Carbon Fiber Care?

SOUTHZZ · 07-21-2015, 06:05 PM

I find it interesting that many comments-advice on CF are from guys that do not have
or,"heard" from someone about CF.
OK,I have CF my 370 and had plenty on my Z33.
I'll give you my 2 cents.
First of all, all the clearcoat info is not really accurate.
For sure,if you have a CF hood or a part that is in direct sunlite(roof,wing etc).
It may be good to clear coat it. Also,is the car garaged or parked in the weather?
Thats a factor.
Most CF comes resin coated. Not clear coated. On the comment on EVO-R(yellowing).
I've not had that problem. Of course,my item was a Mines lip.Service with EVO-R,thats another
story,lol.
It was perfect after 4years on the car just with regular waxing.
I have quite a few pieces from Shine. Again,their product is resin coated.
All have been perfect.I have various CF accessories: B-pillar covers,mirror base and
inside door barrel covers.All from ZCFcovers. All great stuff and lasts
To summarize,its the old ."pay for what you get" deal.
You buy cheap stuff ,it will look bad when you get it.AIT stuff can be
pretty bad.
It will need clearcoating.
Just use the same wax you use on your car for CF. I love Auto Glym high definition wax.

2009_370z · 07-24-2015, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SOUTHZZ

I find it interesting that many comments-advice on CF are from guys that do not have
or,"heard" from someone about CF.
OK,I have CF my 370 and had plenty on my Z33.
I'll give you my 2 cents.
First of all, all the clearcoat info is not really accurate.
For sure,if you have a CF hood or a part that is in direct sunlite(roof,wing etc).
It may be good to clear coat it. Also,is the car garaged or parked in the weather?
Thats a factor.
Most CF comes resin coated. Not clear coated. On the comment on EVO-R(yellowing).
I've not had that problem. Of course,my item was a Mines lip.Service with EVO-R,thats another
story,lol.
It was perfect after 4years on the car just with regular waxing.
I have quite a few pieces from Shine. Again,their product is resin coated.
All have been perfect.I have various CF accessories: B-pillar covers,mirror base and
inside door barrel covers.All from ZCFcovers. All great stuff and lasts
To summarize,its the old ."pay for what you get" deal.
You buy cheap stuff ,it will look bad when you get it.AIT stuff can be
pretty bad.
It will need clearcoating.
Just use the same wax you use on your car for CF. I love Auto Glym high definition wax.

Unfortunately, my car is parked out on the street all the time in the sunlight

. I'm not a fan of parking underneath trees because I hate getting tree sap on the car. Hopefully my next place I get, I'll have a garage. I'm going to give Auto Glym high definition wax a try. Thanks!

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07-21-2015, 06:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
SOUTHZZ Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: ALABAMA Posts: 305 Drives: 09 NISSAN 370Z CS M6 Rep Power: 3401	I find it interesting that many comments-advice on CF are from guys that do not have or,"heard" from someone about CF. OK,I have CF my 370 and had plenty on my Z33. I'll give you my 2 cents. First of all, all the clearcoat info is not really accurate. For sure,if you have a CF hood or a part that is in direct sunlite(roof,wing etc). It may be good to clear coat it. Also,is the car garaged or parked in the weather? Thats a factor. Most CF comes resin coated. Not clear coated. On the comment on EVO-R(yellowing). I've not had that problem. Of course,my item was a Mines lip.Service with EVO-R,thats another story,lol. It was perfect after 4years on the car just with regular waxing. I have quite a few pieces from Shine. Again,their product is resin coated. All have been perfect.I have various CF accessories: B-pillar covers,mirror base and inside door barrel covers.All from ZCFcovers. All great stuff and lasts To summarize,its the old ."pay for what you get" deal. You buy cheap stuff ,it will look bad when you get it.AIT stuff can be pretty bad. It will need clearcoating. Just use the same wax you use on your car for CF. I love Auto Glym high definition wax.