A few tips
Here is the technique I used to skin my neighbors aluminum panel:
1) Lightly sand, then acid etch the aluminum parts to ensure a good bond.
2) Spray your parts with a thin coat of black epoxy primer or gel coat. This will prevent any aluminum from showing through the cloths weave. Alternative: Use two layers of carbon fiber cloth... but this is more expensive.
3) After the gel coat is tacky to the touch, lay your carbon fiber cloth into position. It should wrap around corners and stick to the tacky surface.
4) Impregnate the cloth with resin, working all the air bubbles out. A hair dryer is sometimes useful for chasing air bubbles out.
5) After the first layer of resin is tacky, gently brush on another thick layer. Repeat this several times, building up a very thick layer of resin.
6) After a complete cure, block sand your parts smooth. You need to sand enough to level the surface and not enough to reach the carbon cloth.
7) Wet sand up to 1,000 grit, then polish.
This was a plain weave cloth, but I personally prefer the look of a twill weave. I believe I used MGS 335 resin.
http://s807.photobucket.com/albums/yy356/SBaircraft/Carbon Panel/?action=view¤t=IMG_5451b.jpg