Im not sure if this is the right forum for this but anyways my carbon fiber hood looks a little faded so i was wondering what i can do to recreate that glossy shine is had before

*i was thinking of using some sort of sand paper to remove the faded finish is has right now and spraypainting it over with a glossy finish

 

needs new clearrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrr

 

not really....
needs to be reconditioned!

You could use heavy grit compound, and buff it with a wool pad.
Then buff it with a foam pad with a finer compound to remove the "scratches" on it.
Use a product to remove the swirls and then wax the hood.
I'm sure it last for months to come without having to worry about clearing or sanding.

 

also need to paint my lip asap any recomendation. shop around the 714 area?

 

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just goto http://www.paintscratch.com, order your paint in a spray can, sand down the lip and rattle can it.

 

Come on people, search, this is posted a lot. I even showed how to temporarily fix this problem with simple peanut butter. Just spread some on little parts at a time and then wipe off, similar to the application and removal of traditional wax.

 

for ur hood...go to any Harbor Freight location and get Marine Fiberglass Polish...electric buffer, and buff the hood...use sanding as a last resort...but if ur going to sand, use 1500-2000 grit

 

check this out i just did mine. and also did a pretty good write up. all you need is red scotchbrite pads clear coat. 1000 1500 2000 grit sandpaper and rubbing compound.
its at the bottom of the page. mine was prob worse than yours. and dont let anyone talk you into using peanut butter,.
https://honda-tech.com/zero...age=6

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by gianinline &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">not really....
needs to be reconditioned!

You could use heavy grit compound, and buff it with a wool pad.
Then buff it with a foam pad with a finer compound to remove the "scratches" on it.
Use a product to remove the swirls and then wax the hood.
I'm sure it last for months to come without having to worry about clearing or sanding.</TD></TR></TABLE>

prob dont want to wax it fresh after cutting into the clear. u should use a hand glaze that way it wont haze over. and hand glaze will give you the same results as wax but it doesnt last as long.just my .02

 

ive never had a problem waxing after cutting, and ive been doing it for years, and a glaze is not a good alternative to wax, if you really want bring it out the best its ever looked, use 2000 gritt paper, maybe 1500 for the really bad spots, then cut polish, then hand glaze it and remove with a polisher, and handwax after that. if theres no scratches that you can catch your finger nail on, skip the wetsand and go straight to cutting. somebody keyed the **** out of my cf hood, i wetsanded it down a good bit, and after it was all said and done, the 6 spots where i sanded down got a super clear finish and looked like there were tear graphics or something hologrammed into the clear, obviousely the entire hood needed to be wetsanded. if you got that hood from anyone reputable, there should be alot of clear on it to play with, so dont be shy, carbon fiber usually gets a really thick coat. sorry for the LONG *** post.

 

yea i guess but my hood was about 7 years old so it was really bad! i have never tried it without sanding and respraying then finishing. but if it works then go for it.im just telling you what i know from expierence, if it works the other way i might try it next time. i guess thats the point of the forums. to share info.

 

i was just saying ive never had an issue. If you have, id actually like to know

 

when i worked in a body shop if you freshly painted something and sanded and buffed it i was always told that you cant wax something because it is a sealer and theere are still reducers in the paint and it wont let them out and you will get solvent pop. i have never seen it but thats what i was always told. they know what they are doing there so i trust what they told me.. again not saying your wrong but thats just what i was told.

 

ahhh, i see. well that may be totally true for freshly sprayed paint, i dont think you said anything about that tho, sorry if you did. i never worked on fresh paint, i just worked in a detail shop for about 3 years. and we always went in order- wash, clay, sand, cut, glaze, wax. if it was all necessary. (sorry for half *** jacking this thread)

 

yea sorry for jackin the thread. but if he does decide to respray it ... just fyi.