I've had 'wood' for 2 weeks now!!
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the wood grain is what pops out in the LS interior - I love my Yamaha inspired wood grain! I have to tell passengers constantly it is the real thing because the gloss is so thick and shiny they think its high polished faux designed plastic.
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Here's some slightly better pics:
Ran out of Di-noc long enough to do the door trim so I'm going to have to put in another order to get it all finished.
(BTW, the iphone camera seems to have gone to ***** since upgrading to OS5)
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You come from a part of the world that produces some of the most handsome wood products I have ever seen. You will have to forgive those of us who see more plastic than wood; it makes us a little more inclined to appreciate wood.
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A part of me wants to say that wood should be limited to Jags and Bentleys because thats the only place it seems totally at home. But now I'm the owner of an LS it's easy to see that this car also deserves it too.
Just not my cuppa tea
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Looks ok, you should at least make sure the weave is all going the same direction though. The shifter area is going one way, the center stack area is going the opposite direction and the pass side dash goes the opposite of the center area.
#23
Neat finish. Im with most of the others, i love my wood. Ni Doc on the black does look good.
Not sure what you will think of this but can i suggest you make the Ni Doc "wet" not dry as it is.
You should be able to spray a few layers of clear coat over the top of it and polish to a high lustre. It will still be easily removable later on. I think "wet" would give it that bit more class.
Ps: Yep, Be sure to keep the weave direction the same all across the whole console.
Not sure what you will think of this but can i suggest you make the Ni Doc "wet" not dry as it is.
You should be able to spray a few layers of clear coat over the top of it and polish to a high lustre. It will still be easily removable later on. I think "wet" would give it that bit more class.
Ps: Yep, Be sure to keep the weave direction the same all across the whole console.
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Neat finish. Im with most of the others, i love my wood. Ni Doc on the black does look good.
Not sure what you will think of this but can i suggest you make the Ni Doc "wet" not dry as it is.
You should be able to spray a few layers of clear coat over the top of it and polish to a high lustre. It will still be easily removable later on. I think "wet" would give it that bit more class.
Ps: Yep, Be sure to keep the weave direction the same all across the whole console.
Not sure what you will think of this but can i suggest you make the Ni Doc "wet" not dry as it is.
You should be able to spray a few layers of clear coat over the top of it and polish to a high lustre. It will still be easily removable later on. I think "wet" would give it that bit more class.
Ps: Yep, Be sure to keep the weave direction the same all across the whole console.
I'm really having problems removing the door panel trim too. Does anyone have experience with this? All the other panels have come off with a little bit of leverage, but the door trim feels like it'll snap before it comes loose.
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Yeah I've been considering wet, but I might get a bodyshop to do it for me as I've never been able to get rattle cans of clear coat to work for me. They always end up with a nasty orange-peel finish.
I'm really having problems removing the door panel trim too. Does anyone have experience with this? All the other panels have come off with a little bit of leverage, but the door trim feels like it'll snap before it comes loose.
I'm really having problems removing the door panel trim too. Does anyone have experience with this? All the other panels have come off with a little bit of leverage, but the door trim feels like it'll snap before it comes loose.
Jim -
Given its a black leather interior the more I look at the pics the more I like it.
Not sure the treatment would work as well with lighter colors but on the black leather interior that trim trim treatment looks really good. I bet it significantly changes the mood/feel of the interior.
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Jim -
Given its a black leather interior the more I look at the pics the more I like it.
Not sure the treatment would work as well with lighter colors but on the black leather interior that trim trim treatment looks really good. I bet it significantly changes the mood/feel of the interior.
Given its a black leather interior the more I look at the pics the more I like it.
Not sure the treatment would work as well with lighter colors but on the black leather interior that trim trim treatment looks really good. I bet it significantly changes the mood/feel of the interior.
I think the carbon , to an extent, might make you subconsciously think you're in a much more sporty car and drive a bit differently. But as soon as you put your foot down, the smooth power delivery along with that "are you sure you want to nail it" 'step' that the accelerator pedal makes soon reminds you.
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All you need is a hair dryer and a sharp knife. The di-noc becomes super stretchy and flexible when heated and can easily be pulled and moulded around various shapes with ease. If you get it wrong, you can just heat it up again and start over. It doesn't crease up or get stuck together.
There's little/no risk of bubbles either as the material is quite thick and 'breathes' when you heat it up, so you can easily work out any air bubbles, though I've never had any to be honest.
#30
Thanks Jim, I used to be a signwriter and applied a lot of premium ultra thin vinyl back then. I was amazed at the forgiving nature of the NiDoc, its wonderful to work with. Ive just ordered 10 feet of the brushed aluminium