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D.K's LCR, #Projectcarbon. Still alive
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PM me what you want mate
They are original parts wrapped in real 2 twill carbon fibre and then lacquered to give a gloss finish.
I have made a couple of bits from scratch, the throttle body cover and heat shield are made of hi density foam board that is then wrapped in Carbon, and my splitter is a big sheet off ply wrapped in lots of Carbon
Top work Darren! You looking forward to giving the car some TLC in the next couple of months?
I am mate
5 weeks tomorrow till she get's dropped off at Legends I'm hoping to make a lot of progress with your splitter this weekend
Excellent mate. 5 weeks and counting then! Loving the centre mesh section. No rush with the splitter mate. I'm more than happy for it to be a slow burner as I'm sure you've got plenty on
I've had a few problem wit the lacquer that I had been using, it was Acrylic and had very little UV protection which after a few month's in the sun started to turn white, I was going to by a gun and use 2k lacquer through my compressor but because I only using a small amount at a time it would mean I'd have a lot of waste so after speaking to the guys at Legends he put me onto a guy that that has supplied me with some 2k rattle can lacquer which should do the trick
I had to sand the mirror caps right back to get rid of the UV damage, the resin is still wet which is why its , so glossy, once they are dry I'll flatten them off and maybe give them another coat of resin before trying the new lacquer.
I had to sand the mirror caps right back to get rid of the UV damage, the resin is still wet which is why its , so glossy, once they are dry I'll flatten them off and maybe give them another coat of resin before trying the new lacquer.
Les than a week left until the front end gets a make over. A long time coming and hopefully it'll bring back that love for the car - no more hiding the bonnet away hahah
I saw that Mini in this month's FC. Nice tribute to his Mum with the interior colour. Top work mate![[B)]](/forums/styles/seatcupra/oldforumsmileys/shades.gif "Cool [B)]")
I saw that Mini in this month's FC. Nice tribute to his Mum with the interior colour. Top work mate
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You can buy 2k clear in one litre kits. Mixed at 2:1 you can mix as little as you like. The cans are ok but you'll waste more that way as you activate a full can.
You are scn'so king of carbon I think, brilliant work! Those mirrors especially. Just done a big mouth bumper and saved the mid grill, don't suppose it'd be any use to you? The mesh is smashed out but the two bits you'd use for the oem bigmouh you make are still fine...?
I did think about buying a gun and trying it through my compressor but the guy I got theese from said they were really good and you dont have to worry about it going off after 1 use, I used a bit of 1 of the cans at the weekend and I was going to do some more this coming weekend so we'll see if it's still usable, I hope so.
Ah cool. I look forward to seeing those subtle touches. Always open to suggestions
It's nothing major, I hate unpainted black plastic so I'm hoping there will be none left when I get it back
I'm also looking at doing something with the rear bumper but this will probably have to wait untill after I get the car back.
Thanks mate
I saw your grill, it looked good
Thanks for the offer but my grill is all made now
James might be interested in it though.Darren I really hope you're happy with the respray when it's done.
Cheers Tom, Only 3 days to go
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