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My CF hood is faded and ugly
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05-08-03, 09:38 PM
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basically just respray it with a new clear coat and thats all that will be needed i did mine like 6 months ago and it turned out better then i bought it
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05-08-03, 10:58 PM
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thanks.... and that a nice a ride!
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05-09-03, 12:50 AM
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05-09-03, 02:28 AM
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I have a friend selling a cf hood, and it has some fading/oxidation/fogging (whatever you wanna call it). He's selling it pretty cheap, but I want to have a shop fix the imperfections. Anyone know roughly how much this will cost?
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09-04-03, 06:18 PM
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I bought a CF hood of a guy about 3 months ago..it was faded and nasty looking...we colorsanded it and clear coated it...we ended up putting 3 coats of clear, then some pearl and then 3 more coats of clear...with it being so shiny u can see the imperfections in the hood as when it came from the factory but its sharp looking.
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09-05-03, 01:28 AM
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is there any way you can post a pic of that?
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09-07-03, 06:20 PM
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here's 1
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09-07-03, 06:21 PM
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heres the other: sorry for glare
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09-09-03, 11:30 AM
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wow i didn't know that carbon fiber hoods faded so fast
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09-26-03, 02:05 AM
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if i throw some was on it the oxidation goes away for a little bit then it comes back after a couple of days. after that damn florida sun hits it.
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10-03-03, 02:12 AM
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One of the biggest problems with carbon fiber hoods fading is because people use wax on them. CF hoods do not have a clear coat on them. They use a different process all together. The wax will fade and ghost the protective coating.
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10-05-03, 06:03 PM
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ya definately what he said..even with the clear coat im afraid to wax it b/c i dont want swirls on it...everytime i just wash it, it comes out perfect anyways.
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10-12-03, 07:57 PM
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What can you use to clean up the carbonfiber hood to keep it shinny?
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10-20-03, 06:11 PM
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windex
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10-20-03, 07:42 PM
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i dont know if i would use windex on it. ammonia cant be good for anything. I wouldnt even use it to clean you plastic infront of your guages. it will begin to fade that and put a film over it. find a boat polish. the same protective coating on a boat's paint is the same glaze on the cf hoods.
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10-21-03, 06:02 PM
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werd
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