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So that hasnt been cleaned in over a year and a half and not had a car cover so thought id do some tidying up as I was on my day off.

BEFORE
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So I removed the mesh,
Sprayed it black and laquered it
Washed, de-tared & cley bared the bumper.
Added carbon fiber splitters
& Made a Carbon fiber Aeroseal to help create downforce


AFTER
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AEROSEAL Flatbelly
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Will have more pics later of it completed later
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looks nice already from the start lol!
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that looks so nice! :D
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nice work, turned out great.
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WOW... looks awesome!!!
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Hope to have to undertray finished today it looks awesome
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Ill get some more pics up of it tomorrow.
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Does the carbon fibre wrap stay wrinkly like that? or does it need to be set or something?

What did you wrap it over?

Carbon fibre noob here :lol:
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You can get carbon fibre fabric, you just need to add hardener and clear coat.
For added thickness you can add fiber glass as well.
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Its carbon fiber fabric 2 layers of 180 degree temp resistant hardener.

Then another layer of carbon for strength. step will be a aluminum brace at the rear to the chasis.

The part is not going to be visible so i dont mind about it being wavey.
The varbon was only used because it is so light and strong. It holds itself upwhen i flip the bumper upsidedown
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Is it me, or is that a very disappointing response?

So because it's not visible you're happy to do a half assed job :scratch:

Also if you want it to be effective as an aerodymanic aid it needs to be smooth...
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The bottom is smooth the top isnt ;) and thr top doesnt have to be smooth
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:lol: fair enough :oops:
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