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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 04:48 PM
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white carbonfiber???

i heard someone talking about it and i wanted to know if it exists...i thought it only came in one color
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 04:50 PM
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It does exist. And you can paint CF any color you want.
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 04:50 PM
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I think you can get CF in any color but it has to be custom made, I like the standar pattern more but it's a personal choice
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 04:52 PM
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yeah i only thought it came in the standard pattern, but a guy i work with said he saw a honda in our parkinglot with it on it...i was like WTF
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 04:58 PM
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yeah they make carbon fiber in several different colors... or you can paint it but I think what your looking for is the cleared carbon fiber look just a different color.
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 05:29 PM
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Nobody makes these for our cars, though. Not enough demand to justify it.
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 05:35 PM
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that would be perfect for my car if they did make it.
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 06:16 PM
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white looks pretty good, dont like any of the other colors, but thats just my .02
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 08:44 PM
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that white hood looks like its covered in a white fabric instead on it being cf lol but not bad though..id like to see how it looks up close on a car
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Old Apr 27, 2007 | 04:21 PM
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It was probably silver, not white... My brother has a silver CF hood on his '98 Teggie. Looks, well...different! Not the best color choice, but you just don't see it on many cars!
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Old Apr 27, 2007 | 06:15 PM
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i would love the have the regular carbon fiber but use a yellow tinted resin instead. thats just my preference
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by ixhavexfaithx
i would love the have the regular carbon fiber but use a yellow tinted resin instead. thats just my preference

lol the resin used to cure carbon fiber is already a yellowish color... its the way the actual fibers are made that determines the colors... maybe see if you could tint the clear coat with a yellow... couldn't see how that wouldn't work as long as you don't go over board with the pigment in the clear(pigment= what actually gives paint its color)

come to think of it... that might be kinda cool... looking right at you wouldn't notice anything but at angle or from the side or once the light hits it right you see another color... could be possible!
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 10:28 AM
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I'm positive there's no such thing as "white carbon." It could be anything from dyed kevlar weaves to anondized aluminum coated glass.

http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=81268&page=1
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 10:31 AM
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I'm positive there's no such thing as "white carbon." It could be anything from dyed kevlar weaves to anondized aluminum coated glass.

http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=81268&page=1
yup its not real carbon fiber
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 10:32 AM
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Kevlar is in the same family as nylon. Just think about all the different color nylon clothes the store sell.
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