UPDATES: After a year, I can confirm that I'd recommend using a higher quality clear coat. This clear coat has faded and become rough. I'd recommend spending money for a higher quality clear coat. Also, be sure to use a UV resin designed for outdoors! Materials Used (Affiliate links for which I may be compensated) Venom Composites Chopped Carbon: amzn.to/3JM2IVx Carbon Fiber Roller: amzn.to/3AaBF2K Peel Ply: amzn.to/3SGLaOr Sanding Disks: amzn.to/3QhDoZU Sand Paper: amzn.to/3vXbIRY Polish: amzn.to/3zKmDQ4
@atruceforbruce5388
Жыл бұрын
Shoot wish I could f8nd someone to fully carbon fiber my whole new chevy tahoe like that hard top
@jarnoverhoeven8773
8 ай бұрын
how much of the chopped carbon did you use?
@RossoSimRacing
Жыл бұрын
Hey mate. There is a way to greatly improve "flatness" of surface. After you peeled off that peel ply and sand it, simply put 3 heavy coats of resin 1-2 hours apart from each other (See datasheet of your resin to know then the "B stage" is). This will build up a thick layer which will close low spots between chopped fabric. After 48 hours or even better 72, sand it as flat as you can again, do that trick with a syringe (if even needed) and apply last cosmetic resin coat when resin from syringe gets to B stage again. Try it next time bro, you will see the result will be waaaay better :)
@RealDGoodwin
Жыл бұрын
I kept waiting on this step but it turned out decent, just needed this 1 extra step and it would have been perfect 🤩
@johnmichaels4330
8 ай бұрын
That's what I was thinking. So much work to only get an "okish" look.
@JUSTFlavaTown
Жыл бұрын
This tutorial is criminally underrated, beautiful work!
@CashedOutCars
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@johnmichaels4330
8 ай бұрын
It's wrong and looks amaturish. If he had done the proper resin coats after the initial lay-up, it could have come out like glass. Not like a dimpled mess.
@Bdnflnc
Жыл бұрын
Its important to mention that you dont want to wax fresh paint for at least 30 days and you dont want to ceramic coat for at least 6 months to let the paint cure first. Otherwise you can trap solvents in the paint and cause issues.
@thefinaltouchdetailinggrap4409
Жыл бұрын
It’s actually 90 days for waxing or coating. A coating is more breathable than wax as well
@Dj.Ray.Von.
Жыл бұрын
@@thefinaltouchdetailinggrap4409 Mate I've painted cars for 14years. It takes 4months at least for paint to fully harden. I see "detailing" in your name though, definitely sounds like a detailers sale pitch so it all makes sense 😂
@kylebeach2316
Жыл бұрын
@@Dj.Ray.Von. but isn't every paint different in terms of how long it takes too fully cure?
@AUGRaijin
Жыл бұрын
@@thefinaltouchdetailinggrap4409 keep in mind the first statement was correct , if you are spraying automotive paint made for cars then the 90 day rule applies, however as Bdnfinc doesn't go further into on and should have , the majority of today's automotive paints are low VOC , however most canned spray paints are not low VOC and thus take longer times to outgass and should you check the compliantcies you will note some of the clear coats are based epoxies and others are based Lacquer, and the Lac takes even longer at time depending on quality and coats applied to cure. What is low VOC automotive paint? Low VOC paints have been engineered to have fewer harmful chemicals. Instead, these products are primarily water-based, which is harmless to the environment.
@MrHardbodies
Жыл бұрын
That is dependant on the type of ceramic coating or graphing coating. I’ve waiting 6 weeks and had dramas and I’ve waited 3 weeks with no issues. All do to do with the paint type etc
@austinstockton9221
Жыл бұрын
You should of out another coat of apoxy for a “leveling” coat then sand it down a lot to be perfectly smooth then prep for clear
@francisj4058
2 жыл бұрын
This is a great way to make miata hardtops worth $7k 👌🤣
@sinnombre5466
2 жыл бұрын
No low ballers , I know what I got
@space.cowboy69
Жыл бұрын
Honestly worth less now
@waerp11
Жыл бұрын
Carbon fiber add extra weight 😂
@damarlo1
Жыл бұрын
Not skinned in wont. Full carbon can though 🤣 all you need is one of my fancy hardtop molds. Or try your hand at 3d printing a "negative mold" but that usually wont be thick enough
@spatulaman2753
Жыл бұрын
As if we didn’t need more crap driving the factory hardtop prices up.
@markneveu349
8 ай бұрын
Dude, you did a great job explaining step by step instructions on how to do this.
@isaacruiz3088
6 ай бұрын
He did a good job explaining for sure but he was so close to having an almost flawless finish I would have done a 4th coat after the syringe to get a good base to be able to sand down especially if the clear ever did peel you'll have plenty of material to sand and be able to get multiple life times out of the part.
@mattleblanc2001
2 жыл бұрын
To help with dry spots add extra epoxy over the peel ply this also works for doing it with carbon fiber cloth. working it in until you see no change in color.
@CashedOutCars
2 жыл бұрын
Good tip
@8145dwerdna
2 жыл бұрын
Just a head up avoid using any bondo on an SMC part. When you sand it, release agent will be released. Always use some kind of epoxy based filler. They have stuff specifically for this, such as repair kits for corvettes, or upol sells a good product that's carbon fiber reinforced.
@CashedOutCars
2 жыл бұрын
Interesting, SMC is listed as a surface that bondoglass is "Great for use on" by 3M themselves: www.3mcanada.ca/3M/en_CA/p/d/v000146405/
@Flyingdinosaur69
Ай бұрын
Farrrr that peel ply just changed my world man! THANK YOU!
@ericlewis5035
2 жыл бұрын
Nice video. Like how the Forged came out. I do carbonfiber overlay as a Job. I do a Lot of this. People don't realize just how much Time is involved. Great job man. I've done a Lot of Forged/chopped carbon parts. Most is 1/2 inch or 1 inch strands
@dmeemd7787
Жыл бұрын
When I worked on a large multi car NHRA team, the funny car bodies came in as a show and then the Fab shop would build the internal trees and firewalls and all that stuff, it was really really cool to get to talk to guys that worked on Indy cars and things like that in the fabrication shop and get to work on and learn all those different things! I never made anything like what the composite shops would do, not by a long shot but you're exactly right, the amount of work that the places that built the parts would put in I mean just a little box that held the radio was just an absurd amount of hours, I got to go to this place is quite a bit as well and the guys that are good are just that they are really damn good! This is not my trade like it is yours but it's always really cool to see people get excited about something you do for a living, like in your case!
@MaksKuzin-i2y
Жыл бұрын
How much carbon in weight do you think you used? Cant find an estimate anywhere and dont want to run out half way
@xtremeincproductions
Жыл бұрын
I like the idea of using peel ply and rolling over that. Just wondering if maybe next time it would be beneficial to vacuum bag it? Thanks for sharing the process!
@Kevlar187
Жыл бұрын
Looks good. I'd suggest using a 2 part clear coat (like spray max 2k clear) as it will go on a lot thicker and get very hard so it can actually be buffed/polished. The single part clear coats in a spray can isn't strong enough to do that.
@CashedOutCars
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip! I might respray it, as this clear did definitely start to dull a bit. It still looks great, but doesn’t shine quite as much as it used to
@dredre9484
3 ай бұрын
Awsome video what I noticed vacuum bagging is best for forged don't be scared of resin as cloth well soak it up😊
@kenric1460
Жыл бұрын
While I'm not a fan of the chopped fiber look, you did a good video 👍
@vw_mods_4711
Жыл бұрын
Nice job Bro! Loved the idea of the peal ply, I made a custom door card for mine and used the carbon material, with all the curves and highs/lows the material was a bit unforgiving, this lead me to rethink. I think forged is the way to go on curvy bits. Will have to give it a go next summer. Thanks for the video 👍
@BasinMotorsports
2 жыл бұрын
Nice save on the top. It's definitely an improvement. Looks like a few weeks of work through each step and all the sanding, resin, and polishing.
@CashedOutCars
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! It was definitely a ton of work. Happy with the result though!
@MattJones-uv3hw
2 жыл бұрын
I just found recently found your channel and have been watching a bunch of your Miata vids. My father gave me his 1990 Miata and it needs some love. I was wondering if you could do a video on where you source your Miata parts from. That would be a huge help for me as I start to plan out my Miata's repairs. Thanks!
@JamesBrownlip
7 ай бұрын
I want to do my whole motorcycle like this. Thank you for showing how to
@duncan.w2477
Жыл бұрын
How much carbon did you need to cover the whole roof?
@RetroTechCustoms
3 ай бұрын
Needed a lot more resin and sanding because there are still sooooo many pits in this thing
@speedzx6ter942
2 жыл бұрын
I’m going to be doing carbon fiber flakes on my bike plastics and Im looking at all the videos and trying to see what strategy to pick, I’m just doing my research on where to get some carbon fiber and what type of epoxy and also the seeing what would be the best outcome
@Waynemanner
Ай бұрын
Gonna do my whole animated Batmobile
@PascalCrypto
Жыл бұрын
Nice job but are there so many pinholes I see or is it the lighting? I’m still debating chopped or twill weave overlaying
@robsmithracing
2 жыл бұрын
To be honest I was looking to make panels from fibreglass then I stumbled across this video. Change of plan.
@CashedOutCars
2 жыл бұрын
Very similar process, just with more impressive looking results. Best of luck!
@xSHOOTERTOOTERx
Жыл бұрын
Final product came out looking great!!! Spray paint skills are singing to be sought after... 😅 Spray in straight lines, running off each edge of the part... Helps with overlap and controlling dry spots...
@unknown209er
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this I’m thinking of doing this method on my bikecycle
@funkaydonkey
Жыл бұрын
Looks really good, might consider doing this on a few pieces Although I need to ask, is this how you talk IRL? You sound like a text-to-speech computer program 😂😂
@petervda85
Жыл бұрын
Learnt a lot!
@wils_builds
Жыл бұрын
This is so bad ass! Phenomenal work!
@brad5316
3 ай бұрын
I loved this video! Thank you so much!
@danwiseman889
Жыл бұрын
Alternate title "How to make your car look like a kitchen bench top" :)
@jarentimmer9226
2 жыл бұрын
Solid video great job my guy! My pull this off by spring on my miata of I get real ambitious!
@CashedOutCars
2 жыл бұрын
You can do it! It's a huge process but looks pretty awesome when it's done!
@m4rt304
Жыл бұрын
Exactly what I searched for Gonna try it on some Motorcycle Parts 🤌
@iRidetas
2 жыл бұрын
great video, end product looks awesome
@CashedOutCars
2 жыл бұрын
It really does, thank you!
@whf3826
Жыл бұрын
I really needed this video, thank you!!!!
@CashedOutCars
Жыл бұрын
Happy to help!
@markpaul87
Жыл бұрын
Nice job , looks really cool
@hdhellion4128
Жыл бұрын
Bro, next level! How long did this take?
@MrSmashSr
Жыл бұрын
How well has the rustoleum clear held up in the sun?
@DoganHH
3 ай бұрын
Next time you should do more heavy coats of resin but wait till the Coat gets Reeealy Sticky before you put the Next Coat on it. So it will be thicker and you wont have to Sand so much, the surface will be flat
@leofallahi343
8 ай бұрын
Does this increase the strength of the part?
@timnb0340
2 жыл бұрын
very cool and it turned out sick!!!!
@CashedOutCars
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks my friend!
@dragracedave
9 ай бұрын
How much carbon does that end up needing? Looking to do this and am not sure how many I'll need. Thanks for the great content man!
@CashedOutCars
9 ай бұрын
This ended up needing just over 1 lb! But Id get more to be safe and in case you wanted to coat it heavier than I did
@dragracedave
9 ай бұрын
awesome! will get a bit extra to be safe. really appreciate the response!!@@CashedOutCars
@alberta3157
Жыл бұрын
Well done looks cool but for my taste it does look a little rough, you could go over with more clear epoxy and fill in all those holes but you'll need to sand again etc... I undersand it took you very long time and thats why you didn't went the extra effort to cover all the holes, but you were so close to make it look perfect . the holes will gather dust and dirt inside and will stand out like a sore thumb
@MarlonDocto
8 ай бұрын
Is it cheaper to carbon skin this way using vs buying the carbon fiber twill sheets?
@TheDanAge
2 ай бұрын
This is "carbon fibre look" where was the forging?
@JOEGGGJOE
Жыл бұрын
So, how much does it weigh now? Just bustin your balls. It’s great to see you use peel ply. Not to many people do that. Next time once you put peel ply down, put a coat of resin on top of the peel ply. It will be resin rich but you will fill in all voids and low spots. You won’t have to put extra coats and you will sand less. Also use automotive 2k clear, it’s so much better.
@CashedOutCars
Жыл бұрын
I’ve gotten the weight comment way too many times🤣good tips, thank you! I may respray the clear with a nicer coat soon
@thomaswahahauw560
Жыл бұрын
How muck kilograms or LB did you ised for the whole rooftop
@CashedOutCars
Жыл бұрын
A little over 1 lb!
@nellaRissa
Жыл бұрын
i don't understand why people keep calling it forged carbon...it's just a skinning by chopped fibers....forged carbon was born for structural needs :S
@stankrieger3598
Жыл бұрын
Why did you not just do a fload coat epoxy?
@chadsworld9048
Жыл бұрын
I tried this with some fairings and all I got was millions of micro bubbles, still can’t get rid of them and I did every step as shown…
@devrontrott5132
6 ай бұрын
Thanks man!
@zsavage1820
10 ай бұрын
The name of this video should be HOW NOT TO CLEAR COAT
@projecthondarod
Жыл бұрын
Good job on the video production.. Ya got most the idea but lots of miscues on the application and products. Rattle can paint under resins is not a great idea and chances of delam will be high. A base black tinted layer of resin will be much better. While the mas lv is a decent resin system it's heat deflection temp is very low for automotive uae and doesn't have good uv protection. Using a coated peel ply rather than a economy peel ply will pull off much easier.. You can wet out over the peel ply on any dry areas. Hope these tips help out on your next go
@CashedOutCars
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips!
@anthonygonzales7807
Жыл бұрын
I decided to take a shot every time he says "I went ahead" I made it 7 minutes into the video, now I'm naked on my garage floor with no idea what in the hell I'm doing here.
@CashedOutCars
Жыл бұрын
Don't roll around in any carbon while you're down there!
@miff227
3 ай бұрын
just before describing something I did I went ahead and said I went ahead and did the thing I went ahead and did instead of just saying the thing I did. Because I'm American and we have this thing where instead of describing that we did a thing, we describe that we went ahead and did a thing. It's identical, with more words, to waste everybodies time...
@andrewyanke1787
Жыл бұрын
"I went ahead".... Could use an expansion of your vocabulary (I then, I moved on to, then I.... anything) Lol. I'm gonna "go ahead" and finish watching your video now but I can't get past the "went ahead" stuff.
@YT-mn4eq
Жыл бұрын
Does the carbon fiber add noticable strength or is it used for the look?
@phillipwong9944
Жыл бұрын
Its actually more strength full then just using bon-do on the whole thing .
@eefui
10 ай бұрын
great job.
@CashedOutCars
10 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@cfmechanic
Жыл бұрын
I wanna do hood and fenders
@rodrigomontoya5298
9 ай бұрын
I want do a evo x trunk.
@VinceCannavaII
Жыл бұрын
Looks fantastic. Maximum effort young man.
@calvincngo
Жыл бұрын
Looks amazing does it add alot of weight?
@CashedOutCars
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! This added less than 5 lbs
@johnclary729
7 ай бұрын
This is not Forged Carbon, since there is no compression mold. This is just the carbon fiber equivalent of a chopper gun layup, minus the chopper gun.
@dominykasdauginas2854
Жыл бұрын
How much cost money to make project like this?
@CashedOutCars
Жыл бұрын
Easily done for under a couple hundred dollars, depending on resin choice and fiber used!
@carminecarlone2869
Жыл бұрын
I want to skin my interior panels and my engine cover. Hopefully in red carbon fiber but it’s hard to find red chopped peices for some reason. If anyone knows what the original fiber is so I can buy a weave and chop some red flakes myself please lmk🙏
@brianjohnson5910
Жыл бұрын
That’ll delaminate for sure. Using rattle can paint underneath and bondo are all wrong. The rattle can clear won’t last long either, especially with all the voids you can see on the finished surface after all the buffing. Start with harbor freight paint guns if you don’t feel like spending big $ to get started.
@phillipwong9944
Жыл бұрын
Resin is just as adhesive as paint .
@FredAllenBurge
2 жыл бұрын
Why does it still have a million holes in it?
@CashedOutCars
2 жыл бұрын
They’re tiny air pockets in the resin. They can be filled, but in most lighting it’s not really noticeable, especially from a distance. To get a 100% solid part you’ll almost always have to degas the resin and vacuum bag or infuse the part, which makes it a much tougher job to get done at home
@donovankishbaugh460
2 жыл бұрын
I want to try this I just got a quote of 5k to do my r1 but
@andyd5823
Жыл бұрын
U need to add another layer of gel a sand it again there’s a million pimples in it
@winstonchurchill8531
Жыл бұрын
How much flake you use for this? In ounces or grams
@CashedOutCars
Жыл бұрын
A little over 1lb, I’d estimate 20oz or so
@evo6swap
Жыл бұрын
yes pl more detail.
@calebcuddy1990
Жыл бұрын
How much carbon fibre in weight did you need to complete the whole top?
@CashedOutCars
Жыл бұрын
Just over 1 lb!
@frankyjas5184
6 ай бұрын
He went ahead to get ahead so he can go ahead then went ahead to be ahead so that he can go ahead and be ahead.
@smuy3782
2 жыл бұрын
I know it's not you making up the term for doing this, but this is not forging carbon fibre. This is just dressing an existing part with CF chop and resin. Maybe everyone doing this should rename their videos "I'm using the same stuff they use when they forge carbon fibre in a different process to make my existing thing look cooler."
@CashedOutCars
2 жыл бұрын
You are correct, but I have to use the term to get the search results to help people looking since chopped carbon is so frequently called forged carbon
@Wheelieking619
Жыл бұрын
Hello this title is misleading. You did not forge anything with pressure or heat! You laid down carbon fiber cloth NOT forged carbon fiber. There is no forged carbon fiber cloth . You take carbon fiber cloth and resin and you then forge your part with pressure and/or heat. This hear is the problem with our platform ,anyone can give you info that’s not correct and really with confident delivery it’s believable to be factual. In fact don’t take my word for it. Research this topic for yourself and troll my channel or comment right here if you find that I’m incorrect. Please for the love of google don’t let me go around popping my mouth off with whack unfacts!
@raykeith8818
Жыл бұрын
How many lbs of forged carbon fiber did you use on it?
@CashedOutCars
Жыл бұрын
Approximately 1.5 lbs of chopped carbon!
@MeisnerMotors
2 жыл бұрын
Dang Cash must’ve sold one of his kidneys to afford a beat up hardtop in 2022
@bullymaguire8868
Жыл бұрын
Theres a lot of dents, imperfections on the part. He polished before it was properly sanded and filled
@spatulaman2753
Жыл бұрын
Man, for as much work as you went through you’d been better off making a mold from the factory top and then forming new tips in CF. You could make as many as you’d like after that.
@baileyjohnson1067
2 жыл бұрын
How many lbs of chopped carbon was needed for this?
@CashedOutCars
2 жыл бұрын
It used just over 1 lb
@joeshift9807
7 ай бұрын
What if I did my ps5 ??
@ChapmanAutomotive
Жыл бұрын
It looks great. But all of that work just to use rattlecan clear
@jokersat
11 ай бұрын
i have see too many bubbles in the last finished shots
@kuloalip03
Жыл бұрын
Aq ra mudeng bosone.tp apik hasile lurd
@richardkaz2336
Жыл бұрын
@16:59-17:00, 17:23-17:24 there are some very deep and noticeable flaws.
@lunarthespacecat7772
10 ай бұрын
oh
@LooseNut099
Жыл бұрын
Excellent explanation of the process. Well done!
@CashedOutCars
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@TheLimpingpimp
5 ай бұрын
So this is basically the same way you would lay up fiberglass mat but you're using carbon fiber
@CashedOutCars
4 ай бұрын
Yes
@jettaphillips5023
Жыл бұрын
Do you remember how much carbon this took?
@CashedOutCars
Жыл бұрын
A little over 1lb!
@jettaphillips5023
Жыл бұрын
@@CashedOutCars thank you!
@FrankTheTank417
Жыл бұрын
Great video. I just don’t know why I hate the way you end every sentence with same weird down tone in your voice. You know…kinda how news casters are known for ending each sentence?
@hunterduncan8321
9 ай бұрын
i like it, to each there own though.
@fusionstar916
9 ай бұрын
It's that northern US and Canadian accent.
@johnmichaels4330
8 ай бұрын
At least it isn't that bubble head California ending each sentence in an up take like a question. That is truly annoying.
@johnadams7402
6 ай бұрын
@@johnmichaels4330 Dude...
@johnmichaels4330
6 ай бұрын
@@johnadams7402 you know I'm right.
@andre-louw
10 ай бұрын
Plenty of pinholes and surface imperfections.
@bigjimharris5446
2 ай бұрын
👍👍👍👍
@claytonmuirhead2722
Жыл бұрын
Since you are clearly trying to make videos that are professional - a tip, never use the phrase "went/go ahead".
@dermax_hd
2 жыл бұрын
eh.. it looks kinda janky in my opinion. and you end up with an unnecessarily strong hardtop that weights a lot more than even the oem one. why would you do that?
@CashedOutCars
2 жыл бұрын
Adds about 2 lbs, and fixed the broken spots on mine. I'm happy with it
@DominoSixO
10 ай бұрын
The process and steps are educational but I think it's overkill too many unnecessary steps and the final result is not that satisfactory, was expecting a clear glossy finish without any dents or holes
@rustico8386
Жыл бұрын
for a mx-5 ? hihihi
@christian_coulson
2 жыл бұрын
you talk that slow bro i put the playback speed to 1.25x and it sounded normal lmao, brilliant video non the less.
@frenchmanremy
2 жыл бұрын
OMG! Thank you so much. This makes his videos watchable.
@CashedOutCars
2 жыл бұрын
hahah I used to talk a lot faster in my older ones, I guess I slowed down for sake of clarity
@flipflop7577
2 жыл бұрын
@@CashedOutCars don't worry, you're doin excelent👌 I can understand you very well cause I'm not a native english speaker
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