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Placing Logos or Brands on Carbon parts.

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By fibernoob - 5/11/2017 9:14:53 PM

Hi all.

I would like to place a logo on a carbon part without having to  simply stick a decal over the finished part.

I was thinking of covering the  logo(sticker) with clear but I will then get a raised section of the logo.

What are the methods other than just sticking a logo above the part  ? 



I have seen some logos on parts that seem perfectly "painted".  (see image as an example) .



EVR Ducati Hypermotard 1100 Carbon Fiber Air Box 

http://www.kmmotorcycleparts.com/files/2688938/uploaded/800-EVR105-11.jpg
By Capt Rouge - 11/30/2017 6:08:27 PM

Well I have played around with the water slide Decals and yes they work really well except they are subtle decals, you have to catch them in the right light for them to be clear. You cannot see the water slide either. But they are really akin to a watermark and not a clearly legible decal. I have tried using dry transfers but they somehow don't look too clever as they are quite thick. So thoughts moving on. I have access to a sophisticated laser engraver. so my thoughts are to maybe create some IN2 resin sheets as thin as I can get them if at all possible or maybe the Glass Cast resin as I understand this can go down to 1 mm thick (would like it thinner though). Then cut into the resin surface my decals with the laser and then use a heavy pigment in resin to fill the recesses. After curing cut down the sheets and lightly tack the decals to the mould and then infuse with the hope the decals are now embedded in the CF and Resin. Smaller parts I can most likely laser etch into surface and then use a screen print ink, smooth off and then lacquer.