3m carbon fiber wrap...

[Sleezer1533]

Same here, Im really impressed with how it looks. I just used up 4 square feet of it the other day on the interior trim. It looks amazing and Ill post up pictures when I get some time here.

 

[13bcosmo]

went through the whole thread... didn't see any examples of said luck

yeah it was like 4am when i was looking at that site i just saw the laptop he uses the 3m stuff click on that image. it's sent out clear-coated by the looks of things.
I believe non di-noc for gloss....?
be best to ask that guy. the pre glossed is only good for interior supposedly

 

[mazdaspeed41]

Just wondering if u guys looked into the Clear Laminate in Gloss and Matte that can be overlay-ed on top of Vinyl...

Photos do not accurately depict the detail...808 I will send this to you if you want it....

High gloss clear did not turn out like expected but I have more tricks up my sleeve when time permits.....

 

[jonridinhi]

The smooth finish comes with the 7+ coat but you lose the weave through it. I just tried another peice and sanded it down and now I got a matte black look. No CF weave.

808 let em know if you would like to see these. I do not have an issue mailing them to you since you funded this experiment. I have not used all my ideas yet....

The clear overlay I think would yield the same results....

But with 4 coats and a buff you will have no issues with outdoor use. 2&3 would yeild better resulta then none I would imagine.

 

[808MP5]

The smooth finish comes with the 7+ coat but you lose the weave through it. I just tried another peice and sanded it down and now I got a matte black look. No CF weave.

808 let em know if you would like to see these. I do not have an issue mailing them to you since you funded this experiment. I have not used all my ideas yet....

The clear overlay I think would yield the same results....

But with 4 coats and a buff you will have no issues with outdoor use. 2&3 would yeild better resulta then none I would imagine.

no worries... glad to see someone making an effort to test the clear out for the mazda community

 

[funkytuqe]

Do you need to have a heat gun to apply this stuff or will a hair dryer work just as well?

Go some of this CF wrap at home, i want to try it out this weekend.

 

[Sleezer1533]

Hair dryer works perfectly

 

[funkytuqe]

Here is my contribution:

8" sub box in the P5

P5 console.

 

[Sleezer1533]

Nice job, looks great!!!!!

 

[funkytuqe]

Thanks. I'm pretty impressed how easy this stuff is to work with. I was a virgin at this but it turned out pretty damn good for a first time!

 

[Sleezer1533]

Same here, I just jumped in and covered pretty much all the interior trim with the stuff, without even working with vinyl or anything before

 

[msp03.5]

I jumped on the wagon with this stuff as well. What do you guys think?...Oh and sorry for the phone pics camera is broken...

 

[Sleezer1533]

Nice choices of placement!! I'm curious how this stuff will hold up on exterior surfaces.

 

[Lewis7789]

Whew! I almost had to slap you if you covered your hood and trunk with this stuff. I dont know, man. I still think it's silly to cover parts in fake CF, especially when you've got the real stuff right next to it. But it's your car.

 

[msp03.5]

Nice choices of placement!! I'm curious how this stuff will hold up on exterior surfaces.

thanks!
Me too! I also hope I have it far enough away from the exhaust lol

 

[msp03.5]

Whew! I almost had to slap you if you covered your hood and trunk with this stuff. I dont know, man. I still think it's silly to cover parts in fake CF, especially when you've got the real stuff right next to it. But it's your car.

LOL! Its just for fun. I am sure I will remove it in the future and its in pretty discreet places so not totally obvious Just the emblem but it looks really close the the real stuff in person. I would never do my hood trunk or roof. I have the real stuff for that lol. But this stuff is really cool and when I get my roof cap on I am going to cover the middle part of my wing to see how I like it. I had been thinking of painting it but don't want to do that if I hate it.

 

[altspace]

So I decided to wrap my center console DELL pod with it. With a very light amount of heat this stuff becomes very easy to work with. I then sprayed a couple light coats of clear coat over it to darken it up and give it some shine. Overall I really like the product.

Here's a close up of the vinyl with no clear.

The finished product. Here you can compare between real CF and the vinyl. It's difficult to see in a photo, but the vinyl still retains that CF "effect" when you move around it.

 

[msp03.5]

Looks good altspace!

My buddy decided to wrap his carbon hoods in this stuff. It sounds dumb but here was his dilemma. He went to get a quote on painting them to match the car but the paint guy said it would only last a season because the hoods had cracks and it would come through by next summer. This was going to cost him 800$. Next option is to dish out 1,000$ for a new hood and a new trunk lid but they no longer make his same trunk lid in carbon. so that left this 250$ option. Was kind of a pain but very interesting learning how to do it. here are some before and after pics...

 

[altspace]

Cracks in the clear or in the CF? I know plenty of people that have their CF hoods re-cleared for cheap. But that does look decent.

 

[Sleezer1533]

Altspace, your interior is something out of a dream, amazing!!