Vamo carbon fiber vinyl skin

[Stoneface]

I had been looking for vinyl to cover my Vamos with, and came across these 4" by 8" sample sheets on Amazon:
Silver 2 pieces 4" x 8" Sample Size 3D Twill Weave White Silver Carbon Fiber Vinyl Sheet : Amazon.com : Automotive
Black 2 pieces 4" x 8" Sample Size 3D Twill Weave Glossy Black Carbon Fiber Vinyl Sheet : Amazon.com : Automotive
I thought it was worth $3 to cover 2 Vamos instead of buying the large 12" X 60" sheets. BTW, I think the same seller has other colors on Amazon as well for those of you seeking other colors.

I plan to use these templates from peraspera:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...templates-multiple-configuration-options.html
Thanks peraspera for making the templates!

 

[b34tn1k]

Nice! I went ahead and ordered the 2pc sheets of black after thinking about the headphone cans that I need skinned also

 

[peraspera]

At that price anyone who has considered making their own skins should give it a go. The carbon vinyl material is very forgiving and easy to use.

 

[ninfreak]

time to go have a look

 

[ninfreak]

found colored ones on ebay....red,blue,green

i ordered thishttp://www.ebay.com/itm/130836935844 and like 5 others including snakeskin....

 

[Peruviann]

I ordered some from ebay $3.64 for 12"x50" rolls from china. I can't wait till they come in, I wannna wrap my VAMO in white !!!!!

 

[Stoneface]

found colored ones on ebay....red,blue,green

i ordered this4" x 8" Sample Chameleon Purple Blue Carbon Fiber Vinyl Wrap Sticker Decal Sheet | eBay and like 5 others including snakeskin....

I can't believe I missed these. Great find!

Edit: Sorted this seller's results so that the samples are listed first. There are many colors and styles! One 4X8 piece $2.99 or less in most cases, free shipping:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/m2-racing/m...&_fcid=1&_localstpos=10019&_stpos=10019&gbr=1

 

[SPM3]

Thank you Stoneface and ninfreak for the great find on the vinyl sticker paper!!!!!

I have been looking for stuff like this for other projects I have too.

You all rock!!!

 

[bckane]

thanks Stoneface just what I was looking for

 

[Stoneface]

thanks Stoneface just what I was looking for

No problem - I was looking too. I got silver and black carbon fiber samples in today myself. I'll try to get to covering one of two Vamos in the next couple of days. The gold/purple chameleon carbon fiber that ninfreak found on ebay looks really interesting - kinda wish I'd gotten that too. I suppose I can always get it in the future.

 

[bckane]

like to see the finished project

 

[Stoneface]

like to see the finished project

I'll post pics if I don't hack it to pieces with my ninja craft skillz. It may take a few tries to get it presentable.

 

[rockb4]

I wrapped my vamo in that "white-silver" from amazon. I call it grey. Pic in the wrapped vamo thread.

 

[garyd]

I ordered some from ebay $3.64 for 12"x50" rolls from china. I can't wait till they come in, I wannna wrap my VAMO in white !!!!!

Have the link for this?

 

[garyd]

found colored ones on ebay....red,blue,green

i ordered this4" x 8" Sample Chameleon Purple Blue Carbon Fiber Vinyl Wrap Sticker Decal Sheet | eBay and like 5 others including snakeskin....

Thanks for the link, at this price I ordered one and will give this a shot!

 

[Stoneface]

I wrapped my vamo in that "white-silver" from amazon. I call it grey. Pic in the wrapped vamo thread.

I hadn't looked at this thread until now - thanks for that. Yours look great, you did a clean install job. The description of "white silver" seemed a little dicey, but I think it looks pretty cool - better in person than photos. It also really helps to see your finished product.

Mine will be similar - I want to eliminate the seam between the head cap and the body section with the buttons. I want to try to skin at least the bottom of the battery cap (with a vent hole) to try to protect from scratches. We'll see how it goes. I could be trying to cut the darned thing out now, if I weren't procrastinating on the forum

 

[DaveP]

Carbon fiber is some remarkable material. Can it be molded to shape and glued into place? It seems very flexible in the products that use it.

 

[Stoneface]

Carbon fiber is some remarkable material. Can it be molded to shape and glued into place? It seems very flexible in the products that use it.

I have no idea about the "real deal" carbon fiber other than watching someone else apply it on the teevee. They use layers, epoxies, vacuum equipment, and all manner of other things to get a finished product. We're faking it with self-adhesive carbon fiber-look vinyl sheets. You can see examples here -->http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/vamo/390232-show-off-your-wrapped-vamo.html and here -->http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...templates-multiple-configuration-options.html. I haven't wrapped mine yet...I'm goofing off here instead.

 

[ninfreak]

one the left is a wine/magenta colored(looks pinkish in the pic...it is a much darker purple/red color) provari+zap. right is a standard zenesis with snakeskin wrap
both kind of eyeballed with no measurements...came out good

 

[garyd]

What's the method most are using to cut the small holes for the buttons and window, exacto knife?

Update: just purchased a leather punch so I can do this thing right, I hope. So between the material and the punch it's still cheaper than buying 1 jwrap, if I can get it right.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Leather-Rev...463?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3ccb1f202f