DIY carbon parts for the interior.

[Ortega_9]

Well, I had bought a few carbon parts, but they never fitted right, and the quality sucked..
So wanted to give it a go with making my own parts.

I wanted to make a mould and make completely new parts, but that seemend like ALOT more work for just making my own pieces, so decided to give it a go with the carbon skinning process.

I did the inside doorhandle trim, the top of the speedo, the gauge pod tops and the steering wheel inserts.

It was abit of a laybor intensive job, but i´m pretty pleased the way the turned out.

Here are the door handle inserts from start to finish...

[Ortega_9]

And i also did my FRP front splitter. THAT sucked. It always had a bad fitment, so had to fit it properly first with fibreglass and then skin it... but happy with the result.

Edited November 28, 2017 by Ortega_9

[Ortega_9]

And the gauge pod tops, and steeringwheel insert.

[Ortega_9]

And ALL done. With new Defi gauges

[Davectr]

They look pretty good, well done 

[Ortega_9]

Thanks.

was alot of work, but worth it.

[valy]

looks like a good job  well done  

[P15UL T]

Looking good.  I’ve got the skinning stuff to do the exact same parts.  Just no time at the moment :/ 

[Ortega_9]

Ty.

and p15ul t, it is ALL about the time.... 

[Lumby101]

Looks good pal, i like it!

[P15UL T]

17 minutes ago, Ortega_9 said:

Ty.

and p15ul t, it is ALL about the time.... 

Yeah I’ve tried a few moulds but they just don’t come out perfect.  The vacuum bagging worked a little better.  Just need to set aside a few days to do it properly

[Ortega_9]

56 minutes ago, P15UL T said:

Yeah I’ve tried a few moulds but they just don’t come out perfect.  The vacuum bagging worked a little better.  Just need to set aside a few days to do it properly

Haven't done much Carbon, mostly fibreglass. But this skinning thing is great for ugly plastic parts. WAY better then the old rattlecan paintjob.

[scobie140]

The end results look cracking

[Keyser]

Nice work, a lot of labour but the results make it worth while looks great

 

 

[MDMetal]

looks awesome, this is my plan going forward as well! Did you get the sheets from the carbon mods/easy composites place? Which weave and weight did you go for?

 

I fancy doing mine then when it's super glossy and nice spraying it with a satin finish, that should mean it's easily re-finishable and gives it a slightly swanky look.

[Ortega_9]

4 hours ago, MDMetal said:

looks awesome, this is my plan going forward as well! Did you get the sheets from the carbon mods/easy composites place? Which weave and weight did you go for?

 

I fancy doing mine then when it's super glossy and nice spraying it with a satin finish, that should mean it's easily re-finishable and gives it a slightly swanky look.

Thanks.

its ALL from easy composites. They have a complete skinning kit. That is enough for some, but you need more fabric and resins for the bigger stuff.

 

 

Edited November 29, 2017 by Ortega_9

[MDMetal]

2 minutes ago, Ortega_9 said:

Thanks.

its ALL from easy composites. They have i complete skinning kit. That is enough for some, but you need more fabric and resins for the bigger stuff.

 

 

Nifty, the splitter was with 1 single sheet no join?

[Ortega_9]

26 minutes ago, MDMetal said:

Nifty, the splitter was with 1 single sheet no join?

I planned on doing it in one piece, but i ended up joining two pieces. You Can see it a little bit on one of the pictures. 

[MDMetal]

Just now, Ortega_9 said:

I planned on doing it in one piece, but i ended up joining two pieces. You Can see it a little bit on one of the pictures. 

Still looks awesome, I did wonder how you did the little cubby hole in the door handles, looks like you just cut the sheet as best you could and polished the inside? That's the bit the scares me!

[Ortega_9]

1 minute ago, MDMetal said:

Still looks awesome, I did wonder how you did the little cubby hole in the door handles, looks like you just cut the sheet as best you could and polished the inside? That's the bit the scares me!

Thanks.... i did indeed cut the Carbon, but first after the first 4 layers of clear.

 

and then i masked the Carbon of, and painted the cubbyhole (and Window button holes) with Black resin and then coated everything with a final layer of clear resin.

[W8BGS]

That looks great, really good work! 

[Paul K]

nice job......very glossy!!!

[Ortega_9]

Thank you. It does take ALOT of wetsanding and polishing to get there...

[Foo56]

I'm really not a fan of carbon fibre as I think it's over-used and tacky... But this looks really good, subtle and well made - hats off!

[Darkside]

I think you have done a fantastic job! I was going to try skinning my centre console and cubby along with the door switch plates but ended up covering in suede. But I want to skin my new front splitter so I have to get the courage to attempt such a large item on my first try! 

Again, well done, I like it alot.