F.I. - Carbon Fiber Scratched??
 

Hey guys,

was just curious for those of you who have the CF exhaust, if you have gotten it scratched up. I took a look at mine the other day because i felt something "rough" on it, thinking it was debris from the road or something stuck to it. Came to find that my exhaust can is completely scratched to all hell. I have no clue how it happened, the only thing i can think of is that I did it washing them somehow (grit stuck to the sponge?). On mine, its the right can and on the upper right side, so i dont even know how it could have happened. Just curious what you guys think. Not happy about it but what am i gonna do at this point...

Could it be possible that this was caused by road debris? Not sure how the roads are around your area

Jealous x-girlfriend?

it is possible and one day i happen to hit a very large chunk of asphalt and heard it like explode under the car. but its weird, because the way the scratches are looks more like someone took a brillo pad to it and went back and forth. ill try to post pics later when i get home...

hahahah nope!

in for pics

Probably happened when you were cleaning them

sounds like loose gravel could be a cause. how high up on the exhaust is it? are you lowered by any chance?

You could likely polish the scratches out... but I don't know how thick the resin is... Tony would have to chime in on that.

Carbon fiber under your car is not a good idea if your into cosmetics.

I know it must feel like a kick in the mouth!

All depending on how deep the scratches are, they may be able to be buffed out. If not, the sleeves will have to be replaced. I can tell you it is nearly impossible to get the cans off of the mufflers but I have done it!

Email me some pictures and call me as well if you like. Maybe I can help...

Thank you, Tony

Thanks guys for your input. I will take pictures when i get home today....

And Tony thanks again for your help but I dont think there is going to be anything that can really be done. ill post pics later tonight...

Ok here are the pics. Very strange, i just cant figure it out because im super carefull with my car. You can see in the pics that one of the scratches has some red coloring, which really throws me off....

Edit* - i think what looks like a scratch with the red is actually the damper reflection...

honestly man... from here they look like surface scratches that can be buffed out. When you rub across it with your fingernail lightly does it go into the scratch? Like can you really feel it or just barely?

you can really feel it. thats actually how i noticed it. I thought the carbon fiber was unwrapping or something. its very rough to the touch. i mean, its an exhaust that sits under the car. and you cant even see it from looking under unless you look under the right tire and towards the can, so im not making a huge deal out of it. just have no clue how it happened.. only thing i can think of is i did it washing it but to scratch it up that much seems odd...