Carbon Fiber Roof - Seeing is believing
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From: Zoo York
My Ride: Alpine White 2006 530Xi (SLD)
Originally Posted by selbycy' post='994576' date='Sep 1 2009, 01:29 AM
I ordered the vinyl from Don, from what I spoke to him he has Gloss black vinyl, matte black vinyl and the CF vinyl.
I ordered the matte but it isn't as matte as other vinyl that I have seen and it isn't as gloss as others I have seen so maybe it is semi-gloss.
Either way it matches perfectly to my CF accents already installed on my car. So I'm happy.
Also Don is an excellent vendor, good communication, always answered my questions right away, no matter how petty they were.
I live half way around the world from Don and had no shipping issues at all.
Will upload pics as soon as I have the vinyl installed, hopefully before the weekend.
I ordered the matte but it isn't as matte as other vinyl that I have seen and it isn't as gloss as others I have seen so maybe it is semi-gloss.
Either way it matches perfectly to my CF accents already installed on my car. So I'm happy.
Also Don is an excellent vendor, good communication, always answered my questions right away, no matter how petty they were.
I live half way around the world from Don and had no shipping issues at all.
Will upload pics as soon as I have the vinyl installed, hopefully before the weekend.
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Man, so many questions. If any of you guys are interested in the material or if you're local and want me to install it for you, shoot me a PM.
The matte I sent you selbycy, is matte. Sometimes people use flat and matte interchangeably, but they are not the same. Matte has more of a sheen to it than flat. I personally prefer matte, as sometimes flat paint can absorb too much white light, and end up looking gray-ish, if you know what I mean.
I will post more pictures of the 1 series, which I took pictures of from further away.
The vinyl is rated to last 4 years when applied to exteriors, and was designed to be used like this. It is "stain" resistant. It's not your off the shelf cheap ebay vinyl. It's the best of the best. No upselling here, just passing on the truth. You really have to see it in person to understand. *Hint* locals are welcome to come by and check out the material for themselves.
Hopefully that answers most of the questions posted. I just got this material last week, and already did two cars personally, and shipped another sheet out to a customer in Canada.
-Don
The matte I sent you selbycy, is matte. Sometimes people use flat and matte interchangeably, but they are not the same. Matte has more of a sheen to it than flat. I personally prefer matte, as sometimes flat paint can absorb too much white light, and end up looking gray-ish, if you know what I mean.
I will post more pictures of the 1 series, which I took pictures of from further away.
The vinyl is rated to last 4 years when applied to exteriors, and was designed to be used like this. It is "stain" resistant. It's not your off the shelf cheap ebay vinyl. It's the best of the best. No upselling here, just passing on the truth. You really have to see it in person to understand. *Hint* locals are welcome to come by and check out the material for themselves.
Hopefully that answers most of the questions posted. I just got this material last week, and already did two cars personally, and shipped another sheet out to a customer in Canada.
-Don
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From: Cyprus
Originally Posted by Don Nguyen' post='994912' date='Sep 1 2009, 07:04 PM
Man, so many questions. If any of you guys are interested in the material or if you're local and want me to install it for you, shoot me a PM.
The matte I sent you selbycy, is matte. Sometimes people use flat and matte interchangeably, but they are not the same. Matte has more of a sheen to it than flat. I personally prefer matte, as sometimes flat paint can absorb too much white light, and end up looking gray-ish, if you know what I mean.
I will post more pictures of the 1 series, which I took pictures of from further away.
The vinyl is rated to last 4 years when applied to exteriors, and was designed to be used like this. It is "stain" resistant. It's not your off the shelf cheap ebay vinyl. It's the best of the best. No upselling here, just passing on the truth. You really have to see it in person to understand. *Hint* locals are welcome to come by and check out the material for themselves.
Hopefully that answers most of the questions posted. I just got this material last week, and already did two cars personally, and shipped another sheet out to a customer in Canada.
-Don
The matte I sent you selbycy, is matte. Sometimes people use flat and matte interchangeably, but they are not the same. Matte has more of a sheen to it than flat. I personally prefer matte, as sometimes flat paint can absorb too much white light, and end up looking gray-ish, if you know what I mean.
I will post more pictures of the 1 series, which I took pictures of from further away.
The vinyl is rated to last 4 years when applied to exteriors, and was designed to be used like this. It is "stain" resistant. It's not your off the shelf cheap ebay vinyl. It's the best of the best. No upselling here, just passing on the truth. You really have to see it in person to understand. *Hint* locals are welcome to come by and check out the material for themselves.
Hopefully that answers most of the questions posted. I just got this material last week, and already did two cars personally, and shipped another sheet out to a customer in Canada.
-Don
As I said I am happy with my vinyl and the guy who will install it for me also approved of the quality.
He does commercial vehicles but didn't have the size or colour I wanted.
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From: Ridgewood, NJ & CPS NYC
looks sick, i have some gloss black vinyl from don, i purchased a little while ago. I've been avoiding doing it because i'm afraid i'll eff it up...any tips from the professional himself? maybe make a website dedicated to helping people install this stuff since I'm sure you get the same questions over and over again.
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Very glad it worked out. The shipping was so much, I actually ended up giving you an awesome price on everything. So when I heard that you received it without any problems, I was very happy. Can't wait for the pictures 
-Don
-Don
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Originally Posted by rkhettry23' post='994948' date='Sep 1 2009, 09:34 AM
looks sick, i have some gloss black vinyl from don, i purchased a little while ago. I've been avoiding doing it because i'm afraid i'll eff it up...any tips from the professional himself? maybe make a website dedicated to helping people install this stuff since I'm sure you get the same questions over and over again.
I usually say, if you have any doubts in it at all, bring it to your local tint or vinyl shop, and see if they will install it for you. If you are unsure if they're charging you a good labor price, etc, just shoot me a PM for my opinion.
-Don
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From: Cyprus
Originally Posted by Don Nguyen' post='994950' date='Sep 1 2009, 07:36 PM
Very glad it worked out. The shipping was so much, I actually ended up giving you an awesome price on everything. So when I heard that you received it without any problems, I was very happy. Can't wait for the pictures
-Don
-Don
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Also, for anyone local. I highly recommend you come check out the material in person. I am usually all around OC on the move. So I would be more than glad to meet up with you and let you check out the material and chat for a bit. Plus, I know you guys would like hearing the opinions of other fellow members on the material other than mine only
-Don
-Don
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From: Saskatchewan Canada
My Ride: 2004 530i
premium package/active steering/auto sunshade/tiag/black dakota leather/logic 7
35% tint all around
19' DPE GT7
how much are you charging for the material?
Also what happens in 4 years when the material is worn out? Can it be simply removed and the paint still be ok underneath?
Also what happens in 4 years when the material is worn out? Can it be simply removed and the paint still be ok underneath?