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WIN!

 

Off goes the vinyl stickers to the Failbox! :D

 

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Be careful when using superglue for the tricky bits. Superglue is great to make sure the fabric stays on the surface, especially on concave parts. But some brands actually partially melt the "CF" overlay, resulting in wrinkled finish on the affected areas.

Some other brands work OK. Not sure how to choose which one that works and that doesn't. Trial and error I suppose.

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WIN!

 

Off goes the vinyl stickers to the Failbox! :D

 

P.S.

Be careful when using superglue for the tricky bits. Superglue is great to make sure the fabric stays on the surface, especially on concave parts. But some brands actually partially melt the "CF" overlay, resulting in wrinkled finish on the affected areas.

Some other brands work OK. Not sure how to choose which one that works and that doesn't. Trial and error I suppose.

 

Did you remove the rubery surface first?? ;)

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Looks really good mate, so it's self adhesive but needs help on tighter curves?

 

Nice job round the ignition, that's a seperate piece I take it?

 

All in all a superb job, looks classy and more oem as opposed to the glossy vinyl stick on kits.

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Looks really good mate, so it's self adhesive but needs help on tighter curves?

 

Nice job round the ignition, that's a seperate piece I take it?

 

All in all a superb job, looks classy and more oem as opposed to the glossy vinyl stick on kits.

 

its not self adhesive... you need the superglue to help around the tight areas

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its not self adhesive... you need the superglue to help around the tight areas

 

Oh right, I thought it was self adhesive. Has it got a smooth vinyl backing then?

So you need to glue the entire piece on, contact adhesive usually works well especially on tighter curves.

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Did you remove the rubery surface first?? ;)

 

I am ashamed to admit, but I am sometimes too lazy for a Supra :p

 

Just scuffed the surface lightly to make sure there's no leftover glue lumps from the stick-on vinyl the previous owner put on.

 

It's not self adhesive. It's a fabric. I could've made a pair of bras out of it but my wife didn't think it's a good idea.

Basically, you spray 3M spraycan glue on the flat surface and use rubber roller to flatten it. Once it grips on a good flat surface then comes the time to contour it to the tricky concave surfaces. Superglue would help alot here, as the 3M had difficulty in gripping the fabric when it's stretched. On the other hand, convex surfaces would be much easier.

 

Overall I used about 1yd or even less. But I still have the centre console and the powerwindow panel on the driver's door to do (bugger if I know how to remove this one).

 

Got a praise from a Japanese Nismo mechanic yesterday. It means a lot :sly:

 

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Yes the area around keyhole is a separate piece. Just wrap the main sheet around it and cut a circular hole around the perimeter using a good hobby knife. Then cut a (approx) 14-16 cm circular piece and use it to wrap around the keyhole mound, starting with the longest side. You'll want to make some sort of conical shape. Once it grips on a section, it's a matter of slowly working your way around the mound. Some cutting and loud swearing may be necessary.

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This looks good. Stuff I am working with is full on high gloss resin finished carbon fibre, tricky to work with by results are amazing.

 

Show us a bloody pic then !!:D

 

Cheers fo the other info Marmoot, appreciated ;)

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You know this stuff used to be available in any motor mania store about 10 years ago. In all kind of colours aswell as carbon fibre effect...probably still available in max power

 

Have you not been reading this tread at all this is not the same c**p that MaxPower use this is REAL CF on fabric and not the CF effect that you could/would buy 10 years ago!:tongue:

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well, i now have 2 yards of the fabric, so, watch this space!

 

So what sort of fabric is this stuff is it genuine carbon or a carbon effect on fabric guys.

Any pix of any of this done yet:)

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