no problem. I've been doing paint, body, fiberglass work for 14 or so years now so when it comes to a good finished product, I know what it takes.
As always, more pics can be seen here at the Carbon Fiber Xbox 360 Worklog.
Here are some of the faceplate (have to clean up the tape goo off the power button and slot covers)
We experimented with this one, and, as it is, it's not perfect, some mistakes were made, but we learned alot with it, and the next one should be stellar! A couple notes on what will be changed with the next one, first, we have resin dye, so the base layer that goes down onto the shell is dark black, so you won't get the white see-through. Another thing is that we planned on drilling out the holes for the vents, but that didn't pan out, and we had to cut and remove the carbon over those areas, it will be taped off next time, and everything will be cleaner and neater. We also experimented with some laminating techniques that mostly worked, but left some hefty flaws that were difficult to remove, and some remnants are still there, sadly. The next one won't see these same issues, and I'm very happy with how much I learned with this one, and it still came out alright.
Another controller ready for a lucky owner!
And we are on our way with trying out a silver "carbon fiber" faceplate!
As always, hope you enjoy!
Inferno
Here are some of the faceplate (have to clean up the tape goo off the power button and slot covers)
We experimented with this one, and, as it is, it's not perfect, some mistakes were made, but we learned alot with it, and the next one should be stellar! A couple notes on what will be changed with the next one, first, we have resin dye, so the base layer that goes down onto the shell is dark black, so you won't get the white see-through. Another thing is that we planned on drilling out the holes for the vents, but that didn't pan out, and we had to cut and remove the carbon over those areas, it will be taped off next time, and everything will be cleaner and neater. We also experimented with some laminating techniques that mostly worked, but left some hefty flaws that were difficult to remove, and some remnants are still there, sadly. The next one won't see these same issues, and I'm very happy with how much I learned with this one, and it still came out alright.
Another controller ready for a lucky owner!
And we are on our way with trying out a silver "carbon fiber" faceplate!
As always, hope you enjoy!
Inferno
Wow, that silver "Carbon" is very sharp looking. Just an FYI Inferno0032 did an awesome job on that controller. Using it is very enjoyable especially since with the paint etc it seems to have a much better grip to it. Everthing was done to perfection the whole way through and the end product was something that will last for a great deal of time. Thanks again.
Well, here ya go! Hopefully you like it!
Look forward to hearing what you have to say about it!
More pics can be seen here at the Carbon Fiber Xbox 360 Worklog
Thanks!
Inferno
Look forward to hearing what you have to say about it!
More pics can be seen here at the Carbon Fiber Xbox 360 Worklog
Thanks!
Inferno
It's just the general format I post these in since many forums don't have an auto-resize like AT does, not to mention it enables faster loading. The pics are like 3000x2000 or so, so they are quite large. Sorry about that
And on top of that, I apparently don't know how to post large pictures on AT without using Imageshack like Tristicus did.
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Here's a little something my brother has been working on, it's completely freehand, and will be done once the little smears and everything are fully touched up, the battery box is having some clear coat work on it, and I didn't feel like running over to the shop to get it just for a quick picture. He's definitely the artist of the family, and considering this is all freehand, it's not too shabby!
The huge closeups really magnify the missing lines and patches, it looks much better than under the eye of a microscope
And here's the (almost) finished Silver faceplate. It still needs final sanding and finishing to a polish before a clear coat, but is pretty smooth considering it hasn't had any of that done yet. A little disappointed that I didn't pay attention, and applied resin at the same time as a carbon fiber piece, and some of the black transferred in spots and gives it a darkish, and not perfectly clear finish. That's what practice is for though, the next one won't have that problem!
Thanks!
The huge closeups really magnify the missing lines and patches, it looks much better than under the eye of a microscope
And here's the (almost) finished Silver faceplate. It still needs final sanding and finishing to a polish before a clear coat, but is pretty smooth considering it hasn't had any of that done yet. A little disappointed that I didn't pay attention, and applied resin at the same time as a carbon fiber piece, and some of the black transferred in spots and gives it a darkish, and not perfectly clear finish. That's what practice is for though, the next one won't have that problem!
Thanks!
Life has been busy, and haven't had much time to play with this, but I have a vacuum setup now, and it greatly expedites the process! This was my first experiment with it, and have figured out a way to avoid the little snags in the vacuum process, and have learned alot about the type of bag I need to make to make these turn out as good as they can right out of the bag!
Here is a controller bagged and under vacuum, I anticipated the need for more slack than was actually needed to ensure that the bag made its way into all the nooks and crannies of a controller. I have an idea that should eliminate the need for any pleats in the bag and will eliminate the little epoxy ridges once the bag is removed.
This is how it looked out of the bag, the little ridges are paper-thin and can be removed with your fingernails, any remaining ridges were carefully trimmed with a blade. Then a light sand eliminated them.
After knocking down the ridges, I applied a very thin second coat of epoxy, and then went through the final multi-grit sanding process, gave it a clear coat, and voila! Much quicker than without a vacuum!
A few more pics of the bag etc are here:
http://www.tech-kings.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=65
I'm learning, it's fun, and I love to work with my hands! Feedback, positive or negative always welcome
Here is a controller bagged and under vacuum, I anticipated the need for more slack than was actually needed to ensure that the bag made its way into all the nooks and crannies of a controller. I have an idea that should eliminate the need for any pleats in the bag and will eliminate the little epoxy ridges once the bag is removed.
This is how it looked out of the bag, the little ridges are paper-thin and can be removed with your fingernails, any remaining ridges were carefully trimmed with a blade. Then a light sand eliminated them.
After knocking down the ridges, I applied a very thin second coat of epoxy, and then went through the final multi-grit sanding process, gave it a clear coat, and voila! Much quicker than without a vacuum!
A few more pics of the bag etc are here:
http://www.tech-kings.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=65
I'm learning, it's fun, and I love to work with my hands! Feedback, positive or negative always welcome
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