carbon fiber hood problems...
 

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Faded


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Cracked front.


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Chipped corner.


Sooooooo....if anyone can gimme some help with this besides buying a new hood, that would be greatly appreciated lol

hmm i had a DIY i found online and i lost it too. ____. but google "reclearing carbon fiber" and you should definatly find it man.

clean,sand,clear

thats all i remember

shopping list

cleaning rags
rubber gloves (something to keep your hands clean while you work)
resin & catalyst (hardware store, marine boat shops, the internet)
a mixing pail with measurement marks
something to mix the resin
acetone (for cleaning excess resin.)
3m rubbing compund, or griots garage buffing compund. (to restor the
finish of your hood.)

go to lowes or home depot and buy elmers resin and catalyst for fiberglass
layup. as well as acetone. even better if you have a tap plastics nearby

mix an ounce of the resin per the directions, while wearing rubber glove
take a small amount on your finger tip and rub it into the cracks. use a
decent amount of pressure to get the resin to refill and dis adhered sections
of carbon, fiberglass etc. and to fill the cracks.

than take the acetone and put a bit on a cloth and lightly rub the excess
resin off. the resin in the cracks will remain your just trying to take the
excess off the top coat so you dont have to sand it later.

let it dry, than use a buffing compound to restore the shine. you may have
to repeat, but it will fill the cracks and make them much less noticeable if
not disappear altogether.

(acetone is used primarily as a thinner, usually will not even harm cured
painted surfaces as long as the exposure is for only a short time.)

hope it helps

^detailed! sweet, im definatly using that when I redo my cf front lip

sweet. thanks.
what kinda buffing compound??

here's what i found on on google.
http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=27832

the stuff at schucks is generic 3m buffing compound. but if you go to an
auto body supply store you can get it in an amazing amount of different
grades of buffing compounds a lot like sandpapers.

if your worried start with a coarse grade and work your way up to a fine
grade. the coarse stuff will cut through fast so be careful and as you
work, as you use finer grades you will need to work a little harder.

the thing is that you get much better results from compounds. just dont
expect instant results they are ultra fine so there will be a lot of elbow
grease involved.

but way worth it if you love your car like i do.

take it easy.

NOTE: schucks is my local chain but it may be called Kragen Checkers
or o'reilys as well.

hmmmmmmmmm. i see. alrighty.