a while back someone posted up on this, you no longer have to go to japan to have it done. a guy in texas is doing the same thing and basically it is a the same process auto manuf. use to coat their parts like wood grain and such. if anyone is interested i can get you more info from my dad since he is the one that passed it on after we spoke about it. sorry about the video quality.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGA3BUOTWRA&eurl=http://www.stangmafia.com/forum/f63/hydrographics-2338/index3.html#post90141&feature=player_embedded (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGA3BUOTWRA&eurl=http://www.stangmafia.com/forum/f63/hydrographics-2338/index3.html#post90141&feature=player_embedded)
..."Hells Bells" playing in the background. [laugh]
Very cool process, but I prefer the look of aluminum to faux carbon.
Quote from: pompetta on February 11, 2009, 04:13:28 PM
..."Hells Bells" playing in the background. [laugh]
Very cool process, but I prefer the look of aluminum to faux carbon.
mebbe they'll come up w/ a faux aluminum process. ;D
Quote from: derby on February 11, 2009, 06:23:25 PM
mebbe they'll come up w/ a faux aluminum process. ;D
'they'...already have that.
i confess, i didnt pay much attention to randalls thread...
is this the same process that he wanted folks to pay him to send their bits to japan to have done?
Quote from: herm on February 11, 2009, 06:48:24 PM
is this the same process that he wanted folks to pay him to send their bits to japan to have done?
im pretty sure
you have got to be kidding me. they want that much money for that?
Did you call them? Not that I'm about to have anything "printed", but I am interested in the prices here in the US vs. what the other guy posted about in Japan.
Here's faux aluminum:
(https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3305/3272825603_7c427d3908.jpg)
I don't think this will "make your part 300-500% stronger"
Prolly not the dip, either ;D
Quote from: bozcoRob on February 11, 2009, 07:43:05 PM
Here's faux aluminum:
(https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3305/3272825603_7c427d3908.jpg)
;D
Quote from: bozcoRob on February 11, 2009, 07:43:05 PM
Here's faux aluminum:
(https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3305/3272825603_7c427d3908.jpg)
I don't think this will "make your part 300-500% stronger"
Prolly not the dip, either ;D
Excellent - I hate my carbon fiber front fender......
This is exactly the same process that OCC used when they did that Cammoflage "off road" chopper. Different film, that's all.
Now what will I do with my airbrush skills [bang]
Design even looks pretty stretched in places.
I am a fan of natural finishes, but would rather paint over real CF to appear cheaper than I amâ€"not the other way around.
http://www.anti-rice.com/ (http://www.anti-rice.com/)
Quote from: wark on February 11, 2009, 11:42:06 PM
Design even looks pretty stretched in places.
I am a fan of natural finishes, but would rather paint over real CF to appear cheaper than I amâ€"not the other way around.
http://www.anti-rice.com/ (http://www.anti-rice.com/)
+1 I have a few painted CF pieces. ;D [roll]
Quote from: wark on February 11, 2009, 11:42:06 PM
Design even looks pretty stretched in places.
I am a fan of natural finishes, but would rather paint over real CF to appear cheaper than I amâ€"not the other way around.
http://www.anti-rice.com/ (http://www.anti-rice.com/)
a good example is the DP CF tail cover for the 696/1100
I can't open the video at work. Is it the same as this? http://www.trackwraps.com/ They have a carbon fiber finish and it's pretty cheap.
http://www.extremehydrographics.com/gallery.php (http://www.extremehydrographics.com/gallery.php)
this is a cool process, here is an example of what people from the south do with it [laugh]. what's cool are the possibilities for interesting finishes. they spray a base coat which alters how the hydro dip will look. ie red carbon fiber, pink camo. and come on man, they have camo dead animal skulls, that's just great [thumbsup]
as far as i can tell... this is not the same as the product/process BellisMoto had a thread about.
The stuff that OP posted looks like crap in real life and in photos. i forgot what the process is called but its like water something.
I cant say for sure... but it looks like the stuff BellisMoto has uses real CF while this process uses something similar to a decal.
Quote from: herm on February 11, 2009, 06:48:24 PM
i confess, i didnt pay much attention to randalls thread...
is this the same process that he wanted folks to pay him to send their bits to japan to have done?
Nope - the process in Randalls thread involves real CF fibers being wrapped around the parts, as opposed to this printing process.
Dang.. I was just trying up the same thing!
haha beat yuu... :-[
...swiftly exits thread
This process is done with paint, too. Albeit a different result. Here's a link to page showing how to get a swirly paint job. Pretty good looking on a guitar, anyway... http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/swirled.htm (http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/swirled.htm)
^^^ Makes your guitar 300-500% uglier ;D ;D