Anyone know if this defect can be removed?? Maybe with a reclear??

http://s128.photobucket.com/al...7.jpg

 

Try wetsanding with 1500 grit and buff it with a polishing compound first....

 

anyone else every seen this?

 

It's pretty common with Carbon Fiber parts that have a clearcoat.

 

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Can it be fixed though???

 

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Can it be fixed though???</TD></TR></TABLE>

yes, it will not be a tough repair but make the fiber underneath is untouch, or it will need some resin/fiber work=more money

most of the cheap **** hood are not even clearcoated

 

I just wanted to update this thread. I got 95% of all the defects cloudiness out of the hood via polishing with orbital and polish. I feel that a good wet sand and maybe a rear clear would clear the remaining 5%.

The hood is a VIS. I'm not really sure what the root cause of this problem is. Maybe the gelcoat does not have enough UV protection?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Civicman86 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I just wanted to update this thread. I got 95% of all the defects cloudiness out of the hood via polishing with orbital and polish. I feel that a good wet sand and maybe a rear clear would clear the remaining 5%.

The hood is a VIS. I'm not really sure what the root cause of this problem is. Maybe the gelcoat does not have enough UV protection?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Same thing happened to my hood, aslo VIS. What did you use to take off 95% of the cloudiness?

 

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Same thing happened to my hood, aslo VIS. What did you use to take off 95% of the cloudiness?</TD></TR></TABLE>
I would like to know too, my VIS hood is looking that.

 

I just wanted to update this thread. I got 95% of all the defects cloudiness out of the hood via polishing with orbital and polish. I feel that a good wet sand and maybe a rear clear would clear the remaining 5%.

 

Here is a pic of the hood after...

 

But what products (name Brand) did you use? Thakns!!!

 

Menzerna Polishes (SIP and 106ff). I used a Porter Cable Random Orbital with orange (for the SIP) and white (for the 106ff) Lake Country foam pads.

If the spots reappear this summer then I think the problem is the shitty gelcoat they put on the hood. I don't think the "gelcoat" is very UV resistant and is causing the spots.

Also you should be able to tell whats actually a defect in the hood and whats a defect in the clear/gel. Some defect simply can't be removed by just polishing/sanding.