Yes thats 5 marks in carbon fibre and a few cracks and the main one is actually i small hole! ideas welcome.
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Box full of light fittings fell down in garage and done this, what should i do??
Yes thats 5 marks in carbon fibre and a few cracks and the main one is actually i small hole! ideas welcome.
[Edited on 23/3/11 by Krismc]
time travel?
sorry to hear mate. good luck with a fix.....
What part is it?
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time travel?
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What part is it?
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What part is it?
I think it's the transmission tunnel
It took me 5 years to build the car, it will take me a further 5 to make a new tranmission tunnel, i was hoping someone could advise on resin filling
or sumthing?
or else its going to be a stratigically placed sticker.
Thats bloody unlucky
I can't think I've ever seen that sort of thing mended 'invisibly' unfortunately
Hugh
I know that it would be covereing it but what about that 3M carbon vinyl that people on here are raving about?
Put a Locostbuilder sticker on it.
Claim on your household insurance policy?
might be able to spray laquer over it, and lots of polishing?
think i seen a viseo on youtube somewhere ages ago showing how to cover mirrors and stuff with proper carbon. basically they brushed resin on, laid
the carbon fibre over to stick it down, and instead of the way resin normally makes the top layer in the 'bottom' of the mould, they sprayed
several coats of laquer over the top, as painting resin on would leave brush marks.
might be worth a shot?
You wont be able to fix that to look like nothing has happened, the impact has caused the resin to pull away from the carbon weave :-(
the only thing to do other than replace the whole tunnel is to either paint over it which will hide the carbon, or as said above get some of the stick
on 3M carbon stuff to cover it. The recess for the handbrake may be awkward though
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Put a Locostbuilder sticker on it.
"Claim on your household insurance policy?"
House hold insurance does not cover any car damage, well mine didnt when i had a garage fire, and my 7 << got damaged
+1 for a sticker!
If it's on fully comp insurance, put the policy to use and claim.
If not, strategic sticker until you can buy/build a new one
I wouldn't be going anywhere near my insurance for that!
You'll be paying for it for years!
Just get some fake carbon fibre vinyl sticker
Buy a cheap FG one (maybe with fake CF) them sell the CF one on ebay. Its pointless CF anyway so doesnt need to be the real thing.
Just seen a good sticker on ebay, a arrow sticker with the word dent on it!
Why dont you add something like a leather padding (arm rest?)
Otherwise, drill it out
Yea, had too put leather cladding on passenger side of dash for iva, he didn't like double sided so I had to silicone it on, I've pulled it
off but the silicone mark has already caused me hrs off sore fingers picking it off, and also still looks crap.
So my 2 most expensive and great looking pieces off body work, look poop.
How about a little panel with a switch of some sort, or maybe the jack plug sockets for an intercom ?
-just need something that looks like it was supposed to be there 
Tim.
How about a painted (bodywork orange) design on the tunnel. Nothing too fancy but something that looks planned and 'right'. I wouldnt use the 3M carbon vinyl because it wont match the tunnel weave and will look bad. I would go for something contrasting - hence the orange paint idea. Just my 2 penneth. Good luck with whatever you choose - and makes me want to go and double check my bike rack etc on the garage wall!!!!!
U2U Kris...
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had a quick try of the laquer over resin on my CF dashboard
works alright i think
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Originally posted by blakep82
had a quick try of the laquer over resin on my CF dashboard
works alright i think
i'd mentioned it on the first page
the laquer is pretty messed up on the dash board, all scratched so you can't really see the carbon through it. i'd seen one of carbon mods
videos, where they are covering a plastic mirror in carbon, sticking it down with resin, but then spraying clear laquer over the top instead of
resin.
soooo, on my dash, nothing to lose, gave it a shot today. if you can sand out most of the scratching with wet and dry paper (won't help with the
hole sadly) and get it smooth, but not very see through, spray a few coats of laquer (the one i tried with today was just a halfords one) it should
polish up alright, and at least help with some of the scratching
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clear nail varnish. I use it on my model planes, great stuff soakes in and can be polished
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Originally posted by blakep82
i'd mentioned it on the first page
the laquer is pretty messed up on the dash board, all scratched so you can't really see the carbon through it. i'd seen one of carbon mods videos, where they are covering a plastic mirror in carbon, sticking it down with resin, but then spraying clear laquer over the top instead of resin.
soooo, on my dash, nothing to lose, gave it a shot today. if you can sand out most of the scratching with wet and dry paper (won't help with the hole sadly) and get it smooth, but not very see through, spray a few coats of laquer (the one i tried with today was just a halfords one) it should polish up alright, and at least help with some of the scratching
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what about adding extra resin??
i guess you could do, but you'll end up with brush marks and stuff i guess. i'll see if i can find that video
here it is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rTWaV1imzs
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I've had some success with painting on resin. I use a slow curing hardener and then use a new (cheap) brush to put it on.
Slow hardener allows the resin to flow and flatten out on its own. Provided you can get the part into a position where the resin won't run
off (might be difficult on that bit) it's probably worth a go. I have the advantage of the part being primarily flat ( a table top ) but it
might be OK on a curved part.
The only downside is that it will need a fair bit of work to get it looking like a carbon part should. Also, watch out for air bubbles. If you have
any you can pop them with a bit of heat from a heat gun. Be judicious with the heat.
I do think the clear nail polish idea would probably work out well too. You might have to do a couple of layers so take it easy.
Good luck!
Im going to sound a little harsh here.
But here goes ..... dont be a polisher......stick a sticker over it and go out and drive it instead.
After a while shiney parts like this get scuffs and stuff.
I see a lot of sevens that never get used and its a shame ...five years to build and you are worrying about that...wait till you get the little stones
showering you....... on volkers caterham his sticky tyres used to put rooster tails out the front and back and they used to scratch the carbon in the
front mudguards.....
Its a car just drive it
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Im going to sound a little harsh here.
But here goes ..... dont be a polisher......stick a sticker over it and go out and drive it instead.
After a while shiney parts like this get scuffs and stuff.
I see a lot of sevens that never get used and its a shame ...five years to build and you are worrying about that...wait till you get the little stones showering you....... on volkers caterham his sticky tyres used to put rooster tails out the front and back and they used to scratch the carbon in the front mudguards.....
Its a car just drive it