I see a bunch of people selling “overlay” kits that are nothing more than some carbon that is flexible and has a stick backing.
What kind of resin are they using and what kind of lay up do you speculate they are doing.
My flat panels are flexible but not like some of the stuff Ive seen advertised.
Any links to the material like on EBay?:rolleyes:
My guess is it’s fake carbon fiber vinyl.
I can answer this for you, they take a 5 yard by 60 inch piece of fabric and lay it on a waxed piece of glass. Then they put a clear urethane self leveling coating on it. Pop that off the glass put the 3m tape on the back and then use a laser cutter to cut to shape, when the laser cuts it, it bevels the edge or rolls the edge
any links to this coating?
I have bike guys kicking my ass trying to get it. covering mirrors and stuff…seeing as its impossible to remove the mirror glass and we all know how well this stuff sticks to plastic for overlays.
If I could figure it out Id like to try.
I can’t imagine the stuff ever CONFORMING as nice as you could laminate/overlay and respray with clear. I think the end result of the self stick stuff on a bike mirror would end up as an eyesore.
Mask the glass…sand with 320#…laminate and saturate…you know the drill. It will look great and your customers will be dazzled.
…V’
my friend bought some of this for heel guards on a quad,it worked well for that but it would never shape to a mirror.some gentle curves no problem.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Real-Carbon-Fibre-sheet-27x-3-5-inches-3M-Backed_W0QQitemZ190015239860QQihZ009QQcategoryZ28162QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Ever actually try to keep this crap on plastic?
It dont stick, you know it, I know it and I wont waste the time on something that 3 months down the road is going to bubble and peel off.
I figured I could give this stuff a shot and see how it went. I dont want to pay 70 bucks for 18 inches square however. Besides, if I did that, I still wouldnt have the answer to how they do it.
Hybridraces…Are you saying the Composite and resin won’t hold to the part ? I may have read that wrong. But IF thats what you meant…sure it will hold…but rather to a prooperly primed and sanded part before you laminate it. Particularly a part such as a convex mirror. You’d actually play hell attempting to remove the stuff…if you dared.
But adhesing to bare slick plastics…no, it won’t…not worth a darn even if 36 grit sanded sometimes.
…V’
Im gonna disagree…abs plastic and composites arent the best of friends.
I dont use epoxy, its not worth the price increase to me yet.
I guess its going to stay a giant secret what they use in something ultra flexible…
I understand your choice.Epoxy opens up a few doors for this project ,however…due to its exellent adhesive properties. Something PER only does to plastics via stiction.
Best of luck in your search …V’