wraping rear bins
03-24-10, 09:11 PM
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wraping rear bins
I've been juggling this idea around in my head for some time and I would like some input. I'm pretty sure everyone has heard about the 3M carbon fiber wrap that is being sold. A while back I converted my tan interior to black, but now I'm kind of kicking myself because I'm thinking about doing this to the bins. I still have the tan bins and everything laying in storage, and I was thinking instead of messing up perfectly good black bins with glue and all the other crap that is involved in covering them with this fabric, I might just do this to my tan bins and then sell my black bins. I just want to know if anyone has done this before to their rear bins and if so has it turned out well and is it holding up. I'm also debating on doing my headliner since its still tan...can't hurt since I was just going to dye it anyway.
03-25-10, 05:28 AM
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I just got done doing this, this isn't the vinyl but carbon fabric where you need to spray 3M spray glue for it to bond.
Easy to work with you probably wouldn't have problem wrapping the bins but its kinda hard doing pieces with crazy angles and curves.
BTW i got a lot of these fabric left enough to wrap 5 full interiors lmk know if you want to buy some.
Easy to work with you probably wouldn't have problem wrapping the bins but its kinda hard doing pieces with crazy angles and curves.
BTW i got a lot of these fabric left enough to wrap 5 full interiors lmk know if you want to buy some.
03-25-10, 08:44 PM
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I just got finished wrapping some pieces... Using real carbon fiber is much easier on awkward angles, but is also much more difficult... lots of sanding and polyester resin. The fake stuff is easy, but is more likely to fade, has less depth, doesn't conform to angles as well, and can get air bubbles caught underneath.
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If you get any questions on materials, processes, materials, etc. let me know. The biggest piece I wrapped was my R1 Lip... turned it from a two piece silver lip to a one piece CF lip.
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03-27-10, 11:21 PM
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ahh, ok. I didn't realize that's what you were going for. If you want to avoid resin you'll have to go with the stick on stuff. You can get a dry look using the resin by finishing up with 800-1000 grit wet sanding without buffing it out with a white rouge and rubbing compound.
