03-01-2021, 11:29 AM | #1 |
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Carbon Fibre Overlay-Outstanding! But...
I bought some carbon fibre overlays for interior pieces from China. All of them were beautiful, better than I expected particularly for the price, and they fit great too.
I installed the door pulls on a day that it was cold. I knew at the time I was pressing my luck. These came without the VHB applied inside so I cleaned it with alcohol and naptha before I stuck the VHB and installed them. No clamping just pressing for a minute or two. Over the course of two weeks they came loose. Again no surprise. The VHB stuck great to the door pull and getting it off was no easy feat as only heat worked. No solvent worked even the 3M stuff. But I would like to spray or paint something on the inside of the overlay before I do it again to make the bond of the VHT better as the tape came off the overlay just a bit too easy. And I am using adhesion promoter too but I really want this the last time I do this. I could wait till spring some sort of coating on the inside also seems like a good idea. Here is what it looks like on the inside. Any words of wisdom will be appreciated. And again, these look beautiful and fit perfectly. I was very hesitant getting the overlays. I am not unhappy I did. ///Rich Last edited by Rich.Wolfson; 03-08-2021 at 09:29 PM.. |
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03-08-2021, 09:42 PM | #3 | |
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Reinstalled the handles and they look GREAT. I can't imagine the M-Sport pieces looking any better. Just wanted everyone to know not to be scared of the overlays but also not to install them when it's freezing. ///Rich |
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03-13-2021, 09:31 AM | #5 |
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Heya,
Can you provide a link to these on ebay? They look great, and I too have gone the glossy route for my carbon interior bits. Thanks! josh |
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