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Old 01-19-2019, 03:08 PM
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Just finished wrapping my halo with 3M 1080 CF12 black carbon fiber. It took me two attempts, but I've never wrapped anything before this. I love the new look!!


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Old 01-19-2019, 03:13 PM
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Well played, sir. Well played.
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Old 01-19-2019, 03:17 PM
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Love your car, hoping to upgrade to GS some day.
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Old 01-19-2019, 03:18 PM
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Looks great. I wasn’t sure how it would look with the clear top but that looks cool. Awesome job of doing it yourself.
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Old 01-19-2019, 03:34 PM
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Any tips on what not to do?
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Old 01-19-2019, 03:37 PM
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cool,would look great if you wrapped the windshield post too
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Old 01-19-2019, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by 05 Wreck
Any tips on what not to do?
Where I screwed up the first time was just trying to go too fast. I had a wrinkle, applied too much heat and then messed up the vinyl trying to squeegee it out. The second time I went very slow and used less heat. That's about it.
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Old 01-19-2019, 05:06 PM
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Looks great. Beautiful car.
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Old 01-19-2019, 05:35 PM
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Looks great. Did you remove the halo? Thinking of doing this to mine but with black.
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Old 01-19-2019, 06:07 PM
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I like it!
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Old 01-19-2019, 09:09 PM
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That is great, good job.
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Old 01-20-2019, 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by SixAddict
Looks great. Did you remove the halo? Thinking of doing this to mine but with black.
I left the halo in place. I watched a couple of youtube videos to get the gist of it. This one:
and this one:
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Looks good, makes the car stand out!
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Looks good. Have a blue car too and looking for a transparent top to go with the black halo. Then powder coat my chrome wheels black to finish it off.
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Old 01-20-2019, 11:36 AM
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Looks good!

I like it!
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Nicely done, looks great
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Old 01-20-2019, 09:02 PM
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Very nice indeed, looks great with your clear top! Anybody know whether the 3M Carbon Fiber come in more of a gloss finish??
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Old 01-20-2019, 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by TomdaToolman
Very nice indeed, looks great with your clear top! Anybody know whether the 3M Carbon Fiber come in more of a gloss finish??
I think you may have to get a different brand of vinyl for a more glossy carbon fiber. I ordered the sample pack of 3M colors and that was the only black carbon fiber.
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What size sheet did you order?? I'm looking at doing one of my roofs.

Love the blue GS BTW. We were looking for one and never found what we were looking for.
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