Full CF dash in the wrks..NEW pics updated 1/27/04
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Full CF dash in the wrks..NEW pics updated 1/27/04
Ok buy now you have all seen my CF center dash pc on ebay..its been talked about all over the forum.
(quick story on how it got on there)
Me and Tunedncivic were chating 1 night about cf parts and parts we should make for other cars...he told me he seen this dash on ebay that sold for about a grand, he said that this thing was so poorly made and sucked *** as far as Cf goes...he also mention that it wasnt even cleared for that matter...and still it sold for a grand..i was like
what the hell am i doing wrong here...lol... So as a joke i posted up my dash on ebay, not thinkging it would sell....WELL IT DID...again i was like I really had no intention of selling it since i like it so damn much...I would have liked to cruzed with it for a while before i got rid of it.....that will teach me.
So...since i have already made the center Pc in CF the next thing to do is overlay the entire dash. This will include the cig location, glove box, air bag cover, stering collum bezels( top and btm) and side caps ..making it a full cf dash..
I started the project to night, pretty damn cold night i must say, I had to stop cuz Hshadow came down with a budy who wanted some CF wrk done on his WRX.. ( i always welcome more biz....thanks H )
anyways heres the begining stage of the dash....
(quick story on how it got on there)
Me and Tunedncivic were chating 1 night about cf parts and parts we should make for other cars...he told me he seen this dash on ebay that sold for about a grand, he said that this thing was so poorly made and sucked *** as far as Cf goes...he also mention that it wasnt even cleared for that matter...and still it sold for a grand..i was like
what the hell am i doing wrong here...lol... So as a joke i posted up my dash on ebay, not thinkging it would sell....WELL IT DID...again i was like I really had no intention of selling it since i like it so damn much...I would have liked to cruzed with it for a while before i got rid of it.....that will teach me.So...since i have already made the center Pc in CF the next thing to do is overlay the entire dash. This will include the cig location, glove box, air bag cover, stering collum bezels( top and btm) and side caps ..making it a full cf dash..
I started the project to night, pretty damn cold night i must say, I had to stop cuz Hshadow came down with a budy who wanted some CF wrk done on his WRX.. ( i always welcome more biz....thanks H )
anyways heres the begining stage of the dash....
Last edited by KaZeLL; Jan 27, 2004 at 11:07 PM.
yea make sure you post pics throughout the project...
btw i was wondering around how much money it costs in materials to get started with cf...and how did you guys (kazell and tunedNcivic) get started with it. Im lookin to gain some exp and knowledge. Thanks,
Mike
btw i was wondering around how much money it costs in materials to get started with cf...and how did you guys (kazell and tunedNcivic) get started with it. Im lookin to gain some exp and knowledge. Thanks,
Mike
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Rep Power: 0 I got started when i joined this site about a year ago and saw Kazells overlayed gas door and cig location.........if it wasnt for this site and him making those two pieces, i probably would have never gotten in to it.
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Rep Power: 322 tmrw i go down to the yrd and pick up another dash ..i need the center part..I dont want to mess up my factory one cuz i have to put back in after i take the cf one out that i sold on ebay...
Well cf is very time consuming to say the least...and thats what cost so damn much..people without biz LCNCE # will pay about 25 to 30 a yrd.
and thats for the cheep cf..not the good stuff, then theres brushes,rez, epoxys...and you have to know which one to use on diferent typs of materials,...they all wont stick to somthing so you have to know this or just learn from trial and error, then theres sand papers, to ruff to soft, you need to learn about fogging, clearing, rezin pop, solvent pop, and how to fix and cure if it does happen, white hazes, how to get rid of, how to hide you f$#@ ups...if your way into the project and cant turn back cuz of time money and matirels, you need to lurn about fogging when to use and when not , lifting and how to cure....you need rez guns, air brush guns, how to learn how to clear and how much to use, and time frames between each layer of clearing...color sanding buffing and cutting ...and the list goes on and on.....mostly you need to have the tools...its taken me some time now to have the tool that i have now to do the jobs that i do, and that only cuz i have a matco account where i can get the tool i need and make payments on it while i get the jobs done...no waiting...
this is not even half of it cuz there still other things that i havnt even coverd ..like Vacum baging systems, molds, layups...ect...so its not just something you can learn over night ...you might get a pc or two but it doesnt mean you have it down cuz there is still things I'm still learning...and Ive been doing it for many yrs now...
Well cf is very time consuming to say the least...and thats what cost so damn much..people without biz LCNCE # will pay about 25 to 30 a yrd.
and thats for the cheep cf..not the good stuff, then theres brushes,rez, epoxys...and you have to know which one to use on diferent typs of materials,...they all wont stick to somthing so you have to know this or just learn from trial and error, then theres sand papers, to ruff to soft, you need to learn about fogging, clearing, rezin pop, solvent pop, and how to fix and cure if it does happen, white hazes, how to get rid of, how to hide you f$#@ ups...if your way into the project and cant turn back cuz of time money and matirels, you need to lurn about fogging when to use and when not , lifting and how to cure....you need rez guns, air brush guns, how to learn how to clear and how much to use, and time frames between each layer of clearing...color sanding buffing and cutting ...and the list goes on and on.....mostly you need to have the tools...its taken me some time now to have the tool that i have now to do the jobs that i do, and that only cuz i have a matco account where i can get the tool i need and make payments on it while i get the jobs done...no waiting...
this is not even half of it cuz there still other things that i havnt even coverd ..like Vacum baging systems, molds, layups...ect...so its not just something you can learn over night ...you might get a pc or two but it doesnt mean you have it down cuz there is still things I'm still learning...and Ive been doing it for many yrs now...
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tmrw i go down to the yrd and pick up another dash ..i need the center part..I dont want to mess up my factory one cuz i have to put back in after i take the cf one out that i sold on ebay...
Well cf is very time consuming to say the least...and thats what cost so damn much..people without biz LCNCE # will pay about 25 to 30 a yrd.
and thats for the cheep cf..not the good stuff, then theres brushes,rez, epoxys...and you have to know which one to use on diferent typs of materials,...they all wont stick to somthing so you have to know this or just learn from trial and error, then theres sand papers, to ruff to soft, you need to learn about fogging, clearing, rezin pop, solvent pop, and how to fix and cure if it does happen, white hazes, how to get rid of, how to hide you f$#@ ups...if your way into the project and cant turn back cuz of time money and matirels, you need to lurn about fogging when to use and when not , lifting and how to cure....you need rez guns, air brush guns, how to learn how to clear and how much to use, and time frames between each layer of clearing...color sanding buffing and cutting ...and the list goes on and on.....mostly you need to have the tools...its taken me some time now to have the tool that i have now to do the jobs that i do, and that only cuz i have a matco account where i can get the tool i need and make payments on it while i get the jobs done...no waiting...
this is not even half of it cuz there still other things that i havnt even coverd ..like Vacum baging systems, molds, layups...ect...so its not just something you can learn over night ...you might get a pc or two but it doesnt mean you have it down cuz there is still things I'm still learning...and Ive been doing it for many yrs now...
tmrw i go down to the yrd and pick up another dash ..i need the center part..I dont want to mess up my factory one cuz i have to put back in after i take the cf one out that i sold on ebay...
Well cf is very time consuming to say the least...and thats what cost so damn much..people without biz LCNCE # will pay about 25 to 30 a yrd.
and thats for the cheep cf..not the good stuff, then theres brushes,rez, epoxys...and you have to know which one to use on diferent typs of materials,...they all wont stick to somthing so you have to know this or just learn from trial and error, then theres sand papers, to ruff to soft, you need to learn about fogging, clearing, rezin pop, solvent pop, and how to fix and cure if it does happen, white hazes, how to get rid of, how to hide you f$#@ ups...if your way into the project and cant turn back cuz of time money and matirels, you need to lurn about fogging when to use and when not , lifting and how to cure....you need rez guns, air brush guns, how to learn how to clear and how much to use, and time frames between each layer of clearing...color sanding buffing and cutting ...and the list goes on and on.....mostly you need to have the tools...its taken me some time now to have the tool that i have now to do the jobs that i do, and that only cuz i have a matco account where i can get the tool i need and make payments on it while i get the jobs done...no waiting...
this is not even half of it cuz there still other things that i havnt even coverd ..like Vacum baging systems, molds, layups...ect...so its not just something you can learn over night ...you might get a pc or two but it doesnt mean you have it down cuz there is still things I'm still learning...and Ive been doing it for many yrs now...
Right on, and if your allergic to epoxy like I am, and get it on your skin..........you can add doctor bills and prescriptions for Prednisone. I take 1 20mg pill everyday for itching. LoL
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75.....you could probly buy yourself the seleen....lol
75.....you could probly buy yourself the seleen....lol
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Rep Power: 0 LOL, ok, first off, when working with Cf and fiberglass.......its very messy and very sticky, it will stick to everything, with that being said, heres the story........
A few nights ago, i was laying out a few parts in my molds......I had CF and fiberglass sticking to my hands.......its a pain in the butt to get off using the other hand because it just keeps sticking. Anyways, i started shaking my hand really fast trying to knock the fiberglass off of my hand.......well, it came loose, flew into the air and landed right on my face. Just picture that, should give you a good laugh, i had a little rash the next morning..but I think the humor in it was worth it. Kazell gotta laugh out of it.
A few nights ago, i was laying out a few parts in my molds......I had CF and fiberglass sticking to my hands.......its a pain in the butt to get off using the other hand because it just keeps sticking. Anyways, i started shaking my hand really fast trying to knock the fiberglass off of my hand.......well, it came loose, flew into the air and landed right on my face. Just picture that, should give you a good laugh, i had a little rash the next morning..but I think the humor in it was worth it. Kazell gotta laugh out of it.
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Rep Power: 322 o ya, cant wait for that one hondalover, theres nothing like a custom pc that you can say only a handful in the wrld own.
To me thats wrth it in itself, the dash...when people get in and see it ( cuz you cant freken miss it!) people ask wow that looks cool and to say i made that theres no other one like it..is great...
Girls like to touch it and slide their fingers over it to fill the smoothness of the cold clear( wait r we still talking about CF.....kiddies go to bed now)...lol. Like hondalovers 1st cf pc..that one was great..I almost didnt want to give it to him...lol...that **** came out so cool...
Evn i was amazed at who bad *** it came out
To me thats wrth it in itself, the dash...when people get in and see it ( cuz you cant freken miss it!) people ask wow that looks cool and to say i made that theres no other one like it..is great...
Girls like to touch it and slide their fingers over it to fill the smoothness of the cold clear( wait r we still talking about CF.....kiddies go to bed now)...lol. Like hondalovers 1st cf pc..that one was great..I almost didnt want to give it to him...lol...that **** came out so cool...
Evn i was amazed at who bad *** it came out
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Rep Power: 404 i remember that first time i meet kazell, i was like hey can you do custom work? he was like yea, just call me up, and i really wanted a peice that will hide my vafc some where nice... i think i was liike one of the first people that had him make stuff, i knew he was pretty new to the game, and i let him go all out and let him take his time on this peice, and dam, he doesn't disapoint you when he gets the job done
woo hoo now thats a rep to bank on...he temo. ya you were the first on the this forum to wrk with me...you poped my cherry....lol 
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Rep Power: 322 heres a few of the wing...still haveing a hard time trying to figure out how to wrk this mold..Ive only gotten one pc out of it but it took alot of wrk just to do that one, so Im try a few other ways like Vacum baging it...as you can see in the pics
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Rep Power: 322 this pic is one of the top half...that one is easy to do. its the btm part thats the bitch...thats whats in the bag under the top pc u see here...
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