Hydrographic dipping

[popkat]

Anyone tried this ? A mate has just had all the bodywork of his Katana dipped in carbon effect then lacquered, it looks amazing and just like real carbon, much cheaper than carbon, cheaper than a paint job too

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrographics_(printing)

this is just the first company to come up on a google search, carbon looks great, it seems you can have whatever finish you want though, impressive..

http://www.wickedcoatings.co.uk/carbon-dipping-gallery

[agentpineapple]

I've been following this on the practical sportsbike facebook page, stunning finish...
i'd love to get a front mudguard done by them, atm I have a pair of mirrors that have been dipped, but the so called carbon effect is naff, your friends one on the other hand looks the business, best I've seen yet.

[popkat]

If you send me a friend request Marty I'll add you to the group for the company that did his.

[agentpineapple]

If you send me a friend request Marty I'll add you to the group for the company that did his.

will do bob........

[bsabloke]

Ap if you could post up my photo off facebook. Mirrors & extenders dipped.
I really must learn how to work the interweb thingy

[agentpineapple]

there you go rich........

[bsabloke]

Thanks ap. Local lad to me did these. £20 for mirrors & £5 extenders. Nice finish. You probably need to see it in the flesh before you buy. I am happy with the results

[agentpineapple]

I like the fact that the whole mirror is covered rich, but malc's guy has a more modern carbon pattern, something that's been needed for a while now, btw I've twated my mirrors(that have the same look as yours) several times whilst filtering thru London traffic, proper scuffed them up...

[popkat]

How do they stand up to knocks and stone chips etc, I would guess just the same as paint as they're lacquered ?.

Don't think I'd have mirrors done but Carbon effect wheels would look good.

[agentpineapple]

my mirrors look rough now, as you say it's like paint, and just as prone to damage, at least with paint you can touch it in, not so with a pattern...
I looked into getting wheels done 2 yrs ago, but it was expensive, about £100 a wheel, because a bike wheel has to be dipped twice, once on each side, where as a car wheel only needs one side doing. things might have changed price wise over the past couple of years tho.