well i just bought a used cf hood. can someone show me how to clean the hood? beside just washing it?

 

soap and water, by the way looks like ur hood is fading

 

cleaning it washes off all the road dirt, but it looks like your hood is fading, and you can't just "wash" it off. Your goin to have to take it to a body shop and have them redo the clear cloat finish on it. Then it will be just like new

 

fading

 

you oculd also try a turtle wax rubbing compound and then a finishing wax to get it back shiny after buffing some of that haze off..........try that first......maybe save some money...

 

i just did one that was faded like that i just buffed it using rubbing compound "3m" and then finished it with swirl mark remover and it looks brand new

 

yeh i buffed it already. the shitty picture was when i first got. then my friend buffed/waxed it, but then it wont come out. how much would a shop charge me for putting a new clear coating?

 

there was a writeup for a buffing process for cf hoods in the a/c forum not too long ago..

 

if u gonna go thru all that trouble just buy a new one...

 

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I don't think waxing and buffing it will last very long...you'll have to do it probably once a month. Just spend the money and get it refinished. Then u won't ever have to worry about it fading again... it will pay for itself after awhile if u think about your time and materials put into buffing the hood once a month... i had a local body shop here charge me $250 to refinish mine, looks brand new when done, no scratches whatsoever, and will last me for as long as I have the car.

 

i live in southern california. i dont know a body shop that does hood. do you know one down here?

 

Instead of going through the trouble, just have it painted to match your car. Then you get the weight savings and the OEM look.

 

if you do end up refinishing it, then make sure you garage your car instead of letting in bake in the heat all day

 

my bros hood was worse then that
now it looks brand new

if ur gonna do it _ do it right
buffing & waxing is what people say that dont kno any better

the type of person who still uses those cheap 20 polishers n expects to get results
its goes much deeper than that

instead of buying a new hood or taking it to a body shop
u can buy urself a nice circular polisher

with all the right pads & compunds for under $200

then u can give ur hood & car a mirror finish

 

can you explain how you did? what kind of compounds did you use? buy a new one would sorta be out of the question because i dont have enought money to buy a brand new vis cf.

 

y not just reclear it? only run about $75-100 bux

 

how do you reclear the hood? do i need a professional? and where?

 

I would take it down to a local body shop, have em of course look and if they can do it let them do their magic. I had a friend that had the same prob on a 96 coupe and he took it and had it recleared for $85 bux and it looked brand new.

 

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... and it'll make it less likely that someone will want to snake your ****. You can probably get it painted for less than the cost of buying a Buffer, Discs, Compounds, etc... You might even be able to paint it yourself...

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JMHO...
JasonGhostz

 

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Did this to my hood

 

Buff it out with Meguiar's #49 Heavy Duty Oxidation Remover or

3M Marine Fiberglass Cleaner and Wax
Desigend to remove LIGHT to MEDIUM oxidation, clean polish and protect fiberglass/gelcoat.
PART#
09009 - 16oz.
09010 - 32oz.
09011 - 1 gallon

3M Marine Fiberglass Restorer and Wax
Designed to remove HEAVY oxidation, chalking, fading, minor scratches, rust and exhaust stains; plus provide protection on fiberglass/gelcoat.
PART#
09005 - 16oz.
09006 - 32oz.
09007 - 1 gallon

3M Marine Protective Liquid Wax
Provide high gloss and protect fiberglass/gelcoat, marine topside paints, painted aluminum and marine metal parts. A special formulation which uses reactive chemistry and actually bonds to the boats surface to provide a durable protective surface.
PART#
09026 - 16oz.
09027 - 32oz.




Modified by Curry king at 12:50 PM 6/4/2006

 

okay. thank you for the suggestions guys. i think im gonna do the kurry king's way or just go to a shop if i have the money.

 

I have buffed out hoods like that. Maybe you just need some more elbow grease, some power tools, or bring it by the shop

 

I know its not CF, but it gives you idea of what can be done.

 

anyone knows a shop that does hood? in OC?