COMPLETED: Enzo dashboard

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damn dude that is one fine bit of carboning there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! how the heck did ya do that!!!!! wowowowowow, im still gonna have to go for a matt black for my carbon:confused:

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/images/smilies/eek2.gif http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/images/smilies/eek2.gif ....huge amount of work gone on there

Great job on the dashboard I must admit I am not a great fan of carbon fiber but I can appreciate the amount of work that has gone into that. One thing I am well impressed with is the photos themselves. The fact that the background is so dark it makes the centre piece of the pic (the dash) stand out more.

Ciaran

Thanks. :smile:

*All* I did was use a decal setting solution along with about 100 patches of carbon fiber decals.

So you going with a LH or RH drive dash?:dunno: j/k That looks very nice.

Originally posted by Mean_B16
So you going with a LH or RH drive dash?:dunno: j/k That looks very nice.

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice, but it looks like the paint has clumped on the side where the glovebox would be (do they even have those in enzo's? :confused: )

Originally posted by TheSyndicate
(do they even have those in enzo's? :confused: )
I would hope so far the price you pay for one !!! :eek7:

Originally posted by primera man

I would hope so far the price you pay for one !!! :eek7:
:lol2: :iagree:

As a big CF decal fan myself I can appreciate the effort that has gone into that!

As a tip, try spraying the decaled area with a clear coat, it makes the surface far more even. Different gloss levels for different effects. Real CF is impregnated with layers of clear resin so the clear coat helps represent the real thing more um... realistically :icon16:

The steering wheel and glove compartment looks a little chunky and its drawing away from the decal job.

alright... im going to strip the paint and airbrush it.

Originally posted by SupercarFreak
alright... im going to strip the paint and airbrush it.

Be careful you don't strip away the carbon fiber decals too! If you're going to mask you should clear over it or the tape will remove the caron fiber decals. Heck, you wouldn't even need to strip the paint if you're going to paint over it, just sand it smooth with some 1000 or 1500 grit sandpaper.

Awesome looking job BTW :)

Originally posted by daggerlee


Be careful you don't strip away the carbon fiber decals too! If you're going to mask you should clear over it or the tape will remove the caron fiber decals. Heck, you wouldn't even need to strip the paint if you're going to paint over it, just sand it smooth with some 1000 or 1500 grit sandpaper.

Awesome looking job BTW :)

great tips...

clear would make the decals more glossy/realistic and i could wax them to make them shine more

i was just going to use some q-tips and nail polish remover to strip the paint where i wanted to, sanding is also a good idea.

also, any way to recover the Ferrari decal I used on the wheel? it's a done deal, isn't it?

If you need reference pictures for the dashboard or basically any part on the Enzo just let me know, I've got about 60 high res shots of it.

Originally posted by snowboarder
If you need reference pictures for the dashboard or basically any part on the Enzo just let me know, I've got about 60 high res shots of it.

many thanks snowboarder,

however, I have 253 high res pics of the enzo, 44 of them relating to the interior alone :biggrin:

here's a nice pic. again, thanks

cheers

:worshippy: i don't think they have enough carbon fiber on that car. i think there may still be some aluminum in the engine bay..

lol :D what a beautiful car.. nice work on the dashboard... would love to see some whole car pics.. if you've even started :eek: koo

Originally posted by SupercarFreak


great tips...

clear would make the decals more glossy/realistic and i could wax them to make them shine more

i was just going to use some q-tips and nail polish remover to strip the paint where i wanted to, sanding is also a good idea.

also, any way to recover the Ferrari decal I used on the wheel? it's a done deal, isn't it?

Nail polish remover might harm the plastic, if you used Tamiya acrylics use rubbing alcohol (isopropyl alcohol), if you used enamel use mineral spiirts or enamel thinner...this is of course after taking adequate steps to protect the carbon fiber decals (If you're going to clear, make sure to mask off the areas you want to strip the paint from too).

Try soaking the wheel in warm water, it should float off and you can retrieve it with tweezers and put it on something like glass for easy retrieval later.