just finished my cf gas tank cover. :) pics!!!
04-08-09, 10:49 PM
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04-09-09, 12:52 AM
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thanks for all the compliments. its really nice when people appreciate your hard work.
btw if anyone is interested i can give you tips on how to do it. one thing im gonna say though is that 99% of the DIY's on the internet are pretty accurate. however a lot of people have a hard time of making it come out with a mirror like coat without using clear coat. also it is very hard to work with cf. you need to prep it carefully if not you wont see that something is wrong until you're all done and with cf once you're done theres no redoing it...
btw if anyone is interested i can give you tips on how to do it. one thing im gonna say though is that 99% of the DIY's on the internet are pretty accurate. however a lot of people have a hard time of making it come out with a mirror like coat without using clear coat. also it is very hard to work with cf. you need to prep it carefully if not you wont see that something is wrong until you're all done and with cf once you're done theres no redoing it...
05-05-09, 01:49 PM
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No bashing - but hopefully constructive criticism =)
It looks as though your edging on the CF looks a bit jagged ... what did you use to cut it? because it seriously looks a bit hacked and rough
also your second last picture looks like there are a couple of folds in the CF... perhaps pressing them out next time?
Personally the CF on the gas tank door is kind of a bit tacky, maybe do it for the trim on the interior! =) post up some pics of it!
It looks as though your edging on the CF looks a bit jagged ... what did you use to cut it? because it seriously looks a bit hacked and rough
also your second last picture looks like there are a couple of folds in the CF... perhaps pressing them out next time?
Personally the CF on the gas tank door is kind of a bit tacky, maybe do it for the trim on the interior! =) post up some pics of it!
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05-05-09, 02:44 PM
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looks good man keep it up, i dont think it looks tacky at all i think it all depends on what look youre going with on the car. better than the sticker stuff, i wanna see those wood panels covered in cf. 
05-05-09, 04:25 PM
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The point of CF is to save weight.
You don't use it as a covering, but a light weight substitute.
I don't get it.
You either have CF or you don't.
Are we installing an Inter Fooler next?
You don't use it as a covering, but a light weight substitute.
I don't get it.
You either have CF or you don't.
Are we installing an Inter Fooler next?
05-05-09, 04:41 PM
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05-05-09, 05:07 PM
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That = rice
......and we weep.
Please God. Keep it at Honda's.......
Dont spill over.
Pretty please?
If you wanna be a "Poser".....be our guest.
Knock yourselves out. But leave the rest of us out of it.
......and we weep.
Please God. Keep it at Honda's.......
Dont spill over.
Pretty please?
If you wanna be a "Poser".....be our guest.
Knock yourselves out. But leave the rest of us out of it.
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05-05-09, 06:13 PM
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ppl should stop baggin on his hobby... thats what he like then let him do... its true purpose of cf is to make things lighter, but its just a gas cap... what u add .080347 ounces instead of losing .019045 onces... that dont make much difference... im kinda interested on wat materials u used to make it... im planning on doing that to my wood trim just not sure how to do it and what i need