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Spray finishing 'carbon' vinyl
johnH20 - 5/1/16 at 08:16 PM

Time and circumstances dictate I am going to have to cheat and do a vinyl wrap on my transmission tunnel top until I can get round to doing the real thing. Material looks fairly convincing at first glance but compared with the real carbon seats next to it there is a lack of gloss. I think I have read somewhere that you can spray finish vinyl with clear lacquer. Anyone tried this? I have some offcuts to check with but won't waste my time if it is a no go. Any advice/experience? TIA.


jossey - 5/1/16 at 08:24 PM

Mine pealed like a Scottish bloke after a Ibiza holiday when overspray hit my wing guards which are carbon wrap 3m.


blakep82 - 5/1/16 at 08:40 PM

Yeah, that won't really work. You can get 3m vinyl that has the gloss to it, if you fancy redoing it with that for now instead?


johnH20 - 6/1/16 at 11:22 AM

Thanks chaps, ordered some high gloss vinyl instead.