itr590

Hey guys.. my cf hood on my ITR has faded and it isn't glossy at all anymore. I don't know what caused this, but I tried polishing it back to a better finish; no luck. I was wondering if anyone knew anything about carbon fiber. Is there any way a body shop could possibly restore it, or is restoration out of the question? I hope not (considering the price of a new hood- ugh). Thanks for any advice! The paint on my car is immaculate, and the faded hood ruins it.

Usagi Yojimbo

iTrader: (1)

There are a few threads in the FAQ in the appearance/cosmetic forum. I believe you can wet sand it and either, use a marine polish or have a body shop shoot another coat of clear on it.

Parada

if you clear it again, its just going to lock in an old faded clear underneath it. try having a professional detailer wetsand and cutpolish it back. worked on mine. took me quite a few hours to wetsand the entire thing, but someone keyed it so it needed to be done. should come out great again for u.

JOHN WAYNE

iTrader: (1)

or you know...you could always just have it painted to MATCH YOUR CAR...

oh wait, i forgot...then no one would know you had a CF hood so you'd lose mad stunna points

itr590

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Parada &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if you clear it again, its just going to lock in an old faded clear underneath it. try having a professional detailer wetsand and cutpolish it back. worked on mine. took me quite a few hours to wetsand the entire thing, but someone keyed it so it needed to be done. should come out great again for u. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Thanks!! I'll call around and see if anyone can try that. *sigh of relief*

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oh wait, i forgot...then no one would know you had a CF hood so you'd lose mad stunna points </TD></TR></TABLE>

Haha. Exactly.

jetblackhybrid

id start with a fresh cf hood and wax it monthly. i have had my cf hood for a little over three years with no problems at all

Dave_B

Buy a better quality CF hood. They don't seem to have this problem. All of your "cheaper" CF hoods do.