DDSracer

Hey gang. My car got rear ended last month. I went today to the body shop to get my rear bumper fixed. I asked the guy if he would also paint my CF hood? He said that he will not do it because the paint will chip off? Even if he preps the hood the right way, the paint will still chip off of it?

Anyone experienced this?
thanks,

alleykat

I've seen plenty cars with painted cf hoods.I really really doubt it will chip off.They do have to sand it down like any other thing tho.I got the edges of mine painted but it had a lot of fisheye since it had a lot of grease within it.

medicalstudent

Probably depends on the quality of the CF hood and the clearcoat overlay (if it has one). One shop I know of had difficulty with a CF hood (not mine though) as the paint actually seeped into the cf weave causing it to bubble up. The safest bet would be to vinyl-wrap the hood, but make sure the paint does not eat into the vinyl.

EssTooKayTD

I had mine painted with no issues so far.

Presidente

where is a good shop to get the cf hood painted, my brother is thinking of either wet sanding it and re apply clear coat if thats even possible or just painting it black

glilly

I'm having my hood sanded and re-cleared this week. A body shop next to my shop did it for my WRX CF hood and it turned out great. The Fiber Images hood I got on the car when I bought it had lots of "water stains" and just looked dull. I should know today if everything worked out fine. I was only told not to have the hood baked after clear coat, but to let it dry naturally for a day to avoid bubbling.

Greg


...i'll post the results as soon as I get them.


UPDATE: $190 later and the hood looks brand new again. Yay!!

DDSracer

Hey, can you see if they can paint my CF hood yellow??? The painter at the body shop said that he would do it but no guarantees if it starts to chip off.

glilly

Excel Frame and Body, ...I have th enumber at work, but they are located right across the street from me (Underground Graphics). I don't know why you guy won't do it, ...all it requires is sanding it a bit, primer and paint for a good quality job. What's your budget? Excel can be a bit pricey, but well worth it IMHO,

Greg

DDSracer

how much money are we talking about. More than $200? thanks

glilly

def. more than $200. t cost me $190 just to have my CF hood sanded and re-cleared.

Give them a call, Excel Frame and Body, ask for Steve: (713) 781-3169

Greg