What would you say to "embossing"in Mazdaspeed7's CF?
 

here is the polle. as you may know Mazdaspeed7 is making cf stuff. we were talking about it today and wondering what everyone would think about having rotors, "mazda", "rx-7", etc....etc....

i have the tools to imprint aluminum and other thin metals with symbols and words and anything. i could also make them out of stuff like hologram film, well you get the idea.

we would then put them on the cf and seal them in with a thick layer of epoxy. what i need to know is what are your ideas for materials. and how many people would be interested in which one.

also which pieces of interior would you like to see them on. pieces with few compound curves are best. like the glove compartment and the storage bins and maybe the center storage compartment.

Justin

Specifically, the door sills, and the storage bin lids I am planning on making soon. Basically, the logo could be in aluminum or anything, and sunk into the cf piece. You would see it over the cloth, but there would be a coat of resin over the top of it.

What do you think? I was thinking about the RX7 or Mazda logo in alum in the cf door sills same place as the stock Mazda logo.

I think the word MAZDA or RX-7 in aluminum would look very good. I would definitely be interested in buying a set of these :bigthumb:

RX-7 w/ rotor shapes on both sides maybe
or just MAZDA RX-7 just how it is on back of the car
hmmm, aluminum would be nice, I was actually thinking a depression in the resin, but that would be prone to errors and stuff.

im up for some door sills or other interior peices

yeah that would be difficult because we would need to make a mold to depress into the surface and then use a release agent so that it doesnt stick. that could mess up the surface of the resin.

the way we were thinkin was to have a piece of metal that has the words pressed into it so that it would rise away from the cf and have depth.

a depression would also collect all kinds of dirt and shit

damn i didnt mean to post yet

you could keep it clean but i also dont think it would show up with the complex fiber structure

Justin

Release agents dont mess up the finish!!!

It wouldnt be too difficult, but it wouldnt be noticable enough to just make a depression.

yeah, i just liked the idea, but still fawk. hmmmm what would the aluminum look like under the resin. I'd think it would look too out of place. And rough, but would have to see an actual picture to judge.

Node,

the resin is absolutely clear (like glass) so if you can imagine shiny aluminum imbedded in glass there you go. i can even put different finishes on the metal (brushed, swirled, anything)

i am gonna ask some of my proffessors about heat treating the metal so it becomes multi-colored (like titanium)

Justin

titanium would be phiznat. Maybe some anodized aluminum
Like erm....RED MUWAHAHAHAHA :)

bump

where are the pics of the surronds?

i hope these parts get done and NOT just talked about

i got my $ ready!!!

i would like to see a NICE rotor shape ......ala rx8 interior

Door sills!! If possible, door panels?? Is there a color choice? Blue/black?

ok heres more of the deal,

i found a place i can purchase titanium sheet metal, but keep in mind that titanium + Carbon Fiber= $$$. but it would be incredibly cool because i can heat treat the metal in a kiln and cause different patterns in the colors of the metal. i was thinkin about embossing the titanium with the word Mazda or RX-7 and then making the colors form a rotor shape in the center, radiating outwards. $$$ i will find out how to anodize on tuesday and i will post it, then you would have your choice of colors.


HWY9racer9/20,
what exactly do you mean by door panels???? remember these things will be made by hand and very high quality, i can custom make any embossed emblem you would like but once again $$$

Justin

$ doesnt matter to me ........just need a pic of the product!

Door sills and maybe the "Mazda" and RX-7 emblems that go in the back.

Door sills sound like a good idea. Why don't you post some pics of work that you've done. You know give people an idea.

FYI - My vote is for simple and tasteful. I too think that simple brushed aluminum embedded rotors under the resin would make for a tasteful addition to the rear compartment lids. Just try not to get too ricey.

Firestarter

dont worry, no rice here, this is coming from two guys who loathe the ricemobiles.

we just came up with this idea yesterday so we dont exactly have the products yet

RX-7Impreza
What I mean by door panels is some type of CF interior door replacement for the cloth/plastic part they have now. There would not have to be any armrests just a smooth panel would be great. That titanium sounds nice, would like to see how the color turns out. Do you have access colored CF?

Just plain RX-7 would look good. That was done to my doors and also behind the seats.

Sounds really good-door sills espically. What I would like would be in aluminum, and something like RX-7 and then a rotor. I have been really really wanting to replace the stock sills for a while, so I am really looking foward to seeing something come out of this.