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Has Anybody Had A Go At Carbon Skinning


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#31 Mini 360

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Posted 18 January 2014 - 01:11 PM

Good to see people recommending actual carbon.  Fake carbon =   :X

 

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Loving the skinned fuel tank.  Bet that cost a fortune to get done!!!


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#32 clivemk1mini

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Posted 18 January 2014 - 03:04 PM

Not as much as you would think.also had my centre binnacle done and a few other parts

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#33 Alex_B

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Posted 18 January 2014 - 04:08 PM

Well this certainly has got my attention! I am looking into getting into fiberglass and carbon fibre, make some bits for the mini and the bmw plus possibly make some money, deffo gunna get myself some materials and get cracking! 



#34 Mr Joshua

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Posted 18 January 2014 - 05:02 PM

Get a glass table easiest to scrape the resin off of.

#35 creakyjaws5533

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Posted 18 January 2014 - 05:16 PM

We used old car windows at work for laying up on, that stuff looks awesome.

#36 clivemk1mini

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Posted 18 January 2014 - 06:12 PM

I do have other carbon parts like arches valence mirriors and a carbon Kevlar front but they were so exspensive. This is the cheaper option and all of it was one off parts that arnt necessarily in production in pure carbon. I have got a build thread on here feel fee to check it out

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#37 robminibcy

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Posted 18 January 2014 - 06:38 PM

Not Carbon but I have used a brushed steel effect on the centre console of my mk4 golf.

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Posted 19 January 2014 - 09:05 AM

Hydro Dipped Italian Job spotlight bar.

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#39 Jase

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Posted 19 January 2014 - 06:53 PM

This looks really good.






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