Hey guys, was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction on how to go about this. So I was thinking of parts I could make for my car in carbon fiber. Came to the idea of attempting to do carbon fiber door panels. I've watched a ton of videos on this, but just hoping to get some specific information for this part. So my door panels, they are plastic and have that bumpy oem texture you see on most cars. From what I gather if I want a smooth carbon fibre finish I will need to sand them all smooth? Should I also primer them? Next, thing is the handrest is made out of fabric, would it be easier to remove this or leave it on and do the mold over it? Just looking for some suggestions on how to tackle this hoping its a fairly straight forward way to do this.

You could probably paint the plastic using plastic primer, regular primer and two pack paints to get the smooth finish for the pattern.

Make sure you have a strategy for all of the retaining clips, you'll have to make sure that your power locks/window controls are able to clip in.  Also don't forget the blind side of the door, to make sure that you still have a means of attaching it to the outer door skin.