Does anyone know where I can get my cf hood re-clearcoated? I'm located in San Diego and I cant find a body shop that does it. I've tried using that Marine products and it just made my hood worst. Anyone know roughly how much this will cost?


[edit] here's a picture of my cf hood . .




Modified by chauzilla at 9:12 PM 10/26/2006

 

a body shop?

 

If youve already tried it yourself you probably screwed it up more so it will cost more to fix it. All they will do is wetsand and reclear it, any bodyshop can do it. It shouldnt be THAT expensive

 

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well duh! do u know any body shop that does it?

 

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well i didnt really screw it up more. . it need to be reclearcoated thats all. .at least the clearcoat is not peeling or anything. I went to a couple body shops and they said they dont do it. . . but thanks anyway

 

Are you sure it doesn't work, because Im sure it can be fixed without re-clearing it. I have done my hood before, it came out perfect.

 

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oh rea|ly? what did u use?

 

I used Meguiars DACP on a polisher, topped it off with some wax.

 

If you come in this area I can do it for you (for a price) if you get me some pictures, maybe i can tell you if it really is gone.

 

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c0ol. . i'll show you the pic tomorroe or sometime this week

 

someone told me you're not supposed to wax the hood? did i get wrong info?

 

You SHOULD be waxing your hood. Im not sure why someone told you that. Wax is a UV protectant. You should even wax your headlights.

 

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not all wax is uv protected. If you wanted to bite the bullet and send me the hood I would be glad to fix anything you need done to it, since it is what I do for a living lol

 

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I've actually read that somewhere too, if I remember correctly it was said that waxing too often can strip the gelcoat. I've been waxing mine about once a month anyways. Here's some info I had saved from a post around here somewhere a while back that might help you or someone get your hood looking good again, credit to original poster

3M Marine Fiberglass Cleaner and Wax
Desigend to remove LIGHT to MEDIUM oxidation, clean polish and protect fiberglass/gelcoat.

Part#
09009 - 16oz bottle
09010 - 32oz bottle
09011 - 1 gal bottle

3M Marine Fiberglass Restorer and Wax
Designed to remove HEAVY oxidation, chalking, fading, minor scratches, plus provide protection on fiberglass/gelcoat.

Part#
09005 - 16oz bottle
09006 - 32oz bottle
09007 - 1 gal bottle

 

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not all wax is uv protected. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Based on the majority. Thats's their inteded use.

 

What part of SD are you in?

 

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not all wax is uv protected. If you wanted to bite the bullet and send me the hood I would be glad to fix anything you need done to it, since it is what I do for a living lol </TD></TR></TABLE>

where are you located? and how much?

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I've actually read that somewhere too, if I remember correctly it was said that waxing too often can strip the gelcoat. I've been waxing mine about once a month anyways. Here's some info I had saved from a post around here somewhere a while back that might help you or someone get your hood looking good again, credit to original poster
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i know what thread your talkin bout [https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=897677&page=1] i tried it and it doesnt work. .it only made my hood worst

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Linda Vista

 

my cf hood on my old hatch did the same thing...I used rubbing compound on it...and then waxed it after. After I was done it looked good as new. I would wax it every other few weeks to keep it looking fresh.

 

just bring your hood down to DA Jellie's shop and he'll take care of you

 

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so is it fixable?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Hatch-N-si &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my cf hood on my old hatch did the same thing...I used rubbing compound on it...and then waxed it after. After I was done it looked good as new. I would wax it every other few weeks to keep it looking fresh.</TD></TR></TABLE>

thanks for the advice! but i'm a girl, so i really dont know what to do haha. . how long did it take you?

 

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it took me about 30-45 min. Just apply the rubbing compound and read the direction....and same with the wax...really isnt too hard..but it will make your arm sore for a few hours lol

and if you want to take it the easy way out...find a guy friend to do it for you lol
if i was a girl I would use it to my advantage all the time haha..

 

you may be able to wax it, but it'll just do it again. So i recomend re-clearing it. Alot of shops here are afraid to do it because if they sand to far, they ruin the hood.

 

Just wet sand it and apply the Duplicolor clearcoat that you can find at any Kragen.

 

i just re-polished my hood...

i wish i would have taken some pix of the before and after.. but mine had some **** all over it that would not come off for the life of me...

i ended up wet sanding it down with 1500 then 2000, then i used some 3m perfect it 3000 rubbing compound.. and buffed it out...

then as luck would have it, my buffer took a **** on me. so i had to do more than half of it by hand... but after a lot of elbow grease i applied some 3m cleaner wax. and it has pretty decent shine to it now.. it can be better, but i have to get a new buffer..

then i even did the same thing to my headlights. but used some clear plastic polish.