Monday, September 27, 2010 - 03:30 pm, by: Raziel Alexandrez(Soarerisasupranasuit)
Hi guys i just retrimed my car doors with 3M Carbon fibre & arm rests from my old vinyl white trim which I previously done on the door pockets I have also stripped and repaired my door frame cracks and redoing them in black vinyl like the door trim which I have done also in the 2nd pic Lastly i sprayed around the stereo console in Kashmir silver but when i tryed to re-spray the wood grain pieces as I had previously sprayed them gun metal with clear over The paint will just not grip ive sanded them and tried plastic prime and it turns out even worsttt lumps and bubbles Should I paint strip it and then sand it down as I just want these pieces matching with the centre silver dash now Thanks
Monday, September 27, 2010 - 04:56 pm, by: Raziel Alexandrez(Soarerisasupranasuit)
Thanks heaps buddy yeah i am rushing it this time i'll take it slow i just thought something was wrong as soon as i sprayed plastic prime it went bubbly ..and when i sprayed the paint just kept turning out crap
As for the doors they look amazing from the old white vinyl i got over the two tone look & the white kept getting dirty i wanted to try make the car look modern with a sleek neat finish as if it rolled out of the factory with these doors heres a closer pic & pic of what my doors looked like original
Monday, September 27, 2010 - 05:19 pm, by: Daniel Blackham(Daniel24)
Nice job Raziel! Looks like quality work. Is that stuff easy to work with?
And once you clear, place the pieces aside for two days for it to dry, I like to leave mine somewhere out of the way for a week so it hardens properly, then give it a cut n polish and it will come up smooth and deep. But thats just me, I like to take my time as you'll most likely scratch it if you put it in the car too early.
Monday, September 27, 2010 - 05:41 pm, by: Raziel Alexandrez(Soarerisasupranasuit)
Thanks mate yes it is pretty easy to use check out this website and watch the videos i used a hair dryer to heat it up it stretches and it molds beautiful BUT it was very time consuming like an hour or so ea door and a few burnt fingers later to get the edges nice and neat It also has texture feels like fabric not like the cheap one ive seen which is a gloss sticker i know a guy in Sydney whom i ordered this from though my business name cheaper i did this for a few friends cars i have to buy more paint and i will try this over the next few days and post pics of pieces & whole door complete thanks again
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 09:28 pm, by: Raziel Alexandrez(Soarerisasupranasuit)
Hey guys i actually brought it from this guy from Sydney this is his website but BUY IT from his ebay store it was cheaper ask him to send you samples of each colour and mention GRAPHICS MEDIA reffered you as i used my company to let him send me samples for free haha anyways you will freak out by the texture its like a woven feel you cant really see it in my pics they just dont give it justice it cost 99 bucks per meter i believe and postage wasnt to bad and was over night delivery fast
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 10:23 pm, by: Raziel Alexandrez(Soarerisasupranasuit)
auto shifter is from Chinatown I fitted it myself about a year ago so im not to sure of what brand it is but i could look if you really like it ...the hand break is momo air metal you can find it on ebay i think as for ..the console colour closest it would be is ''pearl'' I got it pre mixed myself Also done the wood grain trims this colour
lastly the vinyl i used was about 4 meters depends what your wraping i did both front doors back door arm rest thingos and around the door trim window plus repaired them...& around the center console & glove box ill post pics thanks guys
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 11:14 am, by: Raziel Alexandrez(Soarerisasupranasuit)
im giving away all my secrets haha no worrys i'll have a look around
Would any of you fellas know if i was to use these gauges would they fit under a new headdeck smaller like ive seen floating around as i love that triple gauge look
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 04:26 pm, by: Raziel Alexandrez(Soarerisasupranasuit)
Hey Jason, i had an old hand break cover from supercheap/autobarn i think so i just used that and & trimmed it down and then sewed it nicely so it fit snug the hand break it self fit perfect hope this helps
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 10:56 pm, by: Raziel Alexandrez(Soarerisasupranasuit)
My doors redone first time from original 2nd time i replaced the pockets in black carbon fibre and resprayed the wood grain trims custom pearl it looks amazing
Thursday, September 30, 2010 - 09:02 am, by: Daniel Arndt(Darndt)
Good move Raziel. Personally not a fan of stark white interiors. So your latest change looks fantastic. I'm about to do a similar thing, but with foam backed vinyl. Ive got the Tan and brown interior. So my tan will remain, and brown will be changed to black.
Thursday, September 30, 2010 - 10:24 am, by: Raziel Alexandrez(Soarerisasupranasuit)
Thanks Daniel yes the white drove me mad
Your change will def give your car a face lift i wish all soarers came out in black they picked such ugly interior colours for the older models you'll have fun warping
Saturday, July 23, 2011 - 08:06 pm, by: Luke Carbins(Mr_lukey)
Love the look Raziel, thinking of doing pretty much the same thing with my trims. Just a quick question mate, what size sheet did you use to cover the door trim? I assume it's all one piece?
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 02:36 pm, by: Raziel Alexandrez(Soarerisasupranasuit)
Hi Luke, Sorry late reply I ordered in total 2metres from ‘’sublimecarbon’’ he does whatever size you need and I asked for one continuous roll then cut 1m in half.
I used about 1meter for each door pocket and had just enough left to do the arm rests.
I would also suggest buy some glue in the form of a SPRAY as its light and non clumpy i think 3m do have one i just used left over glue from my vinyl retirm so that you get no peeling edges etc i haven’t had this problem even in hot hot weather
my tips are if you do this be mindful on which way the pattern is going when wraping Expect sore burnt fingers
Friday, August 19, 2011 - 02:58 pm, by: Gavin Johnstone(Zedrift)
Ive been looking at this 3M stuff over the last couple of days thinking i would just do the woodgrain but i didnt know you could get such a good finish on something like the armrests..
Did you strip them because i cant see any stitching marks on the handrests
Carbon Fibre SPRAY TIPS WOODGRAIN?
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