Carbon pasting a car is a task that is quite feasible for everyone. The main thing is to know the methodology for doing this kind of work and be patient, as the process will be painstaking. But the time and effort spent will more than pay off in the new look of the vehicle.
There are two ways to apply such a film to a car: dry and wet. In the first case, the contractor must be a professional in this field, since the film is applied to the surface of the vehicle once. After that, its position will no longer be corrected. Wet carbon bonding is much easier. And the main advantage of this method is that the position of the film on the car can be adjusted at any time until the surface is dry.
Before embarking on direct work to transform the appearance of the car, you should prepare the necessary tools. They must include:
- Squeegee (felt or plastic).
- Stationery knife, scissors.
- Marker or felt-tip pen.
- Construction hair dryer.
- Soap solution sprayer.
- White spirit or its analogue.
- Napkins without lint.
- Masking tape.
If all the tools and materials are in stock, then you can proceed to such a busy job as pasting carbon fiber with your own hands to a car. And the first thing you should start with is washing the car. This must be done in a thorough manner. Polishing the body does not hurt .
The next step is to cut the canvas. It is best to start with large parts: roofs, hoods, etc. To get a more accurate result, you can apply a film to the
car body and draw on the film that part for which cutting is performed. Further along the circled contour, you can cut the workpiece. It will not be superfluous to verify it by applying.
When the blank for gluing the body part is ready, it is necessary to degrease the surface where the film will be attached. To do this, wipe it with white spirit or other solvent.
So, you have done the preparation and prepared the surface. It would seem that you can begin to fasten the film. But then it turns out that dry carbon pasting is performed. And in this case, it will not be possible to correct possible flaws without damaging the material. Therefore, the surface of the part should be thoroughly moistened with soap and water from the spray gun. The result should be a completely wet body part. Dry places should not be!
Most of the work has already been completed. It remains a little - stick the film. If this operation is performed by one person, then it is difficult to do without
mounting tape . With it, you should fix part of the film on the body. This should be done as accurately as possible along the contour of the part to be glued. On the opposite side of the film, it is necessary to separate the protective substrate. Next, attach it to the body and use a squeegee to smooth it. It is also necessary to do the rest of the decorative coating. When the entire film is placed on the body part, it should be dried. To do this, you need a
building hair dryer. It is necessary to simultaneously warm the film with warm air at a temperature of 70-80 degrees Celsius and level the surface with a squeegee.
This pasting carbon fiber parts over. A similar procedure should be followed for the rest of the car body. Within ten days after this procedure, it is not recommended to wash the car and drive fast. This is necessary so that the film dries well and does not fall off.
This is how carbon pasting is performed. Photos of cars after this procedure are pleasing to the eye. They look stunning.