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Square73
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Fattie
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Square73
I guess the black steelies your rockin' are better 
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Square73
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Naw, I'm waitin to get me a set of these:
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Derek Cobb
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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? |
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dwayne prince
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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 |
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gregthomas
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| 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.
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gregthomas
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| 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. 
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Square73
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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.
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Fattie
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CF look running boards
gregthomas you could make a fortune over on the german look forum 
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gregthomas
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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? 
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gregthomas
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| gregthomas you could make a fortune over on the german look forum |
Can't find the german look forum. Where is it? 
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Fattie
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gregthomas
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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! 
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Maimas13
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| 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?
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gregthomas
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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.
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gregthomas
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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!!!
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Fattie
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a true "rat rod"
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gregthomas
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No doubt about it! 
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Chrome ring added:
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