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repaint or Cf hood? (opinions please)

ok soo since I travel in the bay a lot from stockton to meet with the Z family I been getting a **** load of rock chips on the hood..****..yea

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Old 04-15-2010, 08:42 PM   #1 (permalink)
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ok soo since I travel in the bay a lot from stockton to meet with the Z family I been getting a **** load of rock chips on the hood..****..yea we all know how badly nissan paint are..

So I went to the shop to see how much to repaint them and I am thinking repaint the front bumper and hood then clear bra..

so i get an estimate and im not like thats not bad...because I know the owners very well.

But my question is should I get a cf hood where its harder to see chips am i correct with a lot of clear cloat on it? Which means I only need clear bra on certain areas and not on the hood which will make the precut easier
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Also because I am getting my front emblem removed and filling it..a lot cleaner look...
but whats worrying me is only one company has cf hood and thats seibon..but I been hearing some negative feedback on the hoods..

sooo options and help from the community which I dearly love (no homo) =].

(edit): trying to save money too lol...
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i think repaint is your cheapest option. and if you're going cross country without clearbra, just use some painter's tape.
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I think you will see the chips in the cf more than in the paint.
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I think you will see the chips in the cf more than in the paint.


Carbon fiber can get chipped up and scratched fairly easily.

My vote is to repaint and put on a clear bra.
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