albertaduke
former airline pilot without the big bucks
been looking the web for a while and never saw the stripes I want , maybe somebody came across the model I am looking for carbon weave very dark green or BRG let me know if it exist
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Bob R
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Probably have to be custom made, have you talked to these guys? Pinstriping, Vinyl Pinstriping Tape & Vehicle Pin Striping
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Duke,
You mean a colored carbon pattern made from vinyl to replace your stripes? If so I know Avery makes some colored Twill pattern vinyl.
Like this?:
Green Carbon Fiber 3D Vinyl
If you mean actual carbonfiber for composite work that is green... there is no such animal. All colored "carbon fiber" for composites is a carbon/fiberglass or carbon/kevlar blend where the glass/kevlar is dyed, then sold as colored carbon fiber.
Depending how much you want to spend...
You could re-stripe in normal carbon or white carbon vinyl, and have it masked and cleared in a tinted clear coat or candy to give the color you seek.
You mean a colored carbon pattern made from vinyl to replace your stripes? If so I know Avery makes some colored Twill pattern vinyl.
Like this?:
Green Carbon Fiber 3D Vinyl
If you mean actual carbonfiber for composite work that is green... there is no such animal. All colored "carbon fiber" for composites is a carbon/fiberglass or carbon/kevlar blend where the glass/kevlar is dyed, then sold as colored carbon fiber.
Depending how much you want to spend...
You could re-stripe in normal carbon or white carbon vinyl, and have it masked and cleared in a tinted clear coat or candy to give the color you seek.
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Darkest green I could find on ebay was this
High Quality Carbon Fiber Car Wrap 3D Carbon Fiber Vinyl Air Free Bubble
This mob offers free samples and seems to have a wider color range than most:
Carbon Fiber Dark Green VViViD DGW5M01 3ftx5ft 36"x60" Vinyl Wrap Air Release
High Quality Carbon Fiber Car Wrap 3D Carbon Fiber Vinyl Air Free Bubble
This mob offers free samples and seems to have a wider color range than most:
Carbon Fiber Dark Green VViViD DGW5M01 3ftx5ft 36"x60" Vinyl Wrap Air Release
albertaduke
former airline pilot without the big bucks
seen this one not dark enough I want something that sort of blend with the matte black rather than stand out .. probably a pipe dream I guess.
albertaduke
former airline pilot without the big bucks
not dark enough but i will contact them see if some colored clear can be applied to darken the color thanks all of you guys for helping..
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I'm sure you know this but, if you apply a tinted clear to the stripes to darken them, it will have to be done after they have been laid on the tins.
That being said, a green tinted clear will be greatly affected by the base color of the stripe used. So if you use a black carbon stripe, the green will be very, very dark. Almost to the point that you may not be able to tell it's green. If that's not the effect you desire you will want to use a medium green, medium grey, medium gold as the base stripe color. Also the more coats of clear applied, the darker the color will become.
With that much build up of stripe & clear there will be a very pronounced hard edge line & the only way to get rid of that would be to re-clear coat the entire panel (stripes & all) with multiple coats of clear, letting each coat dry enough to sand edges between coats to "bury" the stripes.
Just wanted to make sure you knew this before spending $$$$$
albertaduke
former airline pilot without the big bucks
Hummmm!! if I leave the old stripes on and add the new one on top I may just have too much of an edge on each side , removing the old white stripes seems rather difficult .. never done any spraying before I may just pass not wanting to screw upI'm sure you know this but, if you apply a tinted clear to the stripes to darken them, it will have to be done after they have been laid on the tins.
That being said, a green tinted clear will be greatly affected by the base color of the stripe used. So if you use a black carbon stripe, the green will be very, very dark. Almost to the point that you may not be able to tell it's green. If that's not the effect you desire you will want to use a medium green, medium grey, medium gold as the base stripe color. Also the more coats of clear applied, the darker the color will become.
With that much build up of stripe & clear there will be a very pronounced hard edge line & the only way to get rid of that would be to re-clear coat the entire panel (stripes & all) with multiple coats of clear, letting each coat dry enough to sand edges between coats to "bury" the stripes.
Just wanted to make sure you knew this before spending $$$$$
