I am looking at getting a carbon fiber hood for my tC. I don't like the "junkyard hood" look where the hood is a different color. I want it to be painted to match the car. I am wondering if anyone has had any experience with getting a carbon hood painted. Mainly, if anything special has to be done to ensure good paint adhesion to the hood.

 

Just get a fiberglass hood than if you just looking for the weight reduction aspect of it...it will save you some money.

 

x2 on the fiberglass

 

Not only will it save you money but it won't have the weave pattern under the paint. If you look at some people who get CF fenders and hoods that have painted them body color, they have the little squares in the paint where the weaves overlap if they didn't wetsand it down. I've got my CF hood painted but it still shows some carbon in a very unique way. Just click my signature link and check out the pics. Keep in mind the paint on that hood alone cost 600 bucks...

 

You got ripped a new one. $600?!?!!?!?! I got my hood & my hatch painted for $300.

 

when my family heard my idea about getting a cf hood... my wife and mom was the same like you:

"that will look like crap.. like you dont have money to get it painted so u left it black."
etc etc etc.

then i got my hood.. installed it.. showed them and even my mom was like: that looks bad a$s.. and she was very skeptical!!!

btw i have my hood almost 2 years now.. NOBODY ever said anything bad about my hood!

 

^x2 you got ripped off, i recently got my cf spoiler painted and i can see the cf weaves but only when the sun is right on the spoiler but then again it was more of a free paint job that came out good too lol.

 

You don't realize that I have a 3 stage pearl paint that was blended onto the fenders, bumper, and a-pillar plus it has a two tone black candy clear. Look at the pics. The paint job is flawless. The whole front end of the car ended up with a nice seamless coat and no edge on the color difference. Everything is flush. Quality work ain't cheap. Plus a lifetime warranty is priceless.

 

I think they gave you the "cute chick" discount.

 

sorry not to thread jack but has anyone have any experience with having a fiberglass hood painted? oh and how is the quality on a kami fiberglass good if anyone knows?

 

In my opinion, you can't judge the quality of a paint job through low-res shots, or any pics of the car in general. People thought my pink paint job looked bad@$$ in pics but when you saw it up close, it was an abomination.

But regardless, if all that work went into it, then yeah, good deal. But, you should've mentioned that in your original post because you clearly said "Keep in mind the paint on that hood alone cost 600 bucks..."...so yeah, it wasn't "the paint on the hood alone".

Look at my whole car....everything except my doors are essentially fiberglass. It's the same concept.

 

people who got their cf parts painted should post up close pics to show what it looks like. =]

 

might i ask one nub question, why ppl want CF things ? i heard theyre very easy to break ?

 

stronger than fiberglass, lighter than steel, most anything that will break CF will damage factory panels anyways

 

I would hope that nobody seriously thought I paid 600 bucks for just the paint without labor . This paint job is a 2 incher... get as close as you want and you'll see no orange peel, weave, runs, or steps. The paint shop restores classic cars and paints show winners.

http://www.autobodysbydoug.com/melbo...storation.html

 

i agree with tina and actually there is people on here who get ripped off on paint or anything in general. you didn't explain it in your first post but now it makes sense why you paid alot because they did more work to it than what you can even tell in the pics that you have.

 

^^ soo trueeee

 

No offense but you have poor communication skills with explanations, haha. With all paint jobs comes labor which is factored into the cost, obviously (I paid $300 for my hood AND hatch, including labor), but you also specifically said "the hood alone" so it leads people to believe that it's just that....the hood alone. Now if you said the hood, blending into the fenders, & a-pillar for $600 then that's believable. Also, the work on my hood and hatch are also quality. My painter also restores classics & does a plethora of work on hot rods & builds show winners. When he recleared, painted & pinstriped my old Kaminari hood, he literally did 8 coats of clear. But regardless, with all that work, $600 is a good price.

 

Thanks guys. I have found a fiberglass hood that I like so if I get my money from the people at fault for bashing my current hood, I think I'll go that route.

 

You could just have it Sharpied...