I'm planing on purchasing a used cf hood which is apparently damaged. the guy says the actual fiber part is not broken but it needs a new clear coat. My question is has anyone ever repaired a chip or crack on a cf hood, and if so how? This guy is selling the hood for $100 cnd so the price seems right.

 

I heard it can be repaired with fiberglass...

 

depending on the extent of the damage, it can be repaired.

 

from what i've heard for scratch, you can sand as much as you can just before the fibre then put clear coat over it. I want to keep the cf look rather then paint over it.

 

bump i wanna know too

 

just googe on it and wait for it to dry!! then it will be teh ultra fine hotness

j/k it is fixable

 

i'll try to get pics up when I take a look at the hood

 

KEEP ON WAXING IT!

 

any other suggestions?

 

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this is true

 

you can repair it but its hard to find a shop that will strip the clear coat and re clear coat. most shops just wanna throw new clear coat over it, and u will be able to see the damage

 

For the mone it's going to cost you to repair it, might as well buy a new cf hood or just find a better conditioned used one.

 

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mmm this is true to a certain extend.. depending on how deep is the scratch.. and how much sanding you are going to do..

if its deep.. just clear coat wont cut it.. u need to apply some resin on top to replaced on what you took of while sanding..cuz if you remove resin you will weaken the hood... then after that u apply the cleat coat

you need to apply the same kind of resin that was use originally on the hood(polyester,vinyl or epoxy) or choose a resin that will infuse into the resin that was used ..

hope this helps

 

bump for more info cuz mine has a crack in the clear coat that has progressively gotten bigger and is all cloudy and crap. It is true about how hard it is to find a shop that will sand it all the way down for you...

 

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i just gave the info on how to do it.. whats more to it???

sand and aply... sand and lay... whats more to it than that???