Carbon Fiber style moulding

[Parm]

Hi All, A customer who is also a F1 fan wants a few A3 posters framed for his man cave. Ideally he wants a flat profile no wider than 25mm the style of the moulding to resemble black carbon fibre… Any help sourcing such a moulding (if it exists!) greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

[JKX]

I’m not aware of one but you could easily make your own, Google “carbon fibre wrap”.

Then a metallic grey mount and a deep bevel wrapped in the same stuff would look the biz!

[vintage frames]

Exactly..

You can buy self adhesive 25mm wide carbon fibre tape and stick it down onto some flat moulding.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spurtar-Air-Re ... 53f209f

[Parm]

Thank you . Ill give the wrap a try

[David]

I've been wrapping ‘carbon’ frames for a long time. Get a vinyl that is intended for external use on cars, it’s generally guaranteed for 5 years. I have pieces I did over 10 years ago and they still look new. There are different finishes, I go for a matt 3D textured pattern. A tip when cutting the vinyl cut the short sides at 90 degrees to the long sides so the weave pattern is in the same direction. I also wrap each length before joining, folding the vinyl over the end of the moulding, this gives a cleaner more stable join. This does mean a weaker frame joint so I brace it with a 90 degree metal corner plate. If you want a really thin frame you can use an aluminium frame which takes the wrap well, otherwise anything with a smooth finish.

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[David]

This shows the 4 lengths wrapped before joining. This one is a grey 'carbon'. It also shows the different directions of the weave pattern.

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[David]

And a joined corner.

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[Parm]

Gosh David, that’s super helpful, saved me a lot of trial & error. Thank you!