Wrapping Fairings in Carbon fiber?(not Vinal)

JimmyCrackCorn

Wrapping Fairings in Carbon fiber.
http://www.carbonmods.co.uk/Products/Carbon-Fibre-Skinning-Starter-Kit__CMCFSK300.aspx

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rTWaV1imzs

My Fairings are a bit rough and Id like to give this a go. Has anyone ever done it as its a simpler approach than building a part from scratch which is a bit too adventurous for me.


Or should i just repair the plastics with sanding filling welding. Then get them professional resprayed?

eurofoxy

never done a carbon wrap this way but i have done vinyl on fairings and it was a pain in the Ass... but it does depend on the fairing, the hardest ones are the larger ones with loads of different curves,
the carbon you get with the kit is fine for doing a car mirror, but try that with a side fairing, i think it would be very difficult to get it right as you would need to do several pieces, then lining them up so you cant see a seem, as well as mixing the epoxy etc... i think it creates more problems than it solves to be honest, and if it looks crappy when you are finished you will not get that off the fairing so its really a one shot method...

JimmyCrackCorn

Iv decided I'm going to give this a go next month.

I think ill start by carbon fiber wrapping the kettle or something first though.

The fairings I have are in a sad state and I was planning on replacing them with Chinese knock offs.

Ill order the kit when i have some budget next month.

Cienciano

JimmyCrackCorn wrote: »

Iv decided I'm going to give this a go next month.

I think ill start by carbon fiber wrapping the kettle or something first though.

The fairings I have are in a sad state and I was planning on replacing them with Chinese knock offs.

Ill order the kit when i have some budget next month.

LOL, it'll look like Michael Schumachers kettle

amacca

Cienciano wrote: »

LOL, it'll look like Michael Schumachers kettle

Not a bad choice tho

If you can dodge a wrench you can dodge a ball and

If you can wrap a kettle (including spout) in carbon fibre successfully you can wrap anything in carbon fibre :pac:

Hotblack Desiato

This would be easier to put on.

JimmyCrackCorn

ninja900 wrote: »

This would be easier to put on.

Tempting.......