stockae92

i am thinking about getting a CF hood ...

i am wondering what to do to take care of it?

wax it? Zaino it?

thanks

composite guru

I work with CF everyday and if I'm not mistaken the hood would be a lacquered finish.
You should treat the coating in the same way as the paintwork on the rest of the car.
One thing you will notice though is that the resin in the CF will discolour slightly when exposed to the sunlight but there's nothing you can do about that. It will still look awesome though!!!

Matt

turbo_pwr

Yeah, there should be a clearcoat on the hood. So you can wax it to get a nice shine.

KIDS2000

id be more concern about stone chips... my poor J's hood has like 4 little chips already! boohoo

w1ngman

'Zactly! My concern as I begin to consider a CF hood is the chips I've viewed -- and how "deep" they run beneath the lacquer. Could a Stonegard application prior to the CF hood even *seeing* the road be a good investment? Can Stonegard be applied over the entire hood?...or is it just "a nose kinda" application?

- Dave

minboost

when a hood gets old and duller over time you can wet sand it and buff it back out for a mirror like shine.