VIS carbon fiber hood,
#1
De-oxidizing the hood begins!
On my last car i had a VIS invader hood. I kept the car in sun daily but had the hood for a year and half with no defects on the clear, i kept it waxed. I sold the car and gave the hood to a buddy of mine. He had the hood for past 2 and half years and now its oxidized. The clear isnt peeling, it is still rather really smooth! but i picked the hood back up from him for free and going to put it onto my girlfriends car.
Any ideas on how to clean the hood up?
WET SAND extremely fine grit?
LOTS OF BUFFING?
Needs to be cleared again?
again the hood is still really smooth, no clear peeling, like i have seen others do.
Any ideas on how to clean the hood up?
WET SAND extremely fine grit?
LOTS OF BUFFING?
Needs to be cleared again?
again the hood is still really smooth, no clear peeling, like i have seen others do.
Last edited by Z0oMzo0m; 05-26-2010 at 08:42 PM. Reason: title change, for new thread
#8
I zoom therefore I am.
unless you want to do it again... get the hood cleared at some point. or even a 3M clear bra. After almost 2 years my seibon CF hood started to oxidize... I painted it the body color.
#11
Well guys, been a little bit but here's the status with the hood. Since its first time ever doing this, it was a learning experience and time consuming, and have to be patient..
I spent some time sanding spraying, sanding spraying and sanding spraying...
Basically wet sanded hood down till it was haze free, when you wet sand the oxidation its usually a yellow milky color.
I used 600 grit wet/dry paper.
Once the hood was free of oxidation, you should see white milky streaks from sanding.
Here is what it looked like after i cleared it.
I spent some time sanding spraying, sanding spraying and sanding spraying...
Basically wet sanded hood down till it was haze free, when you wet sand the oxidation its usually a yellow milky color.
I used 600 grit wet/dry paper.
Once the hood was free of oxidation, you should see white milky streaks from sanding.
Here is what it looked like after i cleared it.
Last edited by Z0oMzo0m; 06-13-2010 at 02:19 PM.
#12
i went to do a last and final coat and it oranged peel all over the place.. It got to hot outside and i should have stopped when i was ahead.
So i had to get out the sand paper again and get back to work..
Here is the clear coat i am using, easy mixing, and fairly cheap. cost 35.00 total
So i had to get out the sand paper again and get back to work..
Here is the clear coat i am using, easy mixing, and fairly cheap. cost 35.00 total
Last edited by Z0oMzo0m; 06-13-2010 at 02:19 PM.
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