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Old 11-15-2010, 07:37 PM
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Lookin good
 
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Thats awesome, great job.
 
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i like... where did u get the cloth from
 
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Very nice
 
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Thats a sick looking bike. What kind of tail is that?
 
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Originally Posted by Sparkx625
i like... where did u get the cloth from
i usually buy it off ebay. but i just search for the best price. i can usually get 36" x 50" of high grade twill for about $25-30

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Thats a sick looking bike. What kind of tail is that?
it is a custom tail. i made it from sheet steel and then made a copy ing carbon fiber. it looks like this now:
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lookin good man keep up the good work and remember to post up pics from time to time
 
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Wow... this makes me want to attempt to wrap some stuff... Have you tried wrapping plastic yet?
 
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Originally Posted by nowensby
Wow... this makes me want to attempt to wrap some stuff... Have you tried wrapping plastic yet?
yes... it really doesnt like to stick to glossy plastic. so it is better to lay up several layers and use it as a mold. or you can rough up the surface to get it to stick.
 
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Nice work. But cant understand why you would wrap a tank in beautiful looking carbon fibre and then paint over it? You should invest in some vacuum bagging equipment. That way you could make moulds of the plastic parts with chop strand then lay up the carbon into the moulds and vacuum them. Well, you know the potential seeing as you have worked with composites before. Once again, nice job dude.
 


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