Reddit reviews 3M 1080 CF12 / CFS12 Black Carbon Fiber 60"x12" Vinyl Flex Wrap

It's actually a self adhesive vinyl, I assume it's quite replaceable with a bit of goo gone if needed. Here's the exact product I ordered

Wow, I've never seen those.

It'd be super simple to get that same look with some carbon look viny.

Well, there's always plan B.

http://www.amazon.com/3M-Scotchprint-Carbon-Fiber-Vinyl/dp/B0058DIDTY

So something like this? https://www.amazon.com/3M-CF12-BLACK-CARBON-FIBER/dp/B0058DIDTY

I'm just worried it may interfere with heat dissipation.

Lesse. The instinct will be to paint over. Spray paint can compromise the shell integrity and foam of a helmet. If you go over em, make sure you get paint that's safe for a helmet.

You might try vinyl decal stickers. I did my helmet with pinstripe tape, which is very similar in terms of construction. Try something like so - just cut a big stripe and run it up the middle of the helmet.

If it's peel and stick its definitely not carbon fiber. It'll be some sort of weaved plastic with an adhesive backing similar to duct tape. 3m makes something like this, alot of people will wrap interior trim pieces in their cars with this because the weave makes it look like carbon fiber. Personally, i think it looks alright, but i also have fairly extensive carbon fiber experience, so my view is probably skewed from the norm.

No matter if you do the peel and stick or do carbon fiber you're gonna have some issues not getting wrinkles and air bubbles due to the shape. My suggestion would be cut out a front piece, a back piece, and a strip that runs along the edge. This will make everything much smoother, but there will be a seam.

If you want real carbon fiber....fair warning it will not come out looking as good as you hope. To get that deep clear coat looking surface that carbon is layed up against a polished steel mold of that surface so that the resin is perfectly smooth and clear. Without a mold like that it'll never looks as good.

What you could try is wrapping the bass in carbon and pouring the resin over it. Then polish and add clear coats until it looks good. If you're going to do this make sure you practice a few times first, once that resin sets you're never getting the carbon off.

Tl:dr - If you don't like the color of your bass my suggestion is to sand it down and repaint it.

Edit: here's the 3M stuff http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0058DIDTY/ref=pd_aw_sim_263_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=41cKvFFtiKL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL100_SR100%2C100_&refRID=1E55DSZAWGXQZYB7AJAK

Not OP, but it looks like this stuff: 3M Scotchprint 1080 Carbon Fiber Vinyl Flex Wrap

3m stuff is the best and it comes in all sorts of colors and patterns (carbon fiber or wood). Installing it yourself isn't too bad. You can watch a video on youtube for it.
example of product:
https://www.amazon.com/3M-CF12-BLACK-CARBON-FIBER/dp/B0058DIDTY

RR racing has a chip that came out last summer that adds like 15 horsepower (so they claim) that costs $350. Also, I love my K&N cold air intake on my 350, it's a throaty growl when you step on it and it supposedly added 12 horses. The intake system also improved mpg +2 on the highway. I also replaced all interior lights with LED's myself with a kit I found on eBay, very nice bright white light, it replaces side door lights and trunk lights too. Ummm I replaced my gear shift knob with a Lexus certified F Sport shifter and I also carbon fiber vinyl wrapped the door trim on my F-Sport. Also went with 15% tint. The only two things I want to do on mine is to powder coat my brake calipers F Sport blue and add a full catback exhaust.


Links:

Lexus F-Sport PTR51-53080 Shift Knob https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CBR5D16/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_ECDfzbMZH3GD4

3M 1080 CF12 BLACK CARBON FIBER 60"x12" Vinyl Flex Wrap https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0058DIDTY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_bDDfzbP2R0MC3

LEDpartsNow Lexus IS250 IS350 ISF 2006-2013 Xenon White Premium LED Interior Lights Package Kit (10 Pieces) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HRMSXWQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_xDDfzb3B2AYG1

K&N 69-8701TP Typhoon; Short Ram; Polished https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NKCM3A/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_.DDfzb9NA8CTV




https://www.rr-racing.com/v/mobile/product.asp?productid=is350tne01




http://www.modinjapan.com/pts-joe-z/pts-isx-full.html

Just saw this stuff recently at an autozone, maybe it'll help for future guns. Love your work! http://www.amazon.com/3M-Scotchprint-Carbon-Fiber-Vinyl/dp/B0058DIDTY

well then everyone else is SCREWED. mwahahaha


and I can wrap my tires and headers with this stuff right?

Here

I know this isn't everyone's bag, but I bought a sheet of 3M carbin fiber vinyl wrap 60"X 12" for under 25 bucks and made my own.

Its extremely easy to do really. Precut your size, score your camera edge and the edge of the frame with your nail or a plastic score tool and gently cut there with a fresh xacto.

Fits perfectly, exact same material that you're getting from any skin distributer and there's a plethora of patterns and colors. Yes I said plethora!

3M 1080 CF12 / CFS12 Black Carbon Fiber 60"x12" Vinyl Flex Wrap https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0058DIDTY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_7sxnDbAWNYXBR

If anyone is curious I guess I could do a quick pic demo and links for tools. I'm a sculptor and have this stuff already but it's easy to get and do. And you'll have plenty of material left to use on other devices in the future!

A lot of people on here use this Carbon Fiber wrap. Having also used it I highly recommend it https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0058DIDTY/

3M Scotchprint 1080 Carbon Fiber Vinyl Flex Wrap Black CF12 60"x12"

If anyone else wants to have a go at this I wrapped with some 3M Scotchprint vinyl:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0058DIDTY?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00

Very easy to work with and forgiving.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0058DIDTY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

3M actually makes it, got my roll from amazon

I just bought some 3M 1080 instead of the Di-Noc. I am going to be doing a vinyl wrap on my Das as well.

Did I make a mistake?

just get a fake carbon fiber wrap like this.

What everyone else is saying is right, with normal wrap material, especially glossy, that would actually make the imperfections in the plastic more noticeable probably. But they do make this carbon fiber wrap material, here is an example on amazon, that stuff is more of a satin finish and the texture of the carbon makes it very effective at hiding imperfections in the material below. And it looks pretty badass too boot, that would work to cover your fairing I think, just not sure if you want your bike to be black carbon fiber.

Also keep in mind, that it will not be easy to do. Especially if this is your first attempt at anything like wrapping or vinyl work. I myself work full time in a vinyl shop and pretty often wrap full vehicles at work, and I wrestled for hours getting the plastic trim pieces on my bike covered in the carbon wrap. It is absolutely doable though, just make sure you clean the fairings well and have a hair dryer handy to help you stretch it around the curves. If you do end up going the wrap route you'll definitely want to take your fairings apart so you can wrap them much easier than trying to do it on the bike. Plus with them off you can leave a little extra wrap around all the edges and wrap it around the edges and stick it to the back, so that no edges will be exposed and possibly start peeling up.

Found it. As I was hoping, it comes in three colors. Laminate up with a nice, thin stripe of a different color in the middle and give it an angled bezel. That'd be pretty slick.

Would one roll of this do?
https://www.amazon.com/3M-CFS12-BLACK-CARBON-FIBER/dp/B0058DIDTY

Also is this the same stuff you used for under your windows?

I bought it from amazon, this roll i bought allowed me to screw up completely twice before i got the hang of it. The amount you would need for an entire bike would depend on how much surface you have to cover and also account for messing up a few times.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0058DIDTY/ref=pe_385040_30332190_TE_3p_dp_2

Honestly, I think you should have gone with a carbon fiber vinyl wrap.

I guess technically, you still could.

I'm a fucking computer-building noob and I guarantee you I could build this in a day. Some of this carbon fibre vinyl wrap, some strip LEDs and solderless connectors, mounting hardware, and the computer parts is all you would need. Too easy, man. This guy is not only incompetent if it took him 100 hours, but he is definitely not Master Race.

Edit: Forgot to say, the board it's mounted on and the acrylic sheets for backing the hardware. Just buff the acrylic and put the LEDs behind it, makes it glow like that.

You should wrap that frame with this stuff: http://www.amazon.com/3M-Scotchprint-Carbon-Fiber-Vinyl/dp/B0058DIDTY