I had a bunch of 3M DI-NOC carbon fiber film left over so I decided to wrap my hood.

I'm happy with it. maybe I'll do the roof like someone did before one day.

 

Looks nice in pics. How does it look in person? Does not appear to be as shiney as Real carbon, maybe like a dry carbon look? Looks good though. If I may try to wrap fog bezels as well? Good job though.

 

What would you say that amount of carbon fiber cost you?

It looks good, by the way; I think I prefer the matte look of it to the glossy look of a lot of carbon fiber hoods.

 

Rear Hatch next?
I know we'd all like to know how much this cost and where did you purchase it?

 

I bought the film from carbonfibergear.com.

I bought 4'x6' (24 sq.ft.) which cost $162.

I didn't need this much to do the hood but I was wrapping something else that was wider than 48". Unfortunately the widest they sell or is available is 48" so I had to go long and get something 48"x72". Otherwise I wouldn't have ordered so much. I used the leftover from that project for the Fit. Therefore it will definitely cost less than $162 to wrap the Fit's hood.

I don't have enough remaining to do the tailgate though.

It is a dull matte finish but I like that anyways over the shiny clearcoated appearance.

 

That looks great and the price seems reasonable. Did you have to use a heat gun or anything of the sort to wrap the hood?

How hard would it be to wrap the fog bezels? Got any tips?

 

I used a blowdrier but a heat gun would have been better.

I think I can do the fog bezels. I might have enough left over to try. I think it might be a little tough to get the inside area covered well though.

This is what I wrapped originally when I bought the material:

 

I like it. +rep for you.

 

Thank you!

 

thanks for the info. I agree that the dry carbon look seems more true race style than glossy

 

Great idea! I bought the real thing and had to take if off this winter so it would not get damaged. This is the perfect solution and looks nice.

Cat

 

^^No they do not.

 

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pretty sick

 

Damn looks good.

 

Looks good, but Di-Noc is not the best option for an automotive application.

For the early Fit's, a 54" x 44" roll is sufficient to cover the entire hood seamlessly.

Some of you may have heard of 3M's Architectural Finish called Di-Noc. We also looked into this but given what it was designed for along with its overall properties we determined it was not the best solution for automotive applications.



With Di-Noc the longer you leave it on the more difficult it is to remove.

Snippet from 3M's technical bulletin on the removal of Di-Noc



Unlike 3M's, this material we have was made for automotive wrapping first and foremost! So removal is going to be a heck of a lot easier than with 3M's stuff.

When warmed the material is very pliable and can be stretched 50%. The following show the pliability

First the stock chrome grill surround:



The bumper cover was removed and the chrome surround removed completely and brought to a workbench. A single sheet was used and the piece was completely wrapped - including the outside perimeter that is mainly covered by the bumper cover once installed.



Closeup of the lower corner - the one with the most stretch.



The grill surround was laid on a work bench and the sheet laid on top of it. The material was heated and slowly stretched down to the back of the material. In the above photo the material would be applied to the front surface and pressed into the photo. Hope that makes sense. Let me know if you have any other questions or need some clarification on anything.

 

Yeah I completely agree that this hood with matte wrap is also looking fabulous. Nice work my friend. But I am personally thinking to get full body vehicle wraps for my classic car. I am sure it would look good and I will definitely share the photos here.