Carbon Fiber Hood Repair?

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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 08:46 PM
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Carbon Fiber Hood Repair?

anyone knows how much and where I coulc get my CF hood sanded and re-cleared coated?
Old Aug 31, 2005 | 10:40 PM
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you could get the (carbon fiber)cloth and resin.. and do it yourself. the tricky part is matching the pattern(weave) those are the same issues a shop will face. i'm not sure if paying a shop is cost effective- what kind of repairs you talking about? and your hood- is it painted or not?

i've never played around with carbon fiber- but i'ved helped my brother with his fiberglass panels and speaker enclosures- same concept and process- just different material-

*crap* i just re-read your post in this case it might be easier to do it yourself-
if not try car tunes in kailua - they have quite a bit of experience in custome fabrications like this.


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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 10:54 PM
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actually the top resin is peeling off...
Old Sep 1, 2005 | 01:03 AM
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Hey I need to know about this as well.

My CF hood has lots of murkiness to it and needs a good machine buffing/polishing and maybe a booby rub.
Old Sep 1, 2005 | 02:53 AM
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yea... im very curious as to why alotta cf hoods i see on the streets are always hazed or scratched looking... cant it be polished out with a buffer and rubbing compound???
Old Sep 1, 2005 | 04:41 AM
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Originally Posted by bpang1
Hey I need to know about this as well.

My CF hood has lots of murkiness to it and needs a good machine buffing/polishing and maybe a booby rub.
You best get rid of that hood if I ever make it back there Blake. You ricer!
Old Sep 1, 2005 | 09:52 AM
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Old Sep 1, 2005 | 09:58 AM
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check out JL autobody in sand island, they do good work, and he seems to know a very good way to repair it
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