The carbon fiber look is all the rage in racing these days, and while the cost of purchasing actual carbon fiber isn’t prohibitive for many budget-minded racers, they can still have the sleek appearance of such for race cars, through the process of hydro-dipping — which in essence is like a wrap for your race car, only on a smaller scale.
…nearly everything that’s aluminum in the car could potentially be offered in a hydro-dip version, if the demand is there. – Josh Dixon, Quarter-MaxQuarter-Max, the mail-order parts division of Rick Jones Race Cars, produces an entire catalog full of chassis parts and components (and even entire chassis kits) for the do-it-yourself racer and chassis builder. To satisfy the hunger of those looking to outfit their machine with the carbon fiber styling, they’ve started offering hydro-dipped versions of many of its popular aluminum products. From the range of steering wheels to radiator overflow tanks, window bezels to parachute levers and door handles, Quarter-Max can hydro-dip it.
According to Quarter-Max’s Josh Dixon, the carbon hydro-dip products will be kept in stock (they also offer black anodized parts, as well, if the blacked-out look is your thing), and so popular is the carbon fiber appearance that RJRC is considering bringing the hydro-dip process in-house, giving them more control over the final product of the parts and pieces they cut in their machine shop, virtually nonstop.
“We think it’s going to sell really well, and eventually, nearly everything that’s aluminum in the car could potentially be offered in a hydro-dip version, if the demand is there,” says Dixon.
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