Carbon Fiber Hood

[joshchewuhh]

Alright searched and found nothing

Im wondering what all "yall" people who have carbon fiber hoods use to clean it and make it look brand new again!

I have a cf hod and it has a couple what i wanna call "oxidation" marks on the hood. I usually clay bar and wax but I wanna know what everyone on here does?!

thanks!

[hustlervibes]

Wax it to prolong it. I don't know of any way that will keep it from turning yellow or fading. Also you could reclear it.

[KA-T_240]

On this topic:

What do those of you with CF hoods use to protect them from the heat of the turbo? I have a topmount and dont want to wreck my hood, when they show up.........

[JRas]

no personal experience but I remember seeing a thread where they

wetsanded with fine grain than wax and buff

looked brand new again

[wayneside]

painted my carbon hood to match the car...

everyone i know that keeps theirs just reclear them...

[kidcrossover69]

keep it in the shade wht brand do u have by the way

[SlideWell]

i clay, polish, and wax. i treat CF pieces just like the rest of the body.
ive seen people put heat shield material under/on their hood, but more often times i just see nothing. i know a few people with top mounts that didnt throw anything on the hood, including the falken/silk road s13.5

[KA-T_240]

^I was thinking of that. I have some stuff I have on my floor boards that is used on firewalls.

I also was thinking of making this:
http://www.supraforums.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=13957

Before I spaced my hood, if it was raining, my hood would steam.

[LongGrain]

carbon fiber hoods are gel coated, this isnt the same as a normal clearcoat, what you should do is go to a boating store, and buy cleaning products for boats, boats use the same gel coat as carbon fiber. this is the best way to keep your cf hood looking new.

[fueled by hate]

LongGrain is right about the gel coat. First thing you should do when you get the hood is have a clear coat put on or paint it to match the car.