drexelmech

I have a CF hood that has recently oxidized, wondering what i should do or where to take it to get this fixed? Love the cf look but not with this crap all over it

Mr. Francesco

Is the actual cf damaged, or is it just the clear coat that's being affected?

AssassinJN

I have seen a few people get their clear coats stripped then replaced, though from my experience not many places will that that sort of job on. When I had a cf hood with a cracked clear-coat, I was told flat out that it was impossible by just about every shop I went to, since it's very difficult to sand down the clear coat without damaging the cf. However if it is just a yellowing hood, then it *may* be doable if they can leave some of the existing clear coat and just build it up again.

Good luck.

HonCBRf2

CF hoods do not have a clear coat on them, it's actually gel coated and the gel coat is what turns cloudy from the sun. I recently completed the task of wet sanding, 600 grit paper, and having the hood cleared. It still needs to be wet sanded with at least 2000 grit paper and then buffed. even with it needing the final wet sanding and buffing, it looks like a completely new hood.

As long as the gel coat is not cracked, any body shop can do this task.

drexelmech

yea nothing is cracked, it just has a hazed look to it. also is there any way of preventing this in the fuure?

HonCBRf2

sanding it and having it cleared should fix the problem...

drexelmech

what do u mean by cleared, just another clear coat after sanding? thanks for the info

HonCBRf2

yes, first they wet sand the entire hood with a good 600 grit wet sanding paper, then they clean the hood, spray a few coats of clear coat onto the hood and then the wet sand it again but using a 2000 grit wet sanding paper then buff to a nice shine...done

drexelmech

thanks for the info, this is a huge help, ur hood looks a lot better by the way

HonCBRf2

thanks, now if I can find someone to take it off my hands....