[FocusGuy7476]

I'm wanting to know how hard it would be to cover some items in carbon fiber, I'm looking at doing my sub box and new amp rack that I'm building.

how much work would it be, its going to be smooth to when I'm all finished then clear coated a bunch of times to protect, its clearly for looks.

also where would be a good place to find some.

[hardk0re]

I've worked with it, and it can have good AND bad results. Problem is allot of times conforming to the item you want it on. Allot of times the weave gets distorted durring this process.

I got my cloth from ebay, and resin..i'll try and dig up the sellers names.

[konafocuswrc]

best way is to use vacuum system..

[imack]

If you haven't built the sub box yet, then kona is right your best bet is a vacuum system. Apply the CF to the MDF (or whatever your using for the sub box), put some waxed mylar on top of that and then slide the whole mess in the vacuum bag. The mylar will give you a very smooth finish. If you use enough resin, you could probably even polish it afterwards.

If you've made the box already, then the vacuum bag is not an option, as the box will be tough to fit in the vacuum bag and would be crushed by the vacuum. In this case, I would suggest sandwiching the CF between the box and another piece of MDF, then putting weight (as much as you can find) on it. Again, I would suggest mylar for a smooth finish.

Here's some sites for vacuum bagging material and info:

http://www.acp-composites.com/
http://www.cstsales.com/

Ivan MacKenzie.

[hardk0re]

My method to skin is actually real simple, 3m spray, glue the stuff on there. Let it tack on then clear epoxy resin the CF with a nice light coat. Lightly sand and repeat this process 3 times or until your happy with it. Then sand it again and clear coat. The epoxy resin takes 24hours to dry between coats but the results are good.

Decent results:
http://www.hardkorekustomz.com/Images/cool..._version202.jpg
http://www.hardkorekustomz.com/Images/ashtray.jpg

[FocusGuy7476]

the sub box is already built, just the amp rack is being finished off.

I am going to go and talk to my audio installer and see what he thinks of the idea, i know its going to cost a little bit of cash but i think it would be worth it for the wow factor.

[Flofocus]

FocusGuy7476,Jul 3 2007, 01:32 AM Wrote:the sub box is already built, just the amp rack is being finished off.

I am going to go and talk to my audio installer and see what he thinks of the idea, i know its going to cost a little bit of cash but i think it would be worth it for the wow factor.
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Your looking at 150-$200 in material alone. ;)

[FocusGuy7476]

hmmm, I think I'll just leave it until I have some spare cash or win the lottery. It already gives a wow factor when people see it, and I like the results that Hardkore has gotten.

[silvermist]

go to a custom ricer place around and look for folia tec stuff they have a three part carbon fiber stuff that come out real. they only make the original and what they call titanium wieve which is a silver carbon fiber.

the system requires a can of the glue and then a 2 foot x 2 foot sheet of the carbon fiber is layed over the glue and smoothed out, then when it is dry you spray the epoxy resin or clear over the finished object a couple times and it is done.