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10-26-08, 07:26 PM
I did park of my fs frame with a carbon fiber theme. This is done with contact paper and 2 rattle cans.
I know I'm going to get flamed for have a fake carbon fiber frame, but I like the look and people will obviously know its not carbon when they pick it up:rolleyes:
Instead of doing the whole frame like this I want to mask off and put a design or something into the mix. I was thinking something tribal but idk what to do or what stencil to go off of. Frame base color is a light silver primer, very similar to the aluminum color of the frame.
Ideas? Here's 1 piece with 1 coat of clear. It will be must glossier but the uneven fade and spackling is going to stay the way it is...
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i317/xboxpix/1026081945-1.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i317/xboxpix/1026081945a.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i317/xboxpix/1026081946.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i317/xboxpix/1026081946a.jpg
From any farther than 3 feet away you would think it is real cf, only when you stop to inspect it you notice it isn't real carbon fiber. I am also messing around with a clear coat that has tiny sparkles in it, which would imitate how carbon looks even better.
I know I'm going to get flamed for have a fake carbon fiber frame, but I like the look and people will obviously know its not carbon when they pick it up:rolleyes:
Instead of doing the whole frame like this I want to mask off and put a design or something into the mix. I was thinking something tribal but idk what to do or what stencil to go off of. Frame base color is a light silver primer, very similar to the aluminum color of the frame.
Ideas? Here's 1 piece with 1 coat of clear. It will be must glossier but the uneven fade and spackling is going to stay the way it is...
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i317/xboxpix/1026081945-1.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i317/xboxpix/1026081945a.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i317/xboxpix/1026081946.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i317/xboxpix/1026081946a.jpg
From any farther than 3 feet away you would think it is real cf, only when you stop to inspect it you notice it isn't real carbon fiber. I am also messing around with a clear coat that has tiny sparkles in it, which would imitate how carbon looks even better.