Carbon Fibre Bonnet/Hood Skinning Kit

Product code:CMCFBSK1500
Carbon Fibre Skinning Starter Kit
Your Price £162.00 (inc. VAT)
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Product Description

Wrap your bonnet/hood in genuine carbon fibre!

In response to customer enquiries for a skinning kit designed specially for the skinning of an entire car bonnet/hood (or roof or boot) this kit includes a massive 1.6m x 1.25m (63&qout; x 49") peice of carbon fabric and all the basecoat, resin and other acillaries you will need to complete the job.

Use this kit to take your existing steel, aliminium or fibreglass bonnet/hood and cover it in 100% genuine carbon fibre. The end result will be a bonnet/hood that looks identical to one that is made completely of carbon fibre. Not similar, but EXACTLY THE SAME!

Video Guide

To accompany this product we have shot new video which shows us skinning a large car bonnet using this exact kit. From start to finish you can see the full process. We're just editing the video now and will add it to the site in the next few weeks.

In the meantime, to understand the process, take a look at our standard sized skinning kit. The process is the same but we have a few tips specially for bonnet/hood skinning!

Kit Contents
  • Huge 1.25m x 1.6m roll of 2/2 twill 3k dry carbon fibre fabric
  • 500g laminating epoxy resin base coat
  • 1kg epoxy resin top coat
  • 25g polishing compound
  • 4 pairs Nitrile gloves, 4 mixing pots, 4 mixing sticks
  • 2 x 2" laminating brush
  • 2x 120, 240, 400, 800 & 1200 grit full sheets of wet and dry sand paper
  • Full instructions
Dimensions

When unrolled the carbon fibre fabric is 1.6m x 1.25m (63" x 49") long.

What results can I expect?

All the materials, supplies and techniques supplied as part of the skinning kit are completely capable of producing a bonnet/hood that has been completely transformed into one that looks identical to an original carbon fibre bonnet. However, like any practical task (such as repairing a scratch or dent on your car or fitting a stereo) perseverance will be required to produce parts of the highest quality. As you gain skill and experience the quality of the parts will increase and the time taken to make them will decrease. Make sure you read, understand and follow the instructions provided with the kit.

Comprehensive Instructions

As with all Carbon Mods starter kits, the skinning kit is accompanied by comprehensive instructions that take you through the process of skinning your parts from prep all the way to polish.

Click here to download the instructions in PDF format

Smaller or larger skinning projects

In addition to this bonnet/hood skinning kit we also sell a regular sized skinning kit and a large skinning kit

For even larger projects you can buy the supplies from us seprately:

For every 1sqm you want to skin in carbon fibre you'll need approximately:

Carbon Fibre Skinning Starter Kit™ is a trademark of Carbon Mods

Specification

Ask a Question or Make a Comment


I'd like to use this product on a classic mini roof and as I'm sure you know, a mini roof curves down into a rain gutter. This means that the weave can't be tucked in around anything. Is it possible for me to paint on the base coat accurately, then lay the cloth and cut around at the gutter leaving an downward facing 'edge'? It's hard to explain! Basically what I need to know is would this look untidy, be difficult to do with a blade or would there ever be any problems with it's adhesion in the future? Thanks in advance
Carbon Mods Reply: A clever way to solve this problem (which is not limited to just Minis) is to make the roof skin removable. The way to do this is to wax the roof all over (instead of scuffing the paint as you would for a permenant skin) and then follow the exact same skinning process that we show in the video. Once it's cured you can then lift off the skin, trim and smooth it 'off the car' and then remove the wax from the roof of the car and stick the roof skin back on which all its nice clean edges. Very clever!

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