Carbon Wrap Wing Mirrors?

[Banditxx]

Just had go at wrapping a mirror. Not sure...? What do you lot think?

The mirror is probably the hardest part to do so its was a deffo a baptism of fire but ok to do with a bit of patience.

Just an experiment really. Its easy to remove @tu*

 

[Vinterceptor]

Looks great @tu*. Where do you obtain that stuff and whats involved in applying it?

 

[ianrobbo1]

Very impressed, takes some patients to do that!! just got to lose the yellow lens's now to really look the biz!!

 

[Banditxx]

Cheers.

Have a look on you tube there are loads of vids on how to do it. I picked this stuff up from Ebay. £20 for a decent 1m x 1.5 roll

When you apply heat from a hair dryer it's very flexible. When cooled down again it goes quite stiff. Sticks like poo to a blanket.

They do a really cool 3d design that looks for like real carbon. They sent a sample with this stuff.

Ill do the other mirror tomoz ( it needs taking to bits to do) and then consider the fairing infill bits at a later date. :yo:

PS it would be dead easy to do a whole bike

 

[stormer]

Does it make the mirrors that much lighter....:-0)

 

[Banditxx]

Does it make the mirrors that much lighter....:-0)

Yeah about 2 kg's each side man8um

 

[AV8TOR]

Just had go at wrapping a mirror. Not sure...? What do you lot think?

The mirror is probably the hardest part to do so its was a deffo a baptism of fire but ok to do with a bit of patience.

Just an experiment really. Its easy to remove @tu*

Have you set the film ? & what did you use to make sure it was done correctly ? d34l

 

[Banditxx]

Have you set the film ? & what did you use to make sure it was done correctly ? d34l

What do you mean set the film? Its vinyl sheet, ie sticky back plastic

 

[AV8TOR]

Not Vinyl Rap then ? If its Vinyl Rap the question stands.

 

[Banditxx]

Not Vinyl Rap then ? If its Vinyl Rap the question stands.

Its this stuff

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130649718959?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

 

[Altus]

Not Vinyl Rap then ? If its Vinyl Rap the question stands.

On commercial graphic installs I think there is an additional final heat stage (in addition to the fitting heat/stretch cycle). or do you mean edge sealer on areas prone to chemical damage (petrol filler necks). I haven't done any vinyl wrapping but had spent some time reading around the subject a couple of years ago when I was considering vinyl wrapping my old bike and don't recall seeing any final seal or sealant stage being mentioned apart from the above.

 

[AV8TOR]

On commercial graphic installs I think there is an additional final heat stage (in addition to the fitting heat/stretch cycle). or do you mean edge sealer on areas prone to chemical damage (petrol filler necks). I haven't done any vinyl wrapping but had spent some time reading around the subject a couple of years ago when I was considering vinyl wrapping my old bike and don't recall seeing any final seal or sealant stage being mentioned apart from the above.

I was referring to heat setting if not it will just lift off on a hot day, we do use different sealers & bonding chemicals to assist edge & over lap joints.

To heat set you nead to be carefull when doing plastics as you need around 200deg C & need a digital heat sensor.

 

[Banditxx]

On commercial graphic installs I think there is an additional final heat stage (in addition to the fitting heat/stretch cycle). or do you mean edge sealer on areas prone to chemical damage (petrol filler necks). I haven't done any vinyl wrapping but had spent some time reading around the subject a couple of years ago when I was considering vinyl wrapping my old bike and don't recall seeing any final seal or sealant stage being mentioned apart from the above.

Indeed. It's a simple case of stick it on the best you can. No final anything :yo:

If it looks naff or starts to fall off you can simply remove it or re apply it :-0)

 

[marlin vs]

Mirrors look well.

 

[ScottyUK]

Looks like a really neat job @tu*

However to me it looks like fake carbon fibre. I hate those bikes where the plastics are made to resemble carbon fibre. It just makes me wince a bit.

 

[Banditxx]

I pretty much decided it looks naff..so removed it. Oh we'll.

 

[ianrobbo1]

I'd have left it on just to piss the Muppet's off that cant fit it!! :-0)

 

[mickeystitch]

I'd have left it on just to piss the Muppet's off that cant fit it!! :-0)

8rfl@8rfl@8rfl@8rfl@8rfl@8rfl@ I quite like muppets

 

[Staggy]

nice job. Still think the carbon dipping would give a nicer finish, but prob more expensive, however they do lacquer over it...

 

[Banditxx]

nice job. Still think the carbon dipping would give a nicer finish, but prob more expensive, however they do lacquer over it...

I reckon a real carbon skin would look better. No way am I going to do the ones on the bike. I'll consider buying some used mirror shells off eBay to experiment on @tu*