Painting clear on carbon fiber? You scared... I'm not..

shika805 · 05-05-2015, 07:32 PM

Not too long ago I bought an aerojacket type m spoiler (mines rep) from another member here. I got it for cheap! The reason for being cheap was the clear coat on the carbon fiber was not the best quality. Lot of speckled over spray and not shinny. Knowing this decided to take on this project.

Before photos

After wet sanding wth 1000grit/1500grit sand paper. Really tried to take out the imperfections.

The finished product! After using aerosol 2k (2part clear)

Total cost for fixing the clear was total of 25bucks, better than spending 200 at a body shop. In a week or so. I'm gonna go at it with a 2000grit wet sand and buff with my DA porter cable, just clear minor areas of orange peel. But it was not as hard as I thought. Took me about an hour of prep and sanding another hour of waiting between coats and that's it! Hope this inspires some folks to take on more projects like this!

kenchan · 05-05-2015, 08:27 PM

GJ.

Scared? I uv coated my $950(?) ings lip.

370Z JT · 05-06-2015, 01:59 AM

Cool. Gonna try it on some of my hazy cf parts.

sandersd · 05-06-2015, 06:49 AM

Nice work! I hate it when the finish is not shinny...

darkphantom · 05-06-2015, 12:23 PM

The video shows a good bit about painting and sanding CF to get that nice finish - the end is amazing.

05-05-2015, 07:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
shika805 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 491 Drives: 40th Z, 71' 240z Rep Power: 20	Painting clear on carbon fiber? You scared... I'm not.. Not too long ago I bought an aerojacket type m spoiler (mines rep) from another member here. I got it for cheap! The reason for being cheap was the clear coat on the carbon fiber was not the best quality. Lot of speckled over spray and not shinny. Knowing this decided to take on this project. Before photos After wet sanding wth 1000grit/1500grit sand paper. Really tried to take out the imperfections. The finished product! After using aerosol 2k (2part clear) Total cost for fixing the clear was total of 25bucks, better than spending 200 at a body shop. In a week or so. I'm gonna go at it with a 2000grit wet sand and buff with my DA porter cable, just clear minor areas of orange peel. But it was not as hard as I thought. Took me about an hour of prep and sanding another hour of waiting between coats and that's it! Hope this inspires some folks to take on more projects like this! hjo1078, ufoz8mycow, Zbrah and 3 others like this. __________________ 1971 Datsun 240z, 2010 40th Anniversary Z Build #541 Last edited by shika805; 05-05-2015 at 07:56 PM.

05-05-2015, 08:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	GJ. Scared? I uv coated my $950(?) ings lip. Corona370z, GaleForce, shika805 and 1 others like this.

05-06-2015, 01:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
370Z JT A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: United States Posts: 2,905 Drives: 370Z PW 7AT Rep Power: 378	Cool. Gonna try it on some of my hazy cf parts. __________________ Click for My Journal Top Secret \| EVO-R \| Fujimura Auto \| Shine Auto \| Seibon \| MRWorks \| Swift \| SPC \| SSR \| UpRev \| Project Kics \| NST \| Titek \| Eibach \| Nismo \| Whiteline \| Quaife \| Invidia \| Fly1 \| CF Element \| Carbon Signal

05-06-2015, 06:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
sandersd Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 280 Drives: 2014 370z Nismo Rep Power: 11	Nice work! I hate it when the finish is not shinny... __________________ 2014 370Z NISMO -- HKS Hi-Power Exhaust -- Swift Springs -- BC ER Coilovers -- SPL Suspension Components -- Nismo R-Tune Intake -- Seibon BD CF Hood

05-06-2015, 12:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
darkphantom Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 425 Drives: 13 Z34 PW M6 Rep Power: 243	The video shows a good bit about painting and sanding CF to get that nice finish - the end is amazing. shika805 likes this. Last edited by darkphantom; 05-06-2015 at 05:39 PM.

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