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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 06:17 AM
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Smile New Flex-carbon

After searching and working on this flexible carbon fiber stick on. We finally come out with this first proto type. It is very strechable. I have seem many carbon sheet on the market, claiming it is strechable. After I bough it an dfound out it is not at all (saw it at SEMA show) So here is what we have...





Next I'll try to put some clear coat on it and see how it looks.
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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 06:19 AM
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Interesting!
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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 06:23 AM
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Nice. How much does it cost and what dimensions of a sheet can you get it in?
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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 06:45 AM
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Any pics of the backside? That doesn't look like real carbon. It looks like the "carbon fiber" vinyl.
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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 06:52 AM
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quick note to everyone. This material is not real carbon fiber, but looks very close to it.
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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 08:31 AM
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Yeah I have some of the same stuff in my car on my amp rack.
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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 09:23 AM
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if it's that flexible, isn't it easy to crack with clear coat?
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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 09:26 AM
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alrite...i can wrap my door panel now.
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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 09:31 AM
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door panel? I can wrap my whole car

Naa... I think a product like this would be good for someone who's got other real CF parts and needs to match up a few little parts here and there. I think if this were used for main panels it'd look kinda cheezy.
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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 01:20 PM
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nice. where and how much?
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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 02:15 PM
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You can get this stuff at any upholstery shop.
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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 05:01 PM
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my buddy's shop carries it..its about $12 bucks a roll=app.almost 3 yrd worth..

but it does look pretty cool.going to do some panel wrapping myself..
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by SirZaLot
if it's that flexible, isn't it easy to crack with clear coat?
its a flexable vinyl. cant crack that. OP can clarify, but Im sure there is no carbon anywhere in it let alone real CF.
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 12:50 PM
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so you have to hot-glue it on the backside in order for it to stay put?
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Jun
so you have to hot-glue it on the backside in order for it to stay put?
Hot glue, staples, spray glue, etc.
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