Carbonfiber Skinning or Wrapping Tutorial - Ironman & Spiderman Mask
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In this extended video tutorial I'll explain you how you can skin any part you found around you with carbonfiber - carbon fiber (fibre).
By skinning parts you will add carbonfiber on top of your original part. By doing so you will add weight, but you will also add stiffness to your part. You can compare skinning parts with carbonfiber with flattening parts before paint with bondo. You add layer after layer and sand inbetween to get a high gloss finish at the end. In this tutorial all materials used are from easy composites. You can find their website down below, as well as direct links to the products you will need. They also did a skinning tutorial you can find on following link: • How to cover parts in ...
Step by step I'll go through the following in this video:
Chose your part
Sand and Clean your parts
Add a basecoat
Wrap or skin your part with dry carbonfiber
Vacuumbag
Add epoxy resin and sand
Clearcoat
Finish and final look
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Products used and link to the product
Carbon Fibre 2/2 Twill 3k 199g 1m Wide
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Carbon Fibre 2/2 Twill 12k 450g 1m Wide
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Carbon Fibre 2/2 Twill 3k 210g 1m Wide Red (SIMILAR TO WHAT I'VE USED)
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EL2 Epoxy Laminating Resin 500g FAST
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Carbon Skinning Basecoat 500g Pack
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Translucent Tinting Pigments for Clear Casting Resin - 10 Colours
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19mm + 32mm Cutting Discs with Arbor
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Composites Vacuum Pump
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Through-Bag Connector
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Elastifilm Vacuum Bagging Film
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Vacuum Bagging Gum Sealant Tape (High Temp) 15m
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You can also find a starters kit for skinning!
Carbon Fibre Skinning Starter Kit - 2/2 Twill Carbon
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Thanks for putting your mistakes on here! It's very humble and helps us out a lot. Sometimes how NOT to do it is just as important as How to do it! Great video!
Thanks Matthieu. Highly appreciate you leaving fails and errors in the video. Very well executed.
Tot de bus met ontvetter bijn 2:53 had ik niet door dat ik naar een Nederlandssprekende vlogger keek. Je hebt me geïnspireerd. Ik ga proberen of ik het dak van mijn Land Rover kan namaken. Thx!
Tip: using solidworks you can download .stl files of masks and so on and use "flatten" option to flatten the surface of the mask from 3D to 2D with the option of release cuts built-in to prevent warping. Print on paper for a template to cut the carbon fiber.
sharon f im new with solidworks.. is there any tutorial on use the " flatten " feature ?
Thanks man, exactly what I was looking for.
I started playing with CF Skinning recently and wanted to see someone vacuum bagging the thing. Really helpful, gonna save me some time and few pennies!
To minimize bubbles... make sure you're putting on extremely thin layers at a time. Also use a hair dryer or heat gun with the resin is still wet to eliminate the bubbles.
Thomas Christopher White thanks for the tips!
Thomas Christopher White when? while it's in the vacuum bag or what?
U WUT M8? No no no.. if you have a vacuum bag or using a mold and vacuum bag method, you only need to let the air bubbles drain out with the excess resin since that process is already air tight. Using a hair drier or heat gun to eliminate bubbles only applies if your doing brushing on layers of matting and resin.
sweet thanks!
If you are just going for the look just us g.p. Resin with a heavy clear gelcoat sprayed over it after sanding. Use wax solution thin with styrene and maybe a touch of speed patch. Wetsand 320 6-800 buff. It can be done in and hour or so from start to finish
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It's good to see the learning curve. Usually people edit that out! Thanks for the vid!
Yeah I liked it! That's amazing. Do you know if this material is flammable? I am a welder, and I would like to apply this process to my welding hood for me and my brother.
Or perhaps do exactly when you did but put welding dark lenses for the eyeholes.
A personal recommendation for the masks is to get some clay, oil based preferably since water base dries quickly over time, and fill the insides of the mask. So once you start vacuuming the mask doesn't lose its form and you get a better result since it rests on the clay.
great idea, thanks for the input!
And just to clarify the glossy texture as seen in the end is after washing/degreasing the mask yes?
+GaiaChrono the mask is right after clearcoat
This is great! The iron-man mask is perfect! Your vids make me want to learn more and more about carbon fibre. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with your fans =)
Thanks for the support once again Peter ;)
Now put LED's in the Iron Man's eyes and it looks AWESOME! Great Work!
Great video! Very good explanation of the entire process
I appreciate your tutorial. I learned a lot. The explanations and the links to the products used was instrumental in my further understanding of this process. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing this with all of us here on TH-cam.
i really enjoyed watching the whole video 😄🙌 i learned a lot! Thank you!!
That red texalium looks good in the end shots!
thank you from Russia, man, found some new for me!
love your videos I bet one of your vids will go viral and you'll be great
i was just watching how to make custom motorcylcle helmets, but this is awesome and gave me some great ideas
Noah Hibbard Nice to hear I've inspired you ;) good luck with your projects!
Another amazing video! You dont stop impressing me Matthieu
Thanks oTunis!
I really like the iron man one! great work man!
thank you for taking your time to describe in detail on how to. you helped a lot with my questions and how to's.
+Kurt Avila great to hear that! you're welcome
On your epoxy. Put it in a vacuum chamber and pull out (vacuum) out the bubbles before applying it.
Have you try spraying aceton after you apply your laminating coat? It surely helps to flatten your resin surface so you don't have to make too much layer... Also no need to do several sand work, all you need is a single sand work before clear coating...
Anyway, love the fail part, it helps a lot 🙏🙏🙏
True, tried it before but try to avoid it to prevent contamination... Rather use heat to remove air and flatten the surface
@@MatthieuLibeert agree
Great job! I have a question, I want to make a blade using carbon fiber, for knives, katana etc. Not for cutting, just props. Can you give some ideas on how to make it, like do i need to use a mold or not
Thank you. I appreciate you showing the errors as much as the success :). It helps us all so much.
Great post.
Excellent tutorial! Thanks for sharing! Question...could you have cut the eye and mouth holes out before applying epoxy/hardener? Any disadvantages to doing that way?...Thx! keep up the awesome jobs!
Met een mal moet het ook goed kunnen. Je eindresultaat is wel echt mooi
Glad to hear about Legacy props in this 😁
Just came across this video..and i really liked it.Awesome tutorial..and loved the result :)
Thank you ,from Norway :)
+fuckinlowdowndrummer Thanks a lot!
Use some polish ( 3m fast cut...) you will get your effect after first layor and it will shine mush better
Excellent videos, I'm just starting out and use easy compersites as well but see many different ways of doing it. Your being one. You final coat of resin did you sand after yup to 1200 them polish or do you spray laquer?
Very inspiring. This motivates me to create some carbon fiber parts. I've seen some people use many layers of carbon fiber sheeting...is that necessary?
TougeSpecV Sorry for the late reply, you can do it with just one layer but if its thin layer you risk to have some see-through
hi, Matthieu!
just seen this video. wow, 2014 :-)
at 12:37 you add some black pigment,
was it only two drops (as we see) or more of them?
about the layers of epoxy over the carbon,
was is a regular epoxy? or the one specially for this skinning process, the XCR Epoxy Coating Resin?
thank you!
best regards,
Mircea
Time goes fast 😁 I've used the EL2 laminating resin hereif I remember well, but would be better with XCR, at the moment making this video XCR was still in development so wasn't able to use it in this tutorial 🙂
yup, time... goes slow but FAST :-)
and about the black pigment you put at 12:37, was it only two drops (is it that powerful), or were there more drops?
thank you!
@@mirceaandreighinea you can choose, might be better with a few more but it's strong stuff indeed
Matt, thank you!
best regards!
i am thinking to use fiberglass and adding some of this liquid pigment in the epoxy. do you think it will be black (or read, blue, etc) in the end, as final product?
thank you, Matt!
Excellent tutorial really enjoyed it thank you
Looks great and good video and info. I was wondering if u would be willing to skin things for people and charge of course. Thanks
I will very soon :) I'll start my own company in a few weeks and then I'll be able to do such things :)
you can contact me on my facebookpage or you should be able to find my e-mail on my website www.matthieulibeert.webs.com (dont want to put my email on here due to spamming and so on)
Matthieu Libeert What state are you in
state...there is more than the US only ;) Belgium, Europe... can not add you on facebook on my private profile (keeping it private) but join my facebookpage "MAT2COMPOSITES" and send me a message on there ;) Merry Christmass! Matthieu
it would be cool to see structural properties before and after application.
What song is that playing around the 3:40 mark? Very nice video btw.
Is that just one of those vacuum clothing storage bags that you are using to vacuform the carbon fiber to the maskat about 7:35? Or is it similar system but more durable?
Scooter McG just one of those clothing storage bags :)
nice work, i like these. at the end, what did you set in the eye sockets? can you see through it?
Thank you watching from Philippines. what brand of vacuum machine and how much is the price. Thanks again
Thanks sir. Any chance you can show us how to make the vacuum thing.
i love your videos
i like before watching everytime
Any plans to show a forged carbon fiber video!? That would be sweet! I want a forged carbon fiber desk
Not on short term yet, sorry
Great video... Thank you for taking the time to post this. Awesome work.
Thanks for your clear tutorial 👍
to get a very good result you should to get a fiberglass or silicone mold, then put the carbonfiber layer into and it will be ok,
thanks for your comment and its totally true, I just made that video and this project to illustrate the process of skinning parts :-)
ok, that technique may works like an alternative and it´s good too, I don´t have idea to use carbon fiber aulthough i ever used fiberglass, thanks for share your experience, regards from Ecuador
+Alexis Jaramillo no problem! good luck!
Bedankt voor je werk, thanks!
Have you try, or use "Basalt Fibers"?
I like to use and wonder to find some experiences.
Thanks for your work I appreciate.
From Holland!
Lcct Designer Hey, Ik heb wat basalt liggen maar nog niet veel mee getest door de teleurstellende resultaten tot nu, maar zal er nog eens wat tijd voor vrij maken :)
Awesome video! I appreciate the effort it takes to make these tutorial videos for us.
One question, if you are lazy is it possible to achieve similar results with Carbon Fibre Vinyl Wrap? Will it still be durable? Thanks heaps.
Very helpful videos. Keep it up.
When you are sending the surface after applying epoxy - use Scotch Bright! It will work way better with highs and lows.
I do follow you on this one, the problem is that it is to "flexible" with sanding paper you are removing the highs only so you are left with the lows...If you follow what I mean, when you then add resin again the high and lows will be totally flat to a high gloss :) with Scotch Bright you are just sanding "waves" less lows less highs... Not saying my way is the best, sure there are other ways, its just a way I feel safe with and know it will work out great for me :)
Matthieu Libeert Thats understood. I just mean that if you cant sand the lows - there may be some problems with the adhesive between the layers. May be i`m not right. Will try your way as well ;)
Here is what i made last time. b-a.d-cd.net/563140cs-960.jpg
odd question but can you do a tutorial on how to give a midevil closed helm some kevlar or fiber glass interior lining to give it balistic armor properties? odd i know but if you could that would be great.
Thanks for the video. Did you vacuum bag with one of those cloth storage bags? Did you get a decent vacuum?
This is amazing! Good job!
First Attempt in Learning; I really like that!
Making things, composites especially, is always an exercise in learning from mistakes. Thanks for including the parts that you got experience(*) from but more so thanks for another great video.
(*) Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted :)
Thanks Paul, like said in the video and in your comment, things dont always go like planned and my vision is that its important to admit problems... where you learn from ;)
Really good video. I was just wondering if you learn these skills by yourself or you attend to some course on this field ? I am thinking about making a few things from carbon at home, but I still need to buy a few stuff to get started (vacuum pump, resins etc.).
I've learned everything by myself the hard way: A lot of failing and learning :D just buy yourself the stuff (If you have some spare money, can be an expensive hoby :D ) But it's so worth it! Best of luck
Excellent tutorial Matthieu ....... many thanks for sharing.
Did you spray the final coat of resin on, or were you able to sand out all the bubbles to get that mirror like finish ?
Also, do you think or have you tried skinning ABS plastic, does it adhere to abs OK ?
Thanks
TURK
Probably abs isnt the best, most plastics will kind of be releasing, so a good sanding at the beginning is the most important, last coat was sprayed and left like that
Matthieu Libeert I'm starting a deathstroke build and I want to make most of the suit out of carbon fiber because I need it to be tactical and I was wondering if you could do a video on how much it costs for carbon fibering and how many layers it needs before it can be used in a tactical situation thanks
Yea I second that question. I just did a video about fibreglassing my Deathstroke helmet on my channel and it was crazy strong. But how strong is the carbon fibre?
its 3x stronger then steel and a third of the weight
Where did you get your red cf material? I have bought many meters of it from easy composites but when I hold it up to the light I see lots of weave separation lines which leave a really bad finish.. even the product photo online shows gap lines, yours however didn't I so think you must have ordered it somewhere else?
Do you use respirators or similar equipment when cutting carbon fiber? If not, I advise you to. CFs are dangerous to our lungs. We could possibly inhale small pieces when cutting.
Thx for the detailed instructions! Great vid!
Hello when you vacuum pumped at 7.36 did you place anything over the mask? Did the bag stick to it? Thanks
hey ill give you some advice... use lke 2400grit wet sandpaper it'll look better
Nice work. Also, from where did you get the colored CF ?
Hi Matthieu, great video as always. Can you post a link for the "good" vacuum bag you used?
Thanks! the "good" back is bought localy in a DIY store, its to vacuumbag to store pillows and so...know what I mean?
yes, i will experiment. Thanks
Great video. Try using a heat gun to give you a better finish, this might help.
Thumbs up for the great effort to get it right =] Good job
thanks for the positive comment ;-)
Good video, i saw some vids from you.. But for small parts i tried the vacuumpumpmachine for the kitchen with his bags ;) worked very well.. The vacuum is enough for small parts and didnt deform the parts.. I dont need the base coat in black right ? Im using the resin for the first layer and wait 4 hours to become tacky, and then first layer carbon comes on.. Again resin and then ?? I have to wait again till its tacky or i can put the next layers ????
Chucky Norris correct, no base coat is needed, you can use epoxy wait for it to get tacky, add fabric, add epoxy, wait for it to cure tacky and add a second coat, then sand and do exactly the same till surface is good
Ok thanks for the answer.. I try it and give feedback... But how you handle the edges and curves without destroying the carbon layers ? Just laminating positive
Chucky Norris it takes a bit of practice, a twill weave carbonfiber will allow the weave to bend around 3D shapes, there might be some visual distortion but should be a big deal
Nice gedaan man respect!! ik zou graag delen van mijn dashboard willen doen die nu een houten look hebben. is de base coat ook in nederland te koop?
Te felicito, es un gran video. Leonardo. Colombia.
do ever use heat, like with a blowtorch to burst the airbubbles ? i seen i done on expoy countertop and so on. since heat expands air it makes the bubble burst.
Great video man!
thanks a lot!
Would have been nice to see someone wearing it. Maybe with future content you can make that happen.
Awesome work.
Nicely done!
Awesome, can't wait to try this.
Hey! I was wondering if doing something like this (and adding a little extra padding) would make one of those good for paintball?? It seems like it would add a lot of strength and thickness to the mask and it might offer some protection.
That's amazing work
Thank you! Cheers!
Hey Matthieu , thx for a great lesson and your work , where can i order those vacuum bags ? Thanks in advance
Home depot has vacuum bags, where I am at.
greetings brother I do not speak much English congratulations on this work as I would like to have a mask which would be its price ironman please hug from Venezuela
Great vid mate
Is this a special carbon fibre or you heat it up before hand as it seems really soft ...
***** no regular carbonfiber :)
Not iron man, carbon man:D
Dudu tsssss!!!
Nils bmxer not spider man but fiber man
Not carbon man but resin man
Mk stealth carbonfiber
Carbon man would just be man man because carbon is what ppl are made of
Matt, this is a great video thank you so much!! Rich from Carbon Composites told me to check your vids out as i had already seen this one i figured i would look over it once more...I'm building a full face helmet from back of neck to fron of adams apple.....do u suggest i just wrap my carved versions with carbon fiber after adding the epoxy resin and skin base?? Then i could just cut it in half from ear to ear and use a hinge to keep it together?? Let me know what you think!! Thanks bro!
+Patrick Duquesne thanks for the positive comment :) glad to hear you've found your way to my videos, and other suggest you to watch them! What you are proposing sounds like a good plan! but make sure you use some release then to be able to remove the carbonfiber piece from your carved version! it will also be a bit difficult to cut it...with a dremel you will have to be very carefull not to cut through you carved version if you want to use it again :) good luck!
Thanks man appreciate the feedback!!
+Matthieu Libeert (Mat's Prototyping) what kind of mesh did you use for the eyes?
my friend, I know it is not your area, but the carbon fiber bike frames are made with what material along with carbon fiber? Thank you
Have you figured out a way to vacuum bag the first layer of resin onto the carbon fiber? Did you try it using a different bag material or another process?
Awesome video, what size carbon did you use?
The skinning starter pack on easy composites is 1m x 30cm
Is this big enough for that mask?
Jordan Tooke I think it might work but not sure, the width might be an isue... think my sheets used would be around 40cm by 40cm so would be better to buy an extra 1m² of carbonfiber
Would it be better to do it in an autoclave so the pressure pushes the vacuum bag down even more into the ridges of the Spider-Man mask?
depends if your original part can stand the heat
Have you thought about rc boat hulls
Cool work
wer u buy the carbon mats or rolls? tnx very nice video
I buy everything from EasyComposites.co.uk
Great video and better work.
I will attempt this using the papakura iron man helmet. Any suggestions??
me harias un guardabarros delantero y trasero de una yamaha R1 04,en el color rojo'-???
I always was thinking that skinning basecoat is used for nice glossy surface and you are using it for inner side
the basecoat is used to get a grip between the cf and surface you are skinning
Great tutorial! I may have to try this with my own Iron man suit I'm building
+Jason Craft When are you going to finish that suit?
+Uros Mitrovic I know....it's been a long time since I last posted anything about my progress. Every day life really slowed progress down since then. Just got done making molds of everything and now doing final cleanup of those parts. Next I'll be either painting or figuring out the strapping/joints for everything. I'll have to post another video soon.
Great job ,do you plan to do some electronic inside suit (neon eyes...)?
+Uros Mitrovic That was the plan. Opening faceshield and all. I want to see if I can figure out voice activation for opening and closing the face shield, but that may be over my head.
Thank you for sharing your flaws, that way i don't have to encounter the same problem in the future. Liked and subscribed!
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glad you liked the video! thanks
If I'm not mistaken a heat gun will help to get rid of air bubbles
Next time try to lacquer the part with normal car lacquer in a spray can . Works very very well and its much faster.
Good work tho
hello dear...can only make the mold for Haval H6 2022 display dashboard culster cover