Hydrographics - "Carbon Fiber Parts"

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c103110
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Hydrographics - "Carbon Fiber Parts"

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Hydrocoating will paint parts with a pattern according to the film you choose. I purchased a carbon fiber kit (DKA-CF-18-21) from http://www.mydipkit.com

There are many suppliers and patterns to choose from - check out YouTube and eBay. Ozark Hydrographics has a great selection of films. Many guns, crossbows, motorcycles, and car interior/exterior parts are "painted" this way.

Here's my first experience after watching the pros do it on YouTube with $5K tanks. Total cost for the kit was $99 and I still have 2/3 of the film remaining for other parts. The camera shots look like crap, because the flash kept coming on. The parts look like real Carbon Fiber in naturel light.

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A G260 Zenoah Side Cover after coating. The tape allows the film to coat evenly around the part and is removed later.
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My $5K coating tank and fancy timing system...
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There are many shops that will coat parts for $$$.

Has anyone else tried this at home?
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Thanks for sharing this, it's really interesting.
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Is this permanent and how is it holding up?
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Re: Hydrographics - "Carbon Fiber Parts"

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Nice, did you coat it after dipping?
Please tell more about the process.
Thx.

Paul.
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