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BluKoo
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28th Jun 13 at 19:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've ordered a sheet of carbon to make some carbon fibre business cards, but I can't figure out how I'm going to print on, or apply my details to the card.

My first thought was to get some cut vinyl stickers and just stick the lettering to the card, but then there's the risk of it peeling off. I could laminate over the top to prevent that, but ideally I would like to print on them. However i'm not sure how I could do that.

Any ideas?
CorsAsh
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28th Jun 13 at 19:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If you don't want to do colours, cut vinyl stencils, stick onto the carbon and then sandblast them. Remove the vinyl to leave text or pictures behind.

That could look good I reckon...
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28th Jun 13 at 20:16   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
there's a guy on ebay selling cf vin plates

I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
Ste
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item 230999612693

I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
scottyp1989
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get it cut out of vinyl then spray a colour over the top and peel the vinyl back off the lacquer, or vise versa.
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What about applying it then laquering it?
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Lacquer the carbon by itself, then take it to somewhere and get it laser engraved. Etch your details/name into it.
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30th Jun 13 at 20:32   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Find someone with a flatbed printer and car cutter and print direct then cut to shape. Job done.
Looks better than vinyl and cheaper than you'd think

 
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