This is one of the best ways to get a pretty realistic Carbon Fiber Effect.
What you need:
- [li]Shelf liner. Wal Mart really cheap. Looks like rubber checker pattern[/li]
[li]Primer, Silver, Transparent Black, Clearcoat[/li]
Start out with primer. Then sand with 900 grit.
Start out with a base color of Silver. Gunmetal silver works well. The shiner the better.
Then lay out the shelf liner and paint the black checker pattern. Use transparent black. Make sure the shelf liner stuff is flat. Any lifts and it looks wierd.
Critical step. Wait for the black to dry completely. 20 min or so.
Then lift to reveal a wicked checker pattern.
Now go over the whole pattern with Transparent Black. Go lightly. Keep a steady even light coat with the black.
Last step, go heavy on the clearcoat. This will give it a real deep realistic look.
Here is a pic of the final product with some other stuff added. Check out the carbon fiber part though. It looks wicked. I also used a little Duplicolor Effects Clear Sparkle along with the clearcoats.