This Ferrari F40 went the route of a full on carbon fiber wrap as opposed to just a more common flat black wrap. The material used is a carbon fiber film that is also known as DI-NOC from 3M Films.
[Turner Hunt] is bringing carbon fiber manufacture into the hands of makers — at considerable cost savings! So how does it work? The machine wraps the filament around the workpiece, not unlike a ...
It looks like a lot of work and, of course, the 3D printer is really only making the mold — this same process would be true of any carbon fiber process where you had a mold or something to wrap.
The car's details are even more impressive than the last model Gülpen produced, starting with the gold wrap. After baking the carbon-fiber model at a high temperature and under pressure ...