scootz
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| posted on 18/10/10 at 07:56 PM |
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Painting Carbon Fibre 'Effect' Wings...
... I have a decent set of cycle wings on the car, but they're that nasty looking CF Effect material (which I hate!).
Anyone ever tried painting over this stuff? How did you get on?
I could quite easily test it, but right now the wings are worth one or two quid if I flog them... but 50p if I try to paint them and it fails
miserably! 
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daniel mason
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| posted on 18/10/10 at 09:02 PM |
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just give it a go, and if you mess it up get some real carbon ones from carbon mods!
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scootz
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| posted on 18/10/10 at 09:07 PM |
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Will destroy them tomorrow Daniel!
PS - Do you have a pair of the CM wings? If so, how have you found them? I only ask as the set I got a couple of years back were pretty poor
quality.
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daniel mason
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| posted on 18/10/10 at 09:38 PM |
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i sold the carbon mods aero arches for the wrap around mnr ones! but the quality was very good
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scootz
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| posted on 18/10/10 at 09:42 PM |
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I do like the wraparound ones!
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RazMan
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| posted on 18/10/10 at 10:19 PM |
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When you say 'CF effect material' do you mean a vinyl skin or something in a clear gel coat? If its vinyl then just peel it off and if its
the latter, then a good coat of etch primer followed by your choice of topcoat should do the trick. If its textured then lots of elbow grease will be
needed.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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40inches
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| posted on 19/10/10 at 09:56 AM |
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U-pol plastic primer primes ANY plastic, I sprayed my ABS air box and it sticks
like poo to a blanket
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scootz
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| posted on 19/10/10 at 11:50 AM |
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Cheers!
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TimC
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| posted on 19/10/10 at 11:55 AM |
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If you fancy some wrap-around arches, I understand that TMC Motorsport can now supply a
version much cheaper than MNR.
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tony-devon
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| posted on 19/10/10 at 01:13 PM |
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I think you should just have a go
then sell them to me for 50p
not that I am in wayway trying to push you into doing something just so that I can gain much needed parts for little money
heavy is good, heavy is reliable, and if it breaks, hit them with it
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scootz
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| posted on 19/10/10 at 03:26 PM |
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It's Evolution Baby!
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40inches
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| posted on 21/10/10 at 04:11 PM |
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U-pol plastic primer for a fiver with free p&p 
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scootz
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| posted on 21/10/10 at 05:25 PM |
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Cheers... I've decided just to leave them and get a new set.
For sale if anyones interested? £12 delivered?
 
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RK
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| posted on 22/10/10 at 12:36 AM |
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Silly question really, but what is so bad about them as is? They are bound to get scratched eventually anyways, and from a distance they look
grey/black anyhow.
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scootz
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| posted on 22/10/10 at 06:55 AM |
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I just really dislike fake carbon fibre.
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