Painted Carbon Fiber
Thread Starter
Registered User
iTrader: (3)
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 1,447
Likes: 0
From: Rapid City, SD Ellsworth AFB
Painted Carbon Fiber
In my sleep last night I dreamt of a red F40 Ferrari. The carbon fiber weaves seen through the paint.
Now I love cf but think too much is tacky but it can do so much in terms of saving weight. So my great idea is cf doors hatch factory style hood all in painted cf.
Anyone have pics of painted cf doors hoods or trunks?
Now I love cf but think too much is tacky but it can do so much in terms of saving weight. So my great idea is cf doors hatch factory style hood all in painted cf.
Anyone have pics of painted cf doors hoods or trunks?
In my sleep last night I dreamt of a red F40 Ferrari. The carbon fiber weaves seen through the paint.
Now I love cf but think too much is tacky but it can do so much in terms of saving weight. So my great idea is cf doors hatch factory style hood all in painted cf.
Anyone have pics of painted cf doors hoods or trunks?
Now I love cf but think too much is tacky but it can do so much in terms of saving weight. So my great idea is cf doors hatch factory style hood all in painted cf.
Anyone have pics of painted cf doors hoods or trunks?
Trending Topics
The F40 used alot of carbon and kevlar - real stuff, not overlays like the $400 hoods come in
Carbon fiber isn't 'colored' ....that's made in god-knows-where junk
An experienced, higher end shop would be the place to visit do this for you, but it's not an easy process to achieve a uniform look on. Chestons works well because he did the fade. If you try to make it unform on your typical wet carbon piece, where a resin is used as an outer 'shell' I don't think it would come out properly. I'd imagine it's easier to achieve on a dry carbon piece which comes at a substantially higher price tag. Best bet is talking to an experienced shop used to doing more custom oriented projects
Last edited by Z1 Performance; Aug 9, 2009 at 08:22 AM.
nope
the paint was applied directly to the weave, sans primer. If you've ever seen those gauges that good detailers use to measure paint thickness, using it on an F40 shows you how insanely thin the paint is. It's tough to see in pics (I have some I took a couple years ago at a buddies shop, gotta look on my hd and see if I have them here at home) but it's pretty striking in person. You have to be right up on the car to notice though
the paint was applied directly to the weave, sans primer. If you've ever seen those gauges that good detailers use to measure paint thickness, using it on an F40 shows you how insanely thin the paint is. It's tough to see in pics (I have some I took a couple years ago at a buddies shop, gotta look on my hd and see if I have them here at home) but it's pretty striking in person. You have to be right up on the car to notice though
Last edited by Z1 Performance; Aug 9, 2009 at 08:22 AM.
NoWin, you are correct about being able to see the weave pattern through the paint on Ferrarris. The F50 paint job achieves this effect. The F40 may be the same way, I forget. I've sat in both and driven the F50, so I've seen them close up. How they achieve the weave pattern through the paint is because it is thin like Z1 stated. I might just snap pics next time I'm at the museum.
But don't take my word for it! Anyone can see these cars plus other exotics and muscle cars if you are in So Cal. Check out Marconi Automotive Museum in Tustin, CA (the museum/self-guided tours). $5 donation gets you in to see the cars and the proceeds go to children's charities.
But don't take my word for it! Anyone can see these cars plus other exotics and muscle cars if you are in So Cal. Check out Marconi Automotive Museum in Tustin, CA (the museum/self-guided tours). $5 donation gets you in to see the cars and the proceeds go to children's charities.
Last edited by Sponge; Aug 9, 2009 at 01:56 PM.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Gruppe-S
Body Interior
13
May 16, 2016 10:42 PM
