SL-C Carbon Roof question

[Ryan]

Is this just an insert that gets bonded on top or does this replace the existing roof section. Might sound like a dumb question. I am assuming it gets trimmed up and just lays on top but I had to ask before I start cutting. I tried to search, but I couldn't find any pics of someone doing an actual install of this piece.

 

[Will Campbell]

Just trimmed and bonded to the existing roof.

 

[Ryan]

Awesome, thank you. I was concerned about it rolling over the edges where the gaps are already extremely tight.

 

[Ryan]

Is there any information out there with this piece installed? I am just curious around the hinges. I'd just like to see how some others have done it. Thank you.

 

[Joel K]

Ryan,

Here is a video with some detail of a car with the carbon roof overlay installed by Allan.

 

[Ryan]

That guy does amazing work! I just wish his camera was steady! But his videos have helped me a ton thus far!

 

[Ryan]

Aside from Allan's videos, nobody has installed one of these parts?

I am just curious just how much I have to trim off of the original body. I want to make sure I am looking at this install correctly. It seems that I need to trim out the hole in the scoop a decent amount for this piece to fit correctly.

Don't need exact step by step details, just a thumbs up that I'm looking at this correctly, that's all.

 

[Ryan]

Just an update to this, now that the car is painted I can share this. I ended up hand laying carbon on the roof itself. That piece of hot garbage that was sold to the customer was returned. I do believe it had been cut and fitted on a previous vehicle, but that's non of my business.

 

[Ryan]

 

[Joel K]

Ryan, great work! Any additional info you can provide on the process would be appreciate.

 

[Ryan]

Basically I primed the roof with black, sanded it with I think 150...not sure its been a min.

Then I fit the carbon piece and used some low tac adhesive to hold it in place. Kind of a pain to get it just right, but thats how I did it. I didnt want to lay this out with it wetted out already. I didnt have much confidence in that.

Then I mixed up this resin and used a foam roller and took my time making sure it penetrated thoroughly, then trimmed it all up after it hardened over night.

I mised up some more of the epoxy resin and went around the edges just for piece of mind.

Once it was hardened up. I lightly sanded the entire surface and sprayed on this to fill all of the voids...It took 2 rounds but it leveled it out nicely. Sprayed it with my poly gun that has a 2.5 tip....it goes on thick! But its clear.

Block that out with 150 and then reapplied

Then just prepped that with 320 and cleared it when I was painting the body.

 

[Ryan]

Also, its 2 pieces with the seam at the hinge area. I struggled to get the carbon to wrap around the scoop are so I just cut it short and that is black in that area.

 

[Joel K]

Ryan, thanks so much! Appreciate all the detail. I may do this as well. Will you use a clear coat to protect it from UV? If so, what coating would you use?

 

[Ryan]

Oh ya, I used just regular urethane clear when I painted the body.

 

[Jeff W]

Nice job. You did great keeping the weave lined up and straight.

 

[Ryan]

I'd love to share what the original piece looked like that the customer purchased, but I'm not going to start any of that BS.