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Old 01-27-2004, 10:27 PM
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Default The Carbon fiber hood repair has Started!!!..........

Ive always wondered if i could fix my cracked and messed up CF hood.... after alot of thinking ive decided to try.

Vis CF hood:
Right front -torn/cracked on top, torn on bottom
Right rear -The whole mounting section torn off

I started tonight on the major crack top and bottom. I fiberglasses the bottom cracks while holding the hood with clamps.

Goal: My goal is to repair all the crack/tears by refiberglassing, then eventually painting to match the car

Project pictures: <U>Started with..</U>



<U>about an hour of work...</U>
This is what ive done so far to the right front(just sanded, got lined up good)



This is what ive worked on/repaired on the lower front right.



More to come... any ?'s
Old 01-27-2004, 10:29 PM
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*edit* sorry pics didn't load first time

very nice, goodluck. i'd like to see some final product pics
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Keep this thread goin.

I need to fix some small cracks on mine befor i paint it too.
Old 01-27-2004, 10:33 PM
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pics worked for me.. just took a sec... this will keep going, should be updated tomorrow night

For anymore pics ... or if you have questions .. post em up
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good luck man
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looks good. you won't even be able to tell once you have paint matched.
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wow.. that looks good.. takes some time i bet...


great job none the less
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by whoDAT &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looks good. you won't even be able to tell once you have paint matched.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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That looks like fun..
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by whoDAT &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looks good. you won't even be able to tell once you have paint matched.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Are you worrying about the sections you fixed "peeling up" once painted? good luck. hope it works out!
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Default Re: The Carbon fiber hood repair has Started!!!.......... (EGcivicBoy)

for others who might need repair....
I had the same kind off problem with my hood, person I bought it from didn't insure it when shipped and it got dropped, I don't know what happened to the before picture but it was cracked the whole way through the corner, I repaired it with fiberglass, and filled the top surface with fiberglass resin to keep it smooth, you cannot tell that anything was done, and it actually looks better with part of it painted.. If you are close to the car you can see that the honda logo is actually the carbon fiber underneath, sorry about the quality of the pic, the stripe is gunmetal to match the rims and grey of carbon
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I am anxious to see what the finished product looks like chief.
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Me too mang!
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nice job keep up the good work.
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Nice work
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thanks all... the resin is still wet... i dumped that stuff on. I put a heater by is so it should be dry later. Tonight i am going to take off the clamps and finish fiberglassing the front right lower corner.

I can post pics if anyone wants to see.
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good job! I'm all about the DIY jobs...good luck to you
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i remember that hood i was thinking about buying it in the classifides on here
Old 01-29-2004, 08:52 AM
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yup, the guy flaked on me, so i thought id just fix it myself.
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heres what ive used to far... this and some more sand paper... and all the fiberglasss stuff of course

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i wish i could fix the scuff on my CF lip. goos luck with it bro.
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Fix my CF Lip haha
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Nice job. I love CF. MMMMM CF.....
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mmm me too.... too bad i'll have to paint it when i get done
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wow thats good quality repairin good luck with the rest.


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