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Nice work Charles :happy: Would be great to see some in-car pics too!

Yeah, I just gotta finish off the drivers side mirrors for Samon, then he's gonna put everything back in his car when he gets it back from the panel shop in maybe a week or something lol.

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Just got my roll of vinyl today, It's so pwetty hehe.

I cant wait to start wrapping my interior pieces and maybe mirrors. :)

Mirrors are pain in the ass :sick:

Took me a few hours for each side lol

Mirrors are pain in the ass :(

Took me a few hours for each side lol

I'm having enough trouble with the ash tray lol, I just cant get it right :)

I've done my pillars and the piece around the gear stick so far. I'm pretty happy with how they turned out.

Got any tips for a beginner? :D

Well, I just did my R34 sedan b-pillars and the door sills. I think it turned out pretty well:

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Next up is probably the rear bar then interior pieces, I guess - I'm slowly learning how to mould the carbon vinyl around curves and the more tricky areas. It's certainly a learning experience!

Well, I just did my R34 sedan b-pillars and the door sills. I think it turned out pretty well:

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Next up is probably the rear bar then interior pieces, I guess - I'm slowly learning how to mould the carbon vinyl around curves and the more tricky areas. It's certainly a learning experience!

Wanna do mine for a bit of coin?

i've seen some rocker covers done on the engine bays...

is this the same stuff.. or they using something different ???

A mate of mine has done his rocker covers on his S13 and he reckons it stands up to the heat :P

Finally got around to uploading some photos – sorry Charles my bad been rather slack! Ha All done and over the moon with it just need to get the 2 gauges done n all will be sweet!

Looks awesome man!! :/

When I get more time, I'm gonna practise on my triple gauge cover, so when I get it perfect, I can do yours as well :cool:

Looks awesome man!! :/

When I get more time, I'm gonna practise on my triple gauge cover, so when I get it perfect, I can do yours as well :cool:

yeh defs man & we'll figure out the external pillars too!

Have you guys had any trouble with it lifting in heat?

The area around my gear stick lifts when it gets hot inside the car.

Maybe i didn't get a good enough adhesion?

I'm not entirely happy with it anyway so I'll re cover it some time soon.

Not this weekend tho, UFC in Sydney :ermm:

Have you guys had any trouble with it lifting in heat?

The area around my gear stick lifts when it gets hot inside the car.

Maybe i didn't get a good enough adhesion?

I'm not entirely happy with it anyway so I'll re cover it some time soon.

Not this weekend tho, UFC in Sydney :ermm:

Of course I've had problems with the heat, the more you stretch it, the more it would lift :)

But I guess this is where experience and skills comes in :P

I know exactly how much to stretch and bend so that it doesn't lift or bubble :P

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Nice work Charles :ermm: Would be great to see some in-car pics too!

Those (the 33 mirrors and dash bits) are mine... They're all in the car now so I'll have to take some pics on the weekend and post them up. Looks absolutely amazing!

question for charles or any of the other peeps who are experienced with this.

I've been watching this thread for 2 long and ive slowly falled for it :ermm:.

soooo uhhhh... what do I need to get myself started in terms of equipment, and where do I buy the vinyl. Also what are decent brands/prices.

cheers!

question for charles or any of the other peeps who are experienced with this.

I've been watching this thread for 2 long and ive slowly falled for it :(.

soooo uhhhh... what do I need to get myself started in terms of equipment, and where do I buy the vinyl. Also what are decent brands/prices.

cheers!

Hello :(

In terms of equipments, you will definitely need a hair dryer or a heat gun, a sharp knife and a bucket loads of patient lol.

Then you will probably need a squeegee or a bank card or something.

As for brands, if you go back a couple of pages, someone mentioned Niffy Wrap, but I use 3M and I listed out the difference and pros/cons between the two and those two are probably the best CF lookalike around.

I'll run through it quickly for you. Neffy = cloth, 3M = vinyl. Neffy = no adhesive backing, 3M = self-adhesive backing. Neffy = interior only (with no UV protection). 3M = indoor+outdoor with UV protection and guranteed to last 4 years outdoor and 12 years in door. Both have similar CF texture.

As for where to buy it, you can easily find places that sells it on the internet, or even eBay. But a lot of them are from the US, so you'd have to pay a fair bit for postage.

Or you can buy it from me, as I have some for sale :)

1.2m x 1m = $130

1.2m x 0.5m = $70

Can be posted or picked up. Postage will be $20 via registered+insured.

Of course I've had problems with the heat, the more you stretch it, the more it would lift :(

But I guess this is where experience and skills comes in :)

I know exactly how much to stretch and bend so that it doesn't lift or bubble :(

I guess i just keep on keeping on then, If only there were no curves hehe.

My pillars come up a treat, But they were easy lol.

Hey man

When you wrap pillars or spoilers or just outside/exterior bits like that. Are you able to put a clear coat over it? I wouldn't like too much gloss on the interior but for the exterior wouldnt clear coat help with protection and give it a nice shiny look :(

Lukas

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