[QUOTE=krnmike,Mar 30 2010, 10:58 PM] lol that's not what i meant. It's hard to explain what i was talking about. I was talking about the vinyl and the heat. whatever, im over it. creative project though.. reminds me of a friend who does alot of custom work to his car. always so carefully planned, measured, and made.

 

if you are planning on buying resin + carbon fiber fabric + sand paper to create your own heat barrier.. i suggest you save time and money and purchase a dry carbon fiber sheet. this way, it's less messy & you can just cut/rivet the sheet. whether it's glued on or resin'ed on, after a couple heat cycles i think the steel and resin will slowly part from each other because the expanding rates are different. also, a greater size would be great as well.

if u're using it in a place where temperature always fluctuate in extremes, use dry carbon. the abundant resin of wet carbon - that gives its gloss - expands differently than the carbon fiber itself.

here u go, maybe u already know sites like these:
http://www.dragonplate.com/

 

Thanks for the tips, ill keep that in mind if I decide to go further with this. Its crazy how simple looking things can be so complicated to make and work right!

 

Nice job.....

 

Hope you put that wrench away...

Good job.