene. It's very bad for you and extremely flammable on top of that. There may be other options though for home use, such as the tape mentioned above, I'm just not familiar with them.

Thu Jun 05, 2008 10:04 am

:shock: Ok, this is totally off topic, off thread, and off forum... but look what pulled up in our parking lot this morning! 34 Ford Rat Rod, way cool!!!

Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:27 am

They should slam it!! :lol: Cool.

Mark

Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:20 pm

a true "rat rod"

Fri Jun 06, 2008 12:42 pm

Quote: a true "rat rod"

No doubt about it! :lol:

Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:29 am

Chrome ring added: