CF look on a 40th

nismo 1234 · 09-13-2010, 01:26 AM

a buddy and i were gonna help a friend wrap his roof in CF... but i end up wrapping my 370z first haha..

heres the pics, i think it looks pretty good. i was debating on if i should do it or not cuz our colors are so unique i dont really want to cover it. but it turned out great

brakedrift12 · 09-13-2010, 01:51 AM

looks nice

Trips · 09-13-2010, 02:02 AM

Looks really good congrats.

NYBladeZ · 09-13-2010, 10:52 AM

I'm not a fan of the faux wrap but if you are going to do it, clearcoat it.

metz · 09-13-2010, 01:59 PM

I dont think you can clearcoat that stuff. Ive found that anything on it changes the way the light reflects off of it and it just turns out looking black.

nismo 1234 · 09-13-2010, 03:51 PM

thanks for the comments

and for the clear coating, i dont think i will be doing that.
i've seen number of cars that did small portions and the whole car without clear coating it. i hope i will be okay haha

SophiaZ · 09-13-2010, 06:57 PM

Looks good...only I wouldn't have done the gas door...reminds me of an Eclipse haha...but, the rest of the wrap is great!

NYBladeZ · 09-13-2010, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metz

I dont think you can clearcoat that stuff. Ive found that anything on it changes the way the light reflects off of it and it just turns out looking black.

Really? When it's real CF there is a 3D effect, I didn't know on an overlay if you put clearcoat you don't get that same effect.

I think clearcoating it would make it look more like a panel and less like a sticker.

nismo 1234 · 09-13-2010, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SophiaZ

Looks good...only I wouldn't have done the gas door...reminds me of an Eclipse haha...but, the rest of the wrap is great!

i didnt want to do my gas door... but i screwed up the first time and didnt want to waste a big piece of vinyl...
so i vinyl a lot of car's gas doors hahaha

vividracing · 09-13-2010, 10:10 PM

looking good!

fxroar · 09-16-2010, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nismo 1234

a buddy and i were gonna help a friend wrap his roof in CF... but i end up wrapping my 370z first haha..

heres the pics, i think it looks pretty good. i was debating on if i should do it or not cuz our colors are so unique i dont really want to cover it. but it turned out great

Not a fan of the gas door either, but +1 for the roof.

Now do your fangs and rear diffuser so we know if it'd look good or not.

metz · 09-16-2010, 05:30 PM

NYbladeZ, I work with carbon so I got some of this vinyl and tried resining over it to see what happened. It lost all definition and turned just black. I peeled it apart to see if there was any chance the epoxy "ate" it but it was still fine. I did the same thing with some rattle can clear. Once you got enough on it to get coverage it was black, no more weave look visible

LMBmikeZ · 09-17-2010, 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fxroar

Not a fan of the gas door either, but +1 for the roof.

Now do your fangs and rear diffuser so we know if it'd look good or not.

but also do your hood if you can for those wondering........

SoCal 370Z · 09-17-2010, 11:19 AM

Like the matt finish roof look, but not a big fan of faux anything.

nismo 1234 · 09-26-2010, 07:36 PM

im waiting for my friend to vinyl wrap someone's car so i can take some left over for the fangs and rear diffuser! lol. as for the hood... im not sure.
i really want a dry CF hood, but its really expensive. i might buy a wet cf hood and vinyl it...

09-13-2010, 02:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
Trips Administrator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Disneyland, Ca Posts: 8,730 Drives: 🔰 Rep Power: 10	Looks really good congrats. __________________

09-13-2010, 10:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
NYBladeZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New York Posts: 2,158 Drives: Lotus Exige S Rep Power: 20	I'm not a fan of the faux wrap but if you are going to do it, clearcoat it. __________________ 2009 Carbon Fiber/Red 370z aka Trish: Sports Package, Meisterschaft full catback, Fast Intentions Longtube Headers, Injen Long Tube Intakes, UpRev Tune: Sold 2008 Lotus Exige S Club Racer aka Bella, always leaves me smiling

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09-17-2010, 11:19 AM	#14 (permalink)
SoCal 370Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: US of A Posts: 2,842 Drives: Answers Rep Power: 33	Like the matt finish roof look, but not a big fan of faux anything. __________________ ( Click to show/hide ) Why I NEVER say NO to the Panda Lou Fusz!!!

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brakedrift12 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: virginia Posts: 266 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z 4G M6 Rep Power: 15	looks nice

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nismo 1234 Track Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Canada BC Posts: 501 Drives: 10 370z M6 40th Rep Power: 16	thanks for the comments and for the clear coating, i dont think i will be doing that. i've seen number of cars that did small portions and the whole car without clear coating it. i hope i will be okay haha

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SophiaZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: South Jersey Posts: 1,463 Drives: 2020 50th anniv 7AT Rep Power: 6732	Looks good...only I wouldn't have done the gas door...reminds me of an Eclipse haha...but, the rest of the wrap is great!

09-16-2010, 05:30 PM	#12 (permalink)
metz Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 347 Drives: 05 Roush, 2010 40th Rep Power: 15	NYbladeZ, I work with carbon so I got some of this vinyl and tried resining over it to see what happened. It lost all definition and turned just black. I peeled it apart to see if there was any chance the epoxy "ate" it but it was still fine. I did the same thing with some rattle can clear. Once you got enough on it to get coverage it was black, no more weave look visible

09-26-2010, 07:36 PM	#15 (permalink)
nismo 1234 Track Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Canada BC Posts: 501 Drives: 10 370z M6 40th Rep Power: 16	im waiting for my friend to vinyl wrap someone's car so i can take some left over for the fangs and rear diffuser! lol. as for the hood... im not sure. i really want a dry CF hood, but its really expensive. i might buy a wet cf hood and vinyl it...