Custom Dash

[thrtytwo]

yeh how the hell do they do that :S ?

[Silent]

Its dipped!

[mass_iv]

yep its dipped im not sure how they do it but it turns out almost like the real thing...

[thrtytwo]

yeh i know its dipped, thats why i dont understand it

how do they get the pattern to come out :S

[Silent]

heh its pretty delicate, hence the reason it costs money

[midnight]

there is no such thing as carbon dipping, you cant dip something in cloth.... grrr

they stick a layer or two of carbon ontop of the original peice, then a few coats of gel coat, then clear coat and polish it up

its called "carbon overlay" and there is no dipping involved.

[Silent]

When I rang up and spoke to the guy, he said it was dipped and its not real carbon.

[thrtytwo]

yeh i didnt think it was real carbon either, to get a perfect pattern on complicated items with carbon overlay would be impossible and impractical.

[Dahtone Racing]

midnight - your wrong, it is dipped. do your research before you go talking shit

All products that we Modicoat are sanded and prepared to a smooth surface, then primed and spray painted with a basecoat colour (for example brown for a wood finish). Then they are 'dipped' through a gel-like film imprinted with your chosen pattern (for example the grain pattern for a woodgrain finish). The product is then cleaned and baked and finally clear coated with a protective two pack clear coat. This is the same clear coat as is used to protect the outside of metallic painted cars.

The patterns are 100% lightfast and the finished product is as durable as the outside of your car. No surprise that car manufacturers all over the world are standardising on this process for interior decoration and even exterior...

In fact, Chrysler has recently done the first COMPLETE CAR in cubic printing!!

[midnight]

ok my bad.. ive worked with composites alot before, Ive seen some pretty good overlays, I never knew about the dipping stuff.

apologies for mouthing off.

Edited October 1, 2006 by midnight

[Endorean]

Just wondering...

If you were to want a matt finish rather than a gloss. would you need to but the clear coats on as well??

cheers.

[thrtytwo]

nah mate, clear coat will make it look glossy, you might be able to get some kid of sealant though, and youd have to make sure the paint you used wasnt a gloss finish to begin with.

[`nigno]

Mine isnt as pretty but serves a purpose hehe

Just an insert in front of the standard dash with cutouts in which to mount the guages, works a treat.