DIY Forged Carbon Skinning Tutorial - A Complete Guide
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In this video I'm gonna run you through to achieve a forged carbon finish by skinning virtually any car part you like with carbon flakes or chopped carbon. This method requires some patience and effort but the result is well worth it!
0:00 - Intro
0:40 - Phase 1: Prep - sanding and primer
2:07 - Phase 2: First coat of epoxy and carbon
3:48 - Phase 3: Second coat of epoxy and carbon
5:27 - Phase 4: Sand and buildup
7:41 - Phase 5: Sand flat and finish
9:10 - Outro
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i have been searching forever to find a way to bring my old, cracked seibon hood back to life. THis is now my plan!!!
After putting the release film use a wide rubber roller to roll the surface finish smoother. This will reduce the amount of coats and sanding needed
I will try that, thanks!
Where can I buy release film?
Instant subscribe ❤ love your work and approach to it all . I work with carbon nearly everyday making orthotic devices and you did an awesome job with the bonnet . Looking forward to watching more of your videos . Cheers from Australia 🦘
Finally someone put my idea to work!!! Looks so good!
your idea was how to make a fake heavy carbon hood?
Hint: the yellow tint is a prob.. yes. But CLEAR wont do it, as it will also get yellowish over time. You need uv resistant resin which is tinted slightly BLUE to counter this. Cheers.
and don't forget, all resin yellows over time. Tinting it blue will definitely help mask the yellowing imo
@@kasuraga ok then if so why would they make carbon multi million pound boats? how long before goes yellowish?
@@gatecrasher1970 with carbon, the resin layers are so thin that the yellowing isnt going to be as noticed through the carbon fiber. Yellowing is primarily an issue when casting with resin. also, different resins yellow differently, so it depends on the formula
Carbon need to be cleared with high quality auto clear or the resin's outer layer will fail, "uv resistant" or not.
This was great! I appreciate the work you put in and the tips. I have a different project, for forged carbon look, but essentially the same process. This likely saved me some hassles. Cheers!
The hood came out perfect! Great job
Great little guide thanks! I've done some carbon skinning before and was really considering some forged carbon, so this is really useful. Your bonnet looks great too, nice work 👍
Thanks Dan!
Beautiful work❤️
That looks awesome... Nice work my friend
Looks great! I am planning on doing some pieces on my ride soon. Fantastic video, thanks.
Great job 🔥
Looks badass but the question I have if you do this to other parts do you need to vacuum seal them like you did with your fenders?
Spper great job and explained your work very well. I am imbarking on my project on a 1978 honda fenders, trying to decide on the carbon look or the forge look. I have a forge shop, making knives, rings and other wiered stuff. So thinking it just might fit my style. What is your thoughts to forge or not?
EARNED A SUB! Amazing video and explanation.
If you are leaving the metal part underneath. Wouldn't be far cheaper to just wrap the piece with something that looks like forged carbon fiber?
Good work Sir. Very impressive!!
Dude you rock those carbon, looks really really good. Amazing work 🔥
If you took a metal or 3d printed part, and vacuum bagged it in chopped carbon coating, you could validate exactly how much extra strength it adds white simply - just make some leaf springs and hang weights off them. A skin of carbon and epoxy adds quite a bit of structural rigidity, particularly in the case of foam or balsa wood. This is a common approach in aerospace composite design. For a large part, you could also use a plastic sheet or bag and lots of sand. Pressure is what's required, not vacuum per se. You could also use a bunch of rubber sheeting or chips, and a hydraulic ram or bottle jack, or even a screw press. The options are limitless. Park a car on top of the mould is a good idea for a small part. Rubber tires.
I never knew you could do it this way. You learn something new everyday ig
Algo talk… nice work, looks dope
What grit would be good for carbon fiber I need to sand mine down again cause of sun damage and don’t know what grit to use.
Are you able to make a list of everything you used for your project where to buy it and different sandpapers and products?
Does the vinyl covering the epoxy not stick to the carbon?
What primer u use ? Can u give me link ?
Hi do you wash them first after sanding before putting another resin?
The epoxy is special only for carbor or i can use any epoxy?
Can u do this on a carbon fiber hood? They dont have a forged option option for my car and really dig the forged version
Another project for the Fez! If i wanted to add small fleks of purple into the flakes, can you give any advice what you would use?
Looks amazing
looks awesome!
Do you provide this service for customers? I have a couple of parts I would be interested in having done. Lmk 🙏 Thank you
How hard is this to do as a first timer, I have a carbon fiber hood and I want to do this to it
i want to make my own separate carbon hood for my project .... but dude this looks radical af i really like it ... you did a great job on this dude and made a very good video from it to ...peace n love bro build on and stay safe
What kind of release film is that and where can I get it? Or can I use just any plastic?
Nice Job ! The next time put peel ply on and it will save you massive time for sanding, if you can also pull a vacuum it will be even better...
How much carbon fiber did you use for your hood. Trying to replicate it on my Kei Car.
Sick work
How much carbon did it take to do a hood, I'm trying to figure out how far 2 lbs would go.
With smaller parts is the same process?
How is the hood today? Is in good conditions?
Nice video. So in essence you glass it in the same way that a surfboard is made? Thank you.
Thanks! Unfortunately I'm not quite familiar with how surfboards are treated, sorry 😅
Is it reflective in the sun ?
Can this be done or has this been done on the whole car?
This is pretty rad!
Can you use any type of plastic?
I’m wondering if there isn’t a vinyl wrap available that would be day’s quicker and much lighter! And if you don’t like it you can just peel it off!
Is a beautiful job !!! So where can I get the carbon fiber flakes?
I got these from a local shop but i'd just order on aliexpress really.
It looks good 👍
Hallo which expoxybyou use ?
take a stock hood and weigh it and then take your finished hood and weigh it . what is the difference in weight ?
Great video and a great way to get the look without a ton of tool costs.
I am really curious if doing this to the hood adds any structural strength or rigidity. I would think that it would, adding any kind of fiber (carbon or glass) like this would seem to have to increase some of the rigidity and strength. How much, I have no idea, but I would be really interested in seeing some types of tests on this!
I would assume maybe a little, but it would be negligible, that carbon he put on was super thin, and not compressed.
I can tell you.. it doesn't. You can add some stiffness by adding the carbon to the hood or even better by replacing the metal with carbon but with another method maybe. Skinning is only done for looks.
Do you have a materials list and cost?
forged carbon is cool loking. I ve done it myself but its pretty hassle compared to normal carbon weave type. because of the uneven surface of the carbon the amount of epoxy used is subtantially more to get the perfect even surface. But hey it looks cool.
Einhell compressor? we have the same compressor!
The carbon fiber skin will eventually release from the metal hood. CF has a very low rate of thermal expansion, much lower than the metal is bonded to. Ever time the metal heats up, it will grow, but the CF won't. In time, the CF skin will delaminate from the hood. Skinning metal with CF is a short term solution, unless the metal never changes temperature. I skinned the hood scoop on my Subaru with spread tow CF, and a year later the CF is causing wrinkles, and is distorting the scoop. Still, your chopped tow CF skinned hood looks amazing!
YOU DOIN GREAT! thanks for the knowledge 🤘🏽🔥
what type of epoxy is that?
Can someone convert this to Lbs of carbon and Gal of Epoxy? It seems like I ordered too much of both.
I not undestand were i fail.... because when I go with sandpaper i see the carbon under the resin that change color, go clear, maybe i have user not much resin... or i sandpaper in the same point for a too long time... Best guide... very thank Bye from italy (sorry my english)
Where to buy the Carbon flakes?
looks good.
hey mate,so epoxy resin does bond on paint?
Heya, if you have clear coated paint I would scuff it up first with like 240 grit, if you're doing it on primer it should work just fine as is!
Do you use a table top epoxy?
In this case I did because the specs were very close to infusion resin which I didn't have on hand, infusion resin has a lower viscosity than laminating resin which is important when using a compression moulds!
I saw your gtr fender video too. how many lbs did you get for the hood, fenders, and bumper? amazing work, really inspired me on my brz build
I reckon based on how much I added on the bonnet (1.5 lbs) and its surface area it should be the same amount per fender and a tad more on the front bumper, maybe 2lbs. I know It's not ideal but adding a solid amount of strength as well, especially when adding it onto flimsy frp parts.
5:27 what plastic to use ?
Outstanding. What what release sheet did you use ? My carbon sticks to everything lol
It's a regular unperforated release film used for vacuum bagging, it's super easy to peel off when the epoxy cures!
Fantastic project! Where did you get the chopped carbon for you bonnet and bumper?
I got em off a guy in Germany who makes carbon parts himself, so I was lucky and didnt have to buy em myself, but if I'd have to place an educated bet I'd say he got em from china himself, there is plenty of offers on like aliexpress!
@@LXGspec thank you very much for pointing me the right direction 💪
@@Supercross254 No probs!
the large flakes on the lambo forge carbon looks so much gooder
How can i get chopped carbon
Using peel-ply + foam roller versus a release film and hands saves a lot of time from sanding but the end result looks amazing either way. Great work!
I would never do this but I won’t throw shade. Looks nice and I hope you like it.
Don't worry, I'll never do it again myself 😅
Do you have a video of it under the sun?
You'd need casting resin or surfboard resin. That resin may not have UV stabilisers. To fix that, before it turns yellow and starts peeling. Try sanding it back with 320 and throw a 2k clear topcoat over in it. But if it's just a shitter to go get milk, don't waste your money.
Where can I buy the release film? I really want to try this out
It's regular release film you can buy off sites that offer consumables for vaccuum bagging, I got mine from easy composites.
Was ist das für blaue folie
That is just cosmetic right? Not saving weight right? Am i right or no?
This is purely cosmic, sorry if it seemed different!
nice job
I saw that you are from Germany from the license plate 😅 is this carbon skinning TÜV free?
Great video. How much chopped carbon did you use? (Ie pounds). I’m trying to figure out how much to order.
1kg=2.2lbs
What was the blue plastic you used to coat the top? I’ve got everything else
Regular release film normally used with vacuum bagging. You can get it perforated and unperforated, I recommend the latter for doing it as I did.
@@LXGspec awesome thanks so much!
@@LXGspec where did you get your release film?
Easy Composites in the UK
@@LXGspec damn, I tried their site and I don’t think they ship to me. No worries, I’m just gonna take a shot in the dark, I’ll get the right stuff eventually.🤩
what is the material of the blue film bro
It's a regular plastic release film!
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Ps. Real forged carbon is made using designed carbon layup in mold so u have everywhere perfect strenght in every direction and its put in the press for way way more pressure per 1cm2 than u can get in vacuum etc This just looks good 😁
this is all show and no go.
Not really, the whole point of forged carbon ist that the short chopped fibers are oriented randomly, but yes, the process is usually done in a compression mould.
He just added a bunch of weight to his hood too. All show and less than no go.
Yo lo intentare en una parte del carenado de la moto 😀😀😀
Looks cool u could have cut out a lot of the aluminum hit glued it in place and removed afterwards. Just my thoughts
didnt think this is just so "easy" to accomplish, i tought it's some sort of new technology of carbon. i really consider doing this to my motorcycle! do you think the epoxy is gonna get yellow over the years? thats my only fear
love it, also going to do this , can you share with me what epoxy did you use ?
is it recommended for to heat up the epoxy like a heat blower or torch can used for camping to compensate the epoxy layering application?
I want to do my hellcat in matte carbon. How long do you think it will take to do all panels?
lol
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I don’t get it. Aren’t you supposed to use carbon fiber parts to replace heavier metal parts to become lighter overall, not add it over the heavy metal? I guess it’s just for looks? Looks good though.
You're absolutely correct, it doesn't serve any greater purpose whatsoever aside from achieving the forged carbon look!
Vacuum bag, why did you not use it? The work was easier and better at first time.
Just curious about how it's holding up. I know that epoxy and carbon fiber have a different expansion rate than metal. So I was wondering if it has started to delaminate at all already?
It's holding up great, even after giving it a UV clear coat there hasn't been any change in its integrity!
Nice up close but from far enough it makes the car look like it hasn’t been washed in a while and got rained on haha, nice job though still better than I’ve done
Looks amazing 👍
Another thing you might want to get some sanding blocks to reduce the waves in the surface finish but looks great bro 👌👍
Thanks! I literally just received my Dura-Block kit! They'll probably pop up as well more in the next few vids!
Great job. Should have put a release chemical on the hood to pop this off.
I hope your epoxy is UV proof... I work with alot of epoxy