3M Di-Noc

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I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with 3M Di-Noc carbon fiber wrap for interior pieces. I have a few BMW interior pieces I'm considering "wrapping" due to the easily worn off factory coating on the plastics.

The price to replace these plastics is about $450. I actually would just replace them - the problem is the factory coating is pretty non-durable...so, it would still only be a temporary fix.

All images stolen from Google.

So, here are the pieces in thinking of covering:

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Those pieces look pretty easy, but I'd also have to cover the switches (worn plastics)
You see on the week at 3 & 9 o'clock here:

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That looks a bit harder...

Here is a pic of a guy that seemed to do it / have it done beautifully:

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These are the buttons I was talking about, this guy's came out awesome:

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So, a few questions to anyone who has worked with Di-Noc or to anyone who has done anything like this:

1. Is it feasible for a Di-Noc noob to get results like these?

2. Is anyone aware of a place you can mail parts to and have them wrapped with professional & reliable results?

3. Anyone familiar with hydrographics? Would that work here?

TIA
 
I have used the di noc and it's ok. But from those pics it looks like they were skinned. I don't anyone that has done any but the results look great on the carbon mods site.
 
DI-NOC isn't used that much anymore in automotive because 1080 is the go-to film now from 3M. it's infinitely better to work with.

for glossy films, Vvivid has their 4D stuff. there are a lot of options out there now.

i have had fantastic experiences with Wu Wraps! in Seattle. i love in NJ and use a wrap dude in WA...that's how good he is. i send him all kinds of stuff. he's fantastic.

hit him up on facebook. his name is Mark - https://www.facebook.com/wuwraps
 
fly07sti said:
I have used the di noc and it's ok. But from those pics it looks like they were skinned. I don't anyone that has done any but the results look great on the carbon mods site.
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"Skinned"? What's that? I'm mainly looking for the best results... I also see a lot of "hydrographics" being mentioned. I'm really just looking for the most durable and nicest looking results - I'm not too concerned what the cost is unless it's like thousands of dollars.

I guess I'll have to do more research....


builthatch said:
DI-NOC isn't used that much anymore in automotive because 1080 is the go-to film now from 3M. it's infinitely better to work with.

for glossy films, Vvivid has their 4D stuff. there are a lot of options out there now.

i have had fantastic experiences with Wu Wraps! in Seattle. i love in NJ and use a wrap dude in WA...that's how good he is. i send him all kinds of stuff. he's fantastic.

hit him up on facebook. his name is Mark - https://www.facebook.com/wuwraps
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Thanks...this is the kind of recommendation I was looking for. I sent an email to Mr Wu. I'll see what he says. I also reached out to some local companies that wrap vehicles - I'm not sure if they will just do some small parts.

I ordered a sample of Di-Noc to play with it. But, I'm guessing it takes some experience to get perfect results - so we will see.
 
I used 3m 1080 brushed black metallic on some relatively simple interior pieces and found it easy to work with, no bubbles, sticks well but can be taken up and readjusted if needed as you work. I just had some issues with small tight corners but redid it and got it to come out pretty good.

Better than the 650 I was quoted to wrap the pieces.


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"Skinned" is the process in which a product is actually covered in carbon fiber. Check out carbon mods.com to get a visual.
 
fly07sti said:
"Skinned" is the process in which a product is actually covered in carbon fiber. Check out carbon mods.com to get a visual.
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Skinned looks crazy - I don't think I could do that successfully with these small parts. I does look great though. It looks like there are a lot of places for a noob to screw it up.
 
There is no way the vinyl will stick (for long) on the narrow pieces and you might go through a lot of material trying (learning) to wrap and stretch around the curves. I have done a bit of wrapping on trim, really hard to make it look good unless its a larger area.
 
I have used 3m di-noc and the 1080 stuff. As others have said above, the photos you provided are carbon skinned. There is virtually no gloss from the 3m di-noc. It looks more matte like instead. Having said that, the material for 3m di-noc is pretty thick and will give good protection. The 1080 brushed metal are really thin and I have scratched it with my finger nails on some interior pieces I have wrapped.

If you have the patience, I say give the di-noc a shot. Its an inexpensive product
 
for what it's worth...you can coat 1080 with Opti-Coat 2.0 or Pro, at least the carbon pattern stuff.

i have my 1080 carbon spoiler coated in Pro and i had a diffuser in my old STI's engine bay coated as well.

it adds a little bit of gloss and darkens it a tiny bit...but it still looks incredible.
 
swanicyouth said:
Thanks...this is the kind of recommendation I was looking for. I sent an email to Mr Wu. I'll see what he says. I also reached out to some local companies that wrap vehicles - I'm not sure if they will just do some small parts.

I ordered a sample of Di-Noc to play with it. But, I'm guessing it takes some experience to get perfect results - so we will see.
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Mark is a master at small stuff. def let us know what he says.
 
builthatch said:
Mark is a master at small stuff. def let us know what he says.
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Awesome. Him and I are e-mailing trying to set this up. I did a little looking and it seems the Vivid wraps are glossy like real carbon fiber that has been lacquered.

It looks like Di-Noc is primarily for interiors & 1080 is better for exteriors and complex curves.

Do I have all that right?
 
swanicyouth said:
Awesome. Him and I are e-mailing trying to set this up. I did a little looking and it seems the Vivid wraps are glossy like real carbon fiber that has been lacquered.

It looks like Di-Noc is primarily for interiors & 1080 is better for exteriors and complex curves.

Do I have all that right?
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awesome. hmm, i'd say di-noc isn't even used for automotive interiors that much anymore, at least with the people i follow. maybe it's just them.

it's def used in architectural interiors but everyone i know uses 1080 inside vehicles if they are using 3m film.

yeah the Vvivid stuff is pretty glossy. i saw a bulk roll in person a few weeks ago and it was about what i thought it was from the pictures i'd seen before on Wu Wraps's page.
 
I vinyl wrap and have plenty of experience with the material. If you want to give it a shot yourself I suggest going with Avery Dennison instead of 3m. Many experienced wrappers will suggest the same thing. I hate working with 3m material. Avery is what you want, especially for beginning. I have damn near a full roll of Avery black carbon fiber and I'd be willing to sell you some or even trade some detailing supplies for it :)


-Beach
 
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