any way to repair a carbon fiber hood?

imcnblu

Resident G2 Guru of C-I
any way i can repair a carbon fiber hood? i've read that most carbon fiber hoods come with a resin coating on them that is difficult for paint/clearcoat to adhere to. the resin/clearcoat (whichever it is) is fading terribly. and at a fast rate as well. i want to know if its at all repairable, or am i going to have to buy another one. i dont really want to buy another one, as this one fits really well.

the hood is a ViS OEM style hood. bought it in late 04 and it started fading about a year ago. if anyone has repaired their hood, what did you do to make it look new again? i'm pretty good with paint and body repair, i just dont want to start the project and run the risk of it not coming out very good. i dont mind sanding it down and clearing it with 4 or 5 coats of clear, i just want to make sure that i'm going to be able to do this without it going bad again in a year. steps and materials used would be great, though i'm sure the process is pretty much the same as any other paint/clear job that you'll do. but the more info the better, i know these things require special attention to fix/maintain. also, if i fix the hood and make it new again, what can i do to guarantee that it stays in good condition for a while?

thanks
 

dategfly

New Member
hondagod_666 said:
any way i can repair a carbon fiber hood? i've read that most carbon fiber hoods come with a resin coating on them that is difficult for paint/clearcoat to adhere to. the resin/clearcoat (whichever it is) is fading terribly. and at a fast rate as well. i want to know if its at all repairable, or am i going to have to buy another one. i dont really want to buy another one, as this one fits really well.

the hood is a ViS OEM style hood. bought it in late 04 and it started fading about a year ago. if anyone has repaired their hood, what did you do to make it look new again? i'm pretty good with paint and body repair, i just dont want to start the project and run the risk of it not coming out very good. i dont mind sanding it down and clearing it with 4 or 5 coats of clear, i just want to make sure that i'm going to be able to do this without it going bad again in a year. steps and materials used would be great, though i'm sure the process is pretty much the same as any other paint/clear job that you'll do. but the more info the better, i know these things require special attention to fix/maintain. also, if i fix the hood and make it new again, what can i do to guarantee that it stays in good condition for a while?

thanks
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have you try taking it by the bodyshop? if they can do it, then you will know for certain if it's fixable..
 

teg9five

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wow. if i didnt click that link i would have just called bullshit lol
 


RobbieDB

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