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Joshkl 03-16-2008 12:07 PM

oxidation on my carbon fiber hood
 
there is a lot of oxidation on my carbon fiber hood. i dont know what is the best way to get it off. i applied Meguiars wax or polish i wasnt sure.
But that only worked for like 20 mins. Then it came back to it the oxidation form again.

Thanks.

hustlervibes 03-16-2008 12:39 PM

Reclear your hood, and wax it regularly to avoid more oxidation.

KA24DESOneThree 03-16-2008 02:18 PM

Not a tech question, this should be in chat.

The epoxy got old and yellowed. You can try to buff off the oxidation, but you're probably going to have to paint your hood.

coreansurfer 03-16-2008 02:23 PM

wet sand with 600 grit, get it nice and flat, and then respray with clear. 3-4 coats. then color sand and buff.

s14unimog 03-20-2008 02:32 PM

^ what he said but x2 on the amount of coats. Look at EVERY SINGLE Evo wing, the same shit.

s13speeddrft 03-20-2008 04:08 PM

yeah if the oxidation is not too bad like it was on my hood, you can either wetsand as previously mentioned or a good scrub with rubbing the polishing compound followed by a coat of wax should do the trick.

infinitexsound 03-24-2008 08:51 PM

+1 500 wet. and clear...

SexPanda 03-25-2008 02:06 PM

yeah cf hoods are bad about that. they dont have clearcoat actually, when you buy them. they have a gel coat. It oxidizes really freakin easy. Personally, my preference, paint it. CF is cool and all, but when 5-0 sees a cf hood they keep an eye on you.

atutt 03-25-2008 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coreansurfer (Post 1901913)
wet sand with 600 grit, get it nice and flat, and then respray with clear. 3-4 coats. then color sand and buff.

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't colour sanding the same thing as wet sanding?

infinitexsound 03-25-2008 05:36 PM

color sanding usually refers to single stage paint... where a car is newly painted but has a orange peel look, what u do is take it down with 1000-1500 real quick and finish it off with 2000... and polish it with a cutting compound.... this is also refer'd as a cut & rubb.... this is also done to 3 stage paint where clear coat is used... so yeah ur right...


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