Carbon fiber wrap for the protection of your auto's paint job

Carbon fiber is a truly space age material. It is made of filaments of carbon atoms bound together in alignment in a crystal and these crystals provide an incredible strength to weight ratio. This is bonded in a polymer which may be epoxy or vinyl ester or polyester or even nylon.

It was developed for use in the space vehicles. As is well known, anything to do with space is incredibly weight sensitive. Each additional and every additional cubic centimeter gram adds thousands of dollars to the cost of boosting it into orbit. Aluminum and magnesium alloys are great but suddenly it was found that carbon fiber reinforced polymers were stronger lighter and used a lot less volume to achieve the structures at the required strength than any other known material.

In addition the polymers could be made to be heat and fire resistant as well so it has become a extensively used in all space vehicles.

The masts on the America's Cup yachts are nowadays made of Carbon fiber composite materials which give incredible strength, and rigidity, while significantly reducing the weight that was used by the conventional alloy masts. The used of carbon fiber does not end there because the sails are made of a Carbon fiber and Kevlar weave which is immensely strong and light thus maintaining its shape in the wind and improving the boats efficiency.

Even the new vertical wing designed multi-hull boats like Oracle and Alinghi uses this material where the entire hulls are constructed from Carbon fiber composite material which enable them to achieve 4 times the wind speed.

Formula 1 cars have most of their body panels molded from this material which gives them the unique appearance. This appearance has now become very popular as a protective film on privately owned autos.

carbon fiber wrap or vinyl car wrap are items designed to provide a protective barrier between your motor car and the atmosphere. As you know the minute you take a new car out f the show room it begins to fade. Very slowly so hardly noticeable at first but after a couple of years exposure to the sun it is apparent that the traffic haze, dust, stone chips and weather have all had a steady deteriorating effect on the paint work. No matter what protective wax polish has been used or how carefully you have nurtured it the deterioration is noticeable.

However one may use a protective film on the most affected areas, which are the forward facing panels and the bonnet. The appearance is stunning. There are many finishes to choose from but they look like a fabric and provide a long lasting and durable barrier from any further minor scratches and chips that any car that is in regular use is subject to.

Sold in sheets suitable for the project one has in mind so that one only needs purchase sufficient to cover that part of the auto that is most exposed. Protection provided in this manner will last for years and years and keep your auto looking new.