Real Carbon Fiber Mod

[JessAlba452]

It's been such a long time since I've been here on [H]ardForums and much longer since I've done a computer related mod of any sort. Lately I've been in the car scene, and have learned a lot to do my own car modifications like painting using a professional setup.

I've just learned how to do carbon fiber overlaying and would like to share with everyone here. Using real carbon fiber of course! No vinyl is involved here.

So today we will use my old, and super ancient antique of a mouse for this. What is it you may ask? It's a worn MX700 wireless mouse. It has seen better days, especially when it was fresh and brand new. Today it sits unused, with worn paint from over use in the past.

Not very pretty is it? That will all change very soon!

For the longest I have thought of doing something to this mouse to give it a new look. Even though I could paint it and thought of doing so, it just didn't feel like it would be that much of a change. So in popped the idea of using carbon fiber and clear epoxy to make it look more interesting.

This is just an idea thread for now until I start the project. It should take 1 week or less to complete depending on how nice you would like it to look. Best of all this can be done at home!

With carbon fiber you'll gain +100HP for FPS responsiveness and accurate head shots in games guaranteed! LoL

So let me know what you guys think. Is it cool? Or is it lame?


Pics:
Obligatory before picture of my worn mouse...Yes I've neglected it so badly.

This space will be used for future images so stay tuned!

 

[RabidRat]

Booooo, waste of CF! Use it on my s2k instead! =D

j/k. Cool project! So it'll look like a G7 then, except not fake and drawn on?

 

[JessAlba452]

LoL I can put carbon fiber on your s2k also

Yep it'll look exactly like the G7 you posted, yet real. Much cooler! I recently ordered a G500 so who knows I may do the same thing to it later down the road.

 

[MisterDNA]

Carbon fiber on a mouse is good for lightspeed. Add a VTEC sticker and it will travel time, never to be seen again. That's why it has never been attempted. Or seen, at least.

 

[iGamer]

LoL I can put carbon fiber on your s2k also

Yep it'll look exactly like the G7 you posted, yet real. Much cooler! I recently ordered a G500 so who knows I may do the same thing to it later down the road.

I've been operating a g500 for a few months now and would love to figure out how to layer some carbon fibre on it!

 

[Tudz]

How do you plan on laying it up, just wet lay up pasting it on the mouse and letting it air dry? I've done a bit of carbon work for a race car, but we usually just paint it... after 3 years of pullin all nighters to lay up carbon panels and aero devices you stop thinking bare carbon looks cool and are happy just to paint it

 

[Diablo2K]

I love the look of real carbon fiber. I have never seen any "Sticker" that could replicate it as it has a 3d effect to it. I also like the colors. I wish there was an easy way to do an overlay, I would love to do the lid on my laptop w/ real CF.

My question about your mod is how thick is the overlay, to thick and it will not look right? Also how much rigidity will it add, to much and you won't be able to press the buttons properly?

 

[Korben Dallas]

I love the look of real carbon fiber. I have never seen any "Sticker" that could replicate it as it has a 3d effect to it. I also like the colors. I wish there was an easy way to do an overlay, I would love to do the lid on my laptop w/ real CF.

My question about your mod is how thick is the overlay, to thick and it will not look right? Also how much rigidity will it add, to much and you won't be able to press the buttons properly?

That's a pretty good point. I guess it depends on how thick the CF is.

 

[JessAlba452]

Carbon fiber on a mouse is good for lightspeed. Add a VTEC sticker and it will travel time, never to be seen again. That's why it has never been attempted. Or seen, at least.

LoL actually there is a carbon fiber mouse. Made by silverstone even though I have no idea what is up with the scroll wheel to the side. It has been done. I just love my Logitech mice ever since my first MX510, also I like twill weave cf much better than the pattern used on the silverstone mouse.

http://www.carbonfibergear.com/silverstone-raven-carbon-fiber-mouse/

This is the very reason why we all mod. To take something we like and make it what we want it to be.

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The overlay shouldn't be too thick with a single layer of cf along with a good coat of resin. I have made a sheet of carbon fiber with resin and surprisingly it is very flexible.

I should get started sometime today and will update this page with pics soon.