Stuff i've been making...

Aga

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my mate stefanos had the parts he and i made for his car painted and installed:

toyota oem-type side spoilers and rear spats, and front live sports spoiler, in carbon.



we'll be making next a tom's rear roof spoiler with the center section in carbon, and either a carbon bonnet vent or a whole Gi bonnet in carbon.
 

thefalls

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I suddenly feel like visiting Greece with a big big suit case which can fit all these!!!
Hahaha!
You are very good with all these stuff...
I wish you good luck for the future,indeed a very bright future awaits you if ever you decide to take the plunge and do this full time...
You,my friend,are very talented!
Keep it up!
 

Blak_Mamber

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Looking awesome mate. Some tasty parts that look vert well made.

Any chance of uploading bigger pics, as the pics already uploaded only expand to about an inch :p
 

Aga

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thanks for the comments! errmmm something must be wrong with my links, anyhow, here's new ones.

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Joe_GlanzaForged

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So are you a laminator mate? Been laminating for just over a year now building international and Olympic high performance racing boats! Looked hard at first but as long as you cut the glass right, roll it up well, lay it up straight and with no bubbles, its easy!! Can't wait to get my car, gunna take a mould of the body kit and make a carbon one. Loads of carbon bits and bobs too. I get the epoxy resin and gel coats and glass cheap haha ;) top quality shit too as the company is one of the best in the world :eek: Keep up ya good laminating matey :rockon:
 

Joe_GlanzaForged

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yeah i know that brand... for the hobbyist who just wants to cover some stuff , like you do, it's ok. before you try stuff on anything "serious", try using it on some junk.

always do what the instructions say, and be warned..you are gonna sand your ass off in order to get it perfect. this process is called an "overlay" and its a pain in the ass...it takes days to do a part. after you lay the carbon down and put your first resin, you ll have to let it dry for a day, sand it down a little (so you wont mess the fibers) and apply resin again. same thing, 5-6 times (days), until you have enough thickness to sand it totally flat, without touching the fibers. after that you clearcoat it with a spray can. good luck.

mate why sand it? You should invest in something called peal-ply, all you do is after 1st layers carbon, put the peel ply on (just like laying up glass, make sure no bubbles etc) then after the resin is off like the next day, peal it off! leaves a nice keyed off surface therefore no sanding, looks like a much tidier key too, and obviously it saves the hassle of sanding through the 1st layers! And instead of the 'waxy like' surface on Your glass, it will be on top of the peal ply. Should use higher gram glass too on the layers inbetween that u wont see so it will thicken it quicker therefore shortening the process. Just a suggestion, dunno if it will help! lads at my place been laminating for over 25 years so, maybe they are right :beer:
 

Aga

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peel ply is used for creating a rough surface for adhesion ,for example to stick two parts of the hood together. its not meant for overlays...

basically i think you are confusing peel ply with perforated nylon , which is used for separating the laminate from the breather fabric.
 

Joe_GlanzaForged

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peel ply is used for creating a rough surface for adhesion ,for example to stick two parts of the hood together. its not meant for overlays...

basically i think you are confusing peel ply with perforated nylon , which is used for separating the laminate from the breather fabric.

like i said, just a suggestion. Only been doin it a year lmao :)
 

Joe_GlanzaForged

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get some right dicks on here like. u probs dont know fuck all about laminating and u try to act a smart arse. Fuck u ya little prick gunna delete my account cuz of u! dickkkkk.
 

durmz

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Shutup u jumped up little mug, like I care. And u was being a smug prick so get over ureself, and no i don't know shit about laminating, that's got nothing to do with it
 

Jayd.m

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alright aga i was woundering if you can help me? im looking at buying a c/f bonnet bt it has be quite badly scraped & marked(obv some1 gave it a good keying) no breaks or anything. my question is can i sand it down and relaqure it or is there any tips you could give me on getting it back 2 a nice finish? thanks
 

Aga

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you can treat it as a normal bonnet, sand it down but be careful not to go as far as the weave, give it a final sanding with 1200 grit (wet) and then clear coat it. As long as there are no actual cracks on the surface, or bare weave, it will look like new.
 
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