Brack c

Several people have ask about all the carbon fiber look hydrographing trim work ive done with my car . It started out after i put a fresh shiny white paint job on " Casper " with me just wanting to do my window trim , then it was my air cleaner , then....... well this is what happened next

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76CSRvette

Is it a diy or did you send it out. It looks sweet

Brack c

A friend of mine does it as a side business . Its a pretty neat process , look it up on YouTube . Hes done all kinds of car and bike stuff . Trim , bumpers , grills , intakes ,wheels , etc.

Hes got the last big batch for me right now . My seat buckets, rear package tray trim , gas cap , and a handful of interior pieces.

MIKE80

Very cool! Good you had your Buddy do it or it would have cost $$$. I've seen the process... wonder about a DYI setup to do your own stuff?

Brack c

LoL.. just because he was a buddy didn't mean nothing ...it still cost me a pretty penny . Several actually ... Just meant that I didn't have to hunt for a shop to do it .

7T1vette

Help us get a 'feel' for the costs involved. About how much to do the side vents on the car? Dash cluster?

Parts look good. Post some 'after' photos of the car when you get done.

Not sure I'd want ALL the trim parts done the same way; but they will look good and will get attention at car shows.

P.S. If that is a 'vinyl' product, you will need to keep a coating of Nu-Vinyl or Meguiar's protectant for plastics on all those coated parts. That will keep the UV rays from damaging them. If you don't, they will turn to "crispy critters" in the sun.

Brack c

Small side vents 20-25$ , window trim was 100$ , varies on the size and how much prep work is involved ..it's not vinyl , it's a 2 stage painting process . A base color is painted on and then the next ( whichever pattern you choose , in my case Carbon Fiber ) is applied during the dipping process .

Richard454

WOW- that turned out great. I dabbled using the drawer liner technique and then clearing it for some parts underneath the car-

Yours has a much more realistic look vs the drawer liner!!






I also tried "covering" or skinning w/ carbon fiber- a lot of work...a lot more expensive- and wouldn't work on complex shapes.

Brack c

Sweet looking under carriage ...need mine looking like that

qwank

We had a c7 come though the shop last week with this done to some interior pieces but they used real carbon fiber. It was unbelievable how great it looked.

The Punisher

I like the rocker panel trim

Brack c

That and the window trim / molding is what got me started ...a couple of the first pieces done

Brandons72vette

Looks nice, what does something like this cost?

Brack c

Thanks ...since its painting it all depends on its size and if its a simple flat piece of one with lots of bends , etc . small side vents were 20$.... im picking up my last order on friday then i can finally get it all together .

Tommy82

I did some of this also ...........

Brack c

Looks Super , I kind of went over board with mine . But it was like a tattoo once i did one piece , i wanted another piece done , lol ......Love the color on your engine . ....Looks about the color of my 70 chevelle , it was GM 341 ( Autumn Maple Firemist ) super color