zx360 0 Posted May 17, 2010 So one my local car friends has a very beautiful 2010 focus and the main issue with the interior was the crappy silver trim. So we discussed things and came up with a solution for him. This is the first time ive ever tried to wrap anything and they turned out wonderful. Used oracals carbon fiber wrap, and put about 8 hours into the 4 pieces. Some before shots: After: http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs299.snc3/28619_437530783832_183874263832_5410608_2180479_n.jpg[/img] http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-sjc1/hs299.snc3/28619_437530788832_183874263832_5410609_7814982_n.jpg[/img] I had just enough left over to do my radio surround. Before: After: http://hphotos-sjc1.fbcdn.net/hs282.snc3/27769_437755643832_183874263832_5415205_452675_n.jpg[/img] In the car shots: comments welcome, i did learn a lot doing this, one thing being i need to buy some kind of adhesion promoter (any suggestions?) for the really deep concave curves, it didnt want to hold in there at all in some of the areas. comments and suggestions welcome Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeCamaro 11 Posted May 17, 2010 Sa-weet! Awesome! That looks just great! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
john! 1 Posted May 17, 2010 Very nice, I am ordering a 60"x36" sheet this week for my own car of the oracal material. Where did you buy yours? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zx360 0 Posted May 17, 2010 i got it from fellers. will the 60"x36" fit your hood? i have a few guys wanting their hoods done but thats not big enough and im not ordering their 75 foot roll lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
john! 1 Posted May 17, 2010 i got it from fellers. will the 60"x36" fit your hood? i have a few guys wanting their hoods done but thats not big enough and im not ordering their 75 foot roll lol Yep that's where i'm getting mine too. If they can sell 3' of it, i would think they are cutting it off the roll so you could get 6'x60". Wouldn't hurt to ask. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bamafan2277 50 Posted May 17, 2010 Very nice work. That definitely spruced it up!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zx360 0 Posted May 17, 2010 i got it from fellers. will the 60"x36" fit your hood? i have a few guys wanting their hoods done but thats not big enough and im not ordering their 75 foot roll lol Yep that's where i'm getting mine too. If they can sell 3' of it, i would think they are cutting it off the roll so you could get 6'x60". Wouldn't hurt to ask. i asked when i called about the matte black wrap and they wouldnt cut it to what i needed and told me to contact 3m... but i have a bunch of new orders for pieces so it looks like ill be ordering 2 60"x3foot rolls tomorrow lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
john! 1 Posted May 17, 2010 lol Nice. I have a guy wanting his sport bike wrapped in matte black so hopefully i can get it by the yard because i didn't see it in the Fellers book and a roll is $550 lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zx360 0 Posted May 17, 2010 like i said when i called they wouldnt sell it by the yard. if they would i wouldnt have passed on a job i did, but i cant justify 550$ roll for 1 persons hood/ roof : Let me know if they sell it to you by the yard because ill have to call. or maybe if i order a roll i can cut you off a few yards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted May 17, 2010 Excellent Job - I love the look Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
john! 1 Posted May 17, 2010 like i said when i called they wouldnt sell it by the yard. if they would i wouldnt have passed on a job i did, but i cant justify 550$ roll for 1 persons hood/ roof : Let me know if they sell it to you by the yard because ill have to call. or maybe if i order a roll i can cut you off a few yards. Sounds good, On the carbon material, they should be able to sell 60" x however many yards i would think. I can't see why not, they are probably cutting it off a roll. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted May 17, 2010 I got a small bit of 3m Di noc but haven't tried it yet - it looks really good! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zx360 0 Posted May 17, 2010 like i said when i called they wouldnt sell it by the yard. if they would i wouldnt have passed on a job i did, but i cant justify 550$ roll for 1 persons hood/ roof : Let me know if they sell it to you by the yard because ill have to call. or maybe if i order a roll i can cut you off a few yards. Sounds good, On the carbon material, they should be able to sell 60" x however many yards i would think. I can't see why not, they are probably cutting it off a roll. thats what i figured but the lady i talked to said they didnt... i duno. maybe if i order 2 of the 60" x 3ft i can tell them to just not cut it in half? i duno ill call again tomorrow i think for more Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest manwayvan Posted May 17, 2010 Damn man that takes patients..Great work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jhelms 5 Posted May 17, 2010 tRY PACIFIC COAST SIGN SUPPLY i HAVE BOUGHT SOME ORACAL 951 BY THE YARD NOT SURE ABOUT THIS BUT WORTH A TRY good luck jhelms Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toolman 1 Posted May 17, 2010 That looks REALLY Sharp man. I love the look of carbon fiber. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest kenya Posted May 17, 2010 That turned out great..... Nice work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hawkeyeent 0 Posted May 17, 2010 Turned out awesome! And what an idea too... may end up being a new product line as far as sign and tint shops doing custom interiors. Great job and cool idea! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zx360 0 Posted May 17, 2010 thanks guys, i have to order another roll today, i have 3 more people lined up that want bits of their interiors done... thats the nice part of sponsoring a car website, once 1 person has the guts to do something it spreads like wildfire, and usually the person doing it gets most of the business aslong as people keep getting a quality product in a timely manner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hawkeyeent 0 Posted May 17, 2010 Congrats on your success Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest YHC Posted May 17, 2010 Looks good bud! Did you use a heat gun to get it to form around the edges? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zx360 0 Posted May 17, 2010 yeah i used a heat gun, it gets very nice to work with with some hear Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerrycurlz 0 Posted May 17, 2010 yeah i used a heat gun, it gets very nice to work with with some hear hi guys! new to the forum. On a job like this, where do you start the wrap? from one end to the other? from the middle out? came out great, good work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
