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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 02:36 PM
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Default Carbon Kevlar hood F'd up - how to fix

So I live in NC and we had that hurricane the other week and basically the hood came flying up and seperated. How do I put the 2 peices back together? Also there are some cracks on the surface and what appears to be either broken clear coat or resin. It's a $650 hood and something tells me it's going to be a lot of money to get fixed. But the question is, HOW does it need to be fixed? Thanks.
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 08:45 PM
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To glue the back side on I have used a product called Panel Bonding Adhesive by 3M, 2 part epoxy with killer hold. Do you have better pics of cracks?
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Old Sep 5, 2011 | 03:57 PM
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Ouch man that sucks
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 01:37 AM
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wow I don't know how you would fix that to get the edges looking clean. good luck!
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 08:35 AM
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just buy OEM
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 03:11 PM
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I second 3M panel adhesive.

As for the cracks in the reisen your best bet is to take an airtool with a pointed grinding bit and follow the cracks and create a bit of a valley. Be careful not to get all the way into the carbon kevlar weave! Then you can fill in with 2 part clear epoxy resin. Once that sets up I would sand then ENTIRE hood down and reclear the entire thing with automotive clear coat to get a nice shine. Or take it to a body shop and get a quote.
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Reedy
I second 3M panel adhesive.

As for the cracks in the reisen your best bet is to take an airtool with a pointed grinding bit and follow the cracks and create a bit of a valley. Be careful not to get all the way into the carbon kevlar weave! Then you can fill in with 2 part clear epoxy resin. Once that sets up I would sand then ENTIRE hood down and reclear the entire thing with automotive clear coat to get a nice shine. Or take it to a body shop and get a quote.
Thanks for the info everyone. This makes the most sense to me, I think I can fix it. Once I do i'll repost pictures. I was also thinking of putting on a coat of tint spray which will help cover up some of the cracks imperfections, make it look cool, and hopefully still show the kevlar from underneath.
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