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Everything Breakout! Find out everything you need to know! Some topics include:
• Customizing you bike
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• And much more!
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The Everything Breakout Thread
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04-24-2015, 04:01 PM
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04-24-2015, 05:20 PM
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04-24-2015, 07:16 PM
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#2537
04-24-2015, 08:57 PM
lol- go for it- i share my crazy ideas openly, no copyright or patent implied. 
be sure to get the "3M 1080 matte carbon fiber" vinyl. it is the best one to use and easiest to work with. you'll need a heat gun to warm it up around the tight bends so you don;t get wrinkles. buy more than you need, maybe a 12" by 24" piece. if you mess up a piece, just yank it off and start over. you'll also need a small bottle of windex and some paper towels, that is the best thing to use for cleaning the surfaces prior to applying the 3M. I use a straight edge ruler and a plastic retractable razor knife for my cuts. make sure it is fresh and sharp or it will make snags on the cuts.
PS you can tell when you have heated up the vinyl enough to "form it" because it will react / move slightly after being heated for a few seconds. I do that at the edges to stretch out any creases and wrap it under the piece. that's the hardest part.
Always apply vinyl at the center of the piece and work outwards in a N/S/E/W pattern on curved pieces like this.
On the long dash strip, i worked it starting from very center up and down to each long end, ply pressing in the middle area and leaving the outsides up. Then I worked each side down separately, starting again in the center and working up / down toward each end. wrap it around and under, trim off any excess underneath that is in the way.
On the chrome center piece I again started in the middle and worked it out evenly towards all sides, heating it up and stretching it a bit as needed.
Have fun!
be sure to get the "3M 1080 matte carbon fiber" vinyl. it is the best one to use and easiest to work with. you'll need a heat gun to warm it up around the tight bends so you don;t get wrinkles. buy more than you need, maybe a 12" by 24" piece. if you mess up a piece, just yank it off and start over. you'll also need a small bottle of windex and some paper towels, that is the best thing to use for cleaning the surfaces prior to applying the 3M. I use a straight edge ruler and a plastic retractable razor knife for my cuts. make sure it is fresh and sharp or it will make snags on the cuts.
PS you can tell when you have heated up the vinyl enough to "form it" because it will react / move slightly after being heated for a few seconds. I do that at the edges to stretch out any creases and wrap it under the piece. that's the hardest part.
Always apply vinyl at the center of the piece and work outwards in a N/S/E/W pattern on curved pieces like this.
On the long dash strip, i worked it starting from very center up and down to each long end, ply pressing in the middle area and leaving the outsides up. Then I worked each side down separately, starting again in the center and working up / down toward each end. wrap it around and under, trim off any excess underneath that is in the way.
On the chrome center piece I again started in the middle and worked it out evenly towards all sides, heating it up and stretching it a bit as needed.
Have fun!
#2538
04-24-2015, 09:07 PM
aww shucks.. I care whatcha guys think... *coughcoughnotreallycoughcough*
Nah seriously though, sometimes it's good to get an opinion (or several) as a sanity check or feeler. And there ain't no shortage of opinions here, that's for sure. In the end we all gonna do what we do regardless
Nah seriously though, sometimes it's good to get an opinion (or several) as a sanity check or feeler. And there ain't no shortage of opinions here, that's for sure. In the end we all gonna do what we do regardless
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#2539
04-24-2015, 09:39 PM
lol- go for it- i share my crazy ideas openly, no copyright or patent implied.
be sure to get the "3M 1080 matte carbon fiber" vinyl. it is the best one to use and easiest to work with. you'll need a heat gun to warm it up around the tight bends so you don;t get wrinkles. buy more than you need, maybe a 12" by 24" piece. if you mess up a piece, just yank it off and start over. you'll also need a small bottle of windex and some paper towels, that is the best thing to use for cleaning the surfaces prior to applying the 3M. I use a straight edge ruler and a plastic retractable razor knife for my cuts. make sure it is fresh and sharp or it will make snags on the cuts.
PS you can tell when you have heated up the vinyl enough to "form it" because it will react / move slightly after being heated for a few seconds. I do that at the edges to stretch out any creases and wrap it under the piece. that's the hardest part.
Always apply vinyl at the center of the piece and work outwards in a N/S/E/W pattern on curved pieces like this.
On the long dash strip, i worked it starting from very center up and down to each long end, ply pressing in the middle area and leaving the outsides up. Then I worked each side down separately, starting again in the center and working up / down toward each end. wrap it around and under, trim off any excess underneath that is in the way.
On the chrome center piece I again started in the middle and worked it out evenly towards all sides, heating it up and stretching it a bit as needed.
Have fun!
be sure to get the "3M 1080 matte carbon fiber" vinyl. it is the best one to use and easiest to work with. you'll need a heat gun to warm it up around the tight bends so you don;t get wrinkles. buy more than you need, maybe a 12" by 24" piece. if you mess up a piece, just yank it off and start over. you'll also need a small bottle of windex and some paper towels, that is the best thing to use for cleaning the surfaces prior to applying the 3M. I use a straight edge ruler and a plastic retractable razor knife for my cuts. make sure it is fresh and sharp or it will make snags on the cuts.
PS you can tell when you have heated up the vinyl enough to "form it" because it will react / move slightly after being heated for a few seconds. I do that at the edges to stretch out any creases and wrap it under the piece. that's the hardest part.
Always apply vinyl at the center of the piece and work outwards in a N/S/E/W pattern on curved pieces like this.
On the long dash strip, i worked it starting from very center up and down to each long end, ply pressing in the middle area and leaving the outsides up. Then I worked each side down separately, starting again in the center and working up / down toward each end. wrap it around and under, trim off any excess underneath that is in the way.
On the chrome center piece I again started in the middle and worked it out evenly towards all sides, heating it up and stretching it a bit as needed.
Have fun!
#2540
04-24-2015, 11:25 PM
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