vis carbon fiber hood, is this legit ?

tonythetiger · 10-17-2016, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by birdman71

They do have a protective coat, but a single layer that is of not the greatest quality clear coat
There are regular clear coats that do not last as long and do not give as much protection to the Carbon Fiber and then there is the gel base clear coat. I know plenty that when they have their hood, fenders, bumper, etc re-cleared they will end up doing 3-4 layers of the gel clear coat. That will last a daily driver that leaves their car outside close to 2 years.

Hood still looks brand friggin new.

can any joe do clear coat work or do I have to take mine to a qualified body shop???

birdman71 · 10-17-2016, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by tonythetiger

can any joe do clear coat work or do I have to take mine to a qualified body shop???

Bodyshops that do paint, and panel work etc. Most of the time those places dont do any mechanical work.
If you know how to do custom bodywork yourself then by all means save yourself the $$$$ on labor haha.. The clear coat isn't the really expensive part, labor is as usual

If you have any doubts or concerns about doing it right then I would not risk it at all. Take it to a custom body shop and pay the couple hundred to have them do it. Less headache for you and no liability if it gets messed up.

Just always remember to take pictures or a video walk around of the car before and after the work at the shop.

kidicenj · 10-18-2016, 02:26 PM

Mine is starting to look cloudy. Is this the same thing you mean by yellowing?

birdman71 · 10-18-2016, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by kidicenj

Mine is starting to look cloudy. Is this the same thing you mean by yellowing?

The Clouding/Fading of the clear coat is the initial steps of the yellowing, yes.

The yellowing itself is when there is a gold/yellow tint all across the carbon. Usually when you have yellowing it has been long enough to where the whole piece of carbon will Yellow.

In the picture below you can see that the carbon is faded and even after sanding down the clear and buffing it this is the condition that you will find.
The resin itself will yellow.

Think of it like the sun's UV radiation waves coming to earth and sunburn our skin after so long in the sun. The earth's ozone layer (or what is left) is like the clear coat and our skin being the carbon fiber. Except when the Carbon Fiber starts to yellow the resin, it is like 3rd degree burns for our skin, Permanent damage.

Honestly this should be done to all major carbon piece, ie. hood, spoiler etc. every year

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