Colour Change, Carbon Wrap.

[Jez Morton]

I'm changing the colour of the 2B this winter, the blue GRP is looking a bit dull and some of it needs replacing for one reason or another. Anyway, I'm going to change to orange, ordered new nose and wings from GBS. The rear boot cover and crescent covers are painted blue so i need to change the colour. I'm thinking about using an orange 3D carbon look wrap to cover the panels, has anyone got any advice on best place to buy and fitting the wrap.

Thanks

[Steve49er]

Jez does this mean you have been "TANGOED" ?? Guess you will be staying away from Spraying in case you get "too much Orange Peel".

Should look great young many.

Cheers

 

Steve

[Guest mark little]

Make sure you get the good stuff, I got some cheaper stuff and it just tore as you tried to form it around curved panels

[DeanRudkin]

If you intend on doing it yourself be prepared to spend a lot of time and buy good quality the other option is to hydro dip it

[fry61]

Can of orange paint -- unopened --- can on gas stove -- light gas & retire immediately.

[alantoon]

Can of orange paint -- unopened --- can on gas stove -- light gas & retire immediately.

Please children don't try this at home!!!!

[cb750]

When you come to fit it make sure the garage and car are warm, this helps the wrap to form nicely. I used a heat gun with adjustable temperature to help get the edges to form round the curved ends of the back panel. The panels need to be clean (I used meths and cellulose thinners on the steel parts). Then used a debit card to steadily smooth out the wrap while applying it. If you need to get a sharp cut edge on the wrap you can buy cutting tape off eBay or I just used a scalpel and a few blades. Try not to stretch the wrap too much as the carbon lines will be distorted and won't be straight

 

Rob

[Guest Gargoil]

Plenty of videos on Youtube. The more you watch the easier it will be.

 

They all make it look easy but a second pair of hands is a bonus.

[Jez Morton]

Cheers guys some good advise.The parts I want to wrap aren't too big so I think I'll do the wrapping indoors where is warm which is another reason for wrapping as is to cold outside for paint.

[DeanRudkin]

Wheel arches and nose cone are a nightmare especially in carbon don't over stretch the wrap either

[FERRINO]

Wheel arches and nose cone are a nightmare especially in carbon don't over stretch the wrap either

 

True story! I did loads of research and then watched loads of vids on youtube (where it just seems to 'fall on' to the component) before buying the expensive 3M stuff to do the rear wheel arches. Spent 3 hours on the first one calmly trying to get it to fit around all the compound curves before finally having a massive tantrum/tearing it off/scrunching it into a large ball and stamping on it whilst yelling like a loony! Ended up just spraying them.

 

Then the wife accidentally knocked them onto the concrete whilst they were drying in the sun and now I have to do them all over again.

[DeanRudkin]

I've just took mine off after the wrap being on for 2 years as the water just gets up the sides of them and lifts it and to do a completely different design on them