CARBON WRAP ON HARD TOP?

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CARBON WRAP ON HARD TOP?

Postby 4sfed5 » Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:30 pm

anybody know what the size of the carbon wrap sheets are?

i am seriously thinking about wrapping my hard top but only if it can be done in 1 piece with no joins...

anyone seen it done?
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Re: CARBON WRAP ON HARD TOP?

Postby Regie » Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:26 pm

PM Carbondeamon i think his name is

he is in the carbon wrapping business
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Re: CARBON WRAP ON HARD TOP?

Postby Bizi » Sun Oct 09, 2011 10:03 pm

I think he still has his CF-wrapped NC. What a car.

http://www.carbonfibrevinylwrap.net.au/
and is selling wraps on eBay classified ads too:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/VW-Golf-R-GT ... 0783220164

Since he's a MX5 owner he may know whether a MX5 hardtop wrap is worth doing.

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Re: CARBON WRAP ON HARD TOP?

Postby sanchodotdj » Wed Oct 12, 2011 1:31 pm

i have a friend (aircraft engineer) who does real carbon overlays (not sticker)
if ur interested pm me and ill pass on his details

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Re: CARBON WRAP ON HARD TOP?

Postby Carbon Demon » Thu Oct 13, 2011 10:15 pm

4sfed5 wrote:anybody know what the size of the carbon wrap sheets are?

i am seriously thinking about wrapping my hard top but only if it can be done in 1 piece with no joins...

anyone seen it done?


3M 1080 Carbon Fibre Vinyl Wrap is 1.5m wide. It is the widest on the market.

So....as long as either the length or width dimension of the hardtop is under 1.4m in measurement, wrapping the hardtop in one piece should be possible.

Please remember, you will need at least 5cm of excess on each edge for handling and edge-tucking.

Another idea is to wrap in satin black, matte black or gloss black. In most cases, cheaper vinyls to source but look almost as awesome.

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Re: CARBON WRAP ON HARD TOP?

Postby Carbon Demon » Mon Dec 19, 2011 12:06 am

Matte black wrap on hardtop:

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Re: CARBON WRAP ON HARD TOP?

Postby Silvia » Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:40 pm

....sometimes known as Solar Heating :P
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Re: CARBON WRAP ON HARD TOP?

Postby nbse2 » Sun Jan 01, 2012 8:56 pm

Agreed on the solar effect. One should also be very mindful of stretch marks of the vinyl wrap. :x


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