audi08.24.2010

A ton of progress on the Q7 set has been made.  Sanded, trimmed, and clearcoated.  It will be polished and shipped out in the next few days.

All of the pieces have the extra fabric trimmed from the edges.

At this point the pieces were still pretty lumpy, so they were block sanded smooth.

Getting cleaned up for clearcoat.

After a few coats of clear, they are looking fantastic.  After the clear has set in a few days, all the little imperfections will get buffed and polished out.

audi08.18.2010

This is the first Q7 set we’ve done at oCarbon and it is a beauty.  It was done in a 4×4 twill and so far is looking fantastic.  Currently it is being trimmed and sanded and will be clearcoated in the next few days.  Won’t be very much longer before it is finished up and installed.

Few shots of the door pieces.  These pieces are particularly interesting because they have LED lighting underneath them.  Should be a very cool effect once they are installed.

Last few photos are of the shifter surround.

audi, carbon fiber04.12.2010

I’ve been working on this set for a long time now, but I wanted to make sure it was perfect since it’s for a friend of mine.  He got one of my 5.6oz 2×2 twill sets a little over 2 years ago and was looking for a change.  Originally I attempted a silver texalium set for him, but I wasn’t happy with the results so I convinced him to take a different route.  I suggested we go with a custom 4×4 twill fabric and at first he was a little hesitant since he was so dead set on silver.  But after I showed him some pictures of the progress, he seemed to have a change of heart and was convinced that the 4×4 was the right move.  It should be at his door by the end of the week, I’m looking forward to hearing his thoughts on it.

audi03.19.2010

Finished this set a few days ago and finally found the time to post some pics of it.  It turned out way better than I expected and has really grown on me.  The 4×4 twill is commonly seen on high-end supercars, like the Pagani Zonda and the Koenigsegg CCX.

A close up of the weave.  4×4 twill is similar to 2×2 twill in that they are the same type of weave (twill).  They differ in how they are woven.  4×4 goes over 4 threads and then under 4 threads, where as 2×2 is over 2 threads and then under two threads.

A few side by side shots so you can see the differences.  They are similar, but drastically different.

I’d love to continue to make more custom sets like this one, so if you’ve got a special fiber in mind for your set, feel free to contact me.