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Darn
07-03-2008, 09:01 AM
Hay guys. looking for some carbon or carbon look adhesive sheet.
Anyone know where abouts to buy in sydney. want to wrap an exhaust can.
Thanks.
zx12argh
07-03-2008, 12:23 PM
not suer where but wont it just bubble and peel? Would you be better off just getting a sheet of carbon and putting a veneer over your can?
Darn
07-03-2008, 01:11 PM
I tryed black book covering contact first and no prob with the heat,
my can flows so well you can touch it as soon as you get off and it's only slightly warm, the stuff i saw a while ago was a bit thicker than contact and should work better.
Iceman
07-03-2008, 03:23 PM
Try autobarn or supercheap auto, they might have something.
zx12argh
18-03-2009, 12:50 PM
Digging up an old link here - dunno if Darn is still about or if he had any luck with the carbon wrap.

I'm thinking of covering my aluminium cans with carbon fibre to clean them up. Is this possible? Is this going to look shit? Will the exhaust temps kill the resin over time? If its going to be shit then I'm just going to powder coat them otherwise.
BANDITROD
18-03-2009, 12:57 PM
well you can buy crabon cans pete ..........so i am sure the corbon will be good enough
OZ750L
18-03-2009, 01:01 PM
What type of can?

Might be able to find a replacement sleeve in carbon.
BANDITROD
18-03-2009, 02:39 PM
i have a micron sleeve laying about pete but its a shorty mate
zx12argh
18-03-2009, 06:55 PM
I've actually got a pair of mini custom cans - so no carbon off the shelf for them.

I'm looking for more of a how to - am I going to have any issues bonding the resin to the alloy. Is the resin going to take the heat etc...

I'm thinking I'll just powder coat them tho - hiding the alloy in carbon fibre when they aren't real CF cans just feels a little to poser-ish to me.
JackTar
18-03-2009, 07:45 PM
Didn't someone on here bulk buy a heap of proper carbon wrap a while back?
zedsled
18-03-2009, 08:27 PM
I've had a set of cans wrapped in the carbon film when it first came out. Lasted fine till about 2 years later when I came off and trashed one of the cans.
HueyonaBlade
27-03-2009, 05:22 PM
quote:Originally posted by zedsled

I've had a set of cans wrapped in the carbon film when it first came out. Lasted fine till about 2 years later when I came off and trashed one of the cans.


If you are still looking Darren I bought a few sheets of carbon look contact from the local bike shop its many for plastic backgrounds I think but its quite thick from memory made by 3m