Painting carbon bonnet/hood
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Hi guys i want to paint a carbon bonnet/hood, in uk i really used clear over water base, but told to get the effect i need to tint the clear. I would like it close to the toyota colour 1c0 any idea what the best why to get this effect:
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e9/Al_Star1/bonnet.jpg
yes all your doing is applying a candy over the carbon fiber. a little house of kolor tangerine candy dye in your clear and it will come out just like that. here is a link of a car i painted a couple years ago. look at the picture of the front of the hood. that was the same yellow candy i used on the car but over the carbon section in the center.
http://www.xtremekreations.com/carsgallery/Album9.htm
thanks mate, colour of the car is not candy its toyota 1C0 champain sliver colour want it close to that ass poss
So, Are you trying to say that you want a actual silver carbon fiber, or painted to look like Carbon fiber?
tint it sliver i think worked it out 5% colour in the clear i been told
you cant tint it silver since silver isn’t a color. to tint the carbon it would need to be an actual color. silver reduced down would just look like small flakes over the carbon. probably just end up looking dirty. you need to use a candy dye in your clear. they are available in a whole array of colors.
You could do a laminate of Silver Hexcel Texalium over your existing part. Similar to Carbon fiber, but fiberglass based, and really close to the color you are looking for.
http://www.sierracomposites.com/silver-texalium-sheets-s/35.htm
You can get it in raw cloth too for really compound curves.
thank you for your help i post pics off test cards once i done it.
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