how to clean CF hood?
 

Damn, I just got a carbon fiber hood and the first time I washed it it turned out all nasty looking and it feels rough to the touch. Now it has this gay rainbow look on it and it's not shiny at all. Is it safe to wax a CF hood to get the beautiful smooth streak free shine? :)

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use some sandpaper and paint it the same color as your car.

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before i would kinda wax i once a while..
but then i stopped, didn`t even wash it for like 6 months or so. THEN once i wash it, the whole freaking clear coat came off.. :-X
planning to re-do the clear coat soon...

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I was thinking of painting it too but didn't think the carbon fiber would like that.

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That's what you get for paying $700 for a hood ;)

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yeah, alot of people paint them.

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I only spent $185 for it, Got it from ebay

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well what were u expecting for tha price? just paint that bad boy

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I HAVE A CARBON FIBER HOOD if u wax it once in a while it will help the clear coat but if u leave ure car in the sun for long periods of time the sun will eat up the clear best to just take it to a body shop and have them spray really good clear coats and like 2 or 3 layers that way i will always stay shiny. also carbon fiber hoods dont cost 700 u can get one brand new for any honda around 370 thats what i sell em for

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I would've really liked to get a double sided one. MUCH lighter but those are 600 bucks

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i heard from a friend that if you paint a carbon fiber you can run into problems and have it fade before the rest of the car... i dont know if it is true or not... but the uv protection that is supposed to be on there to begin with messes with the paint.. just something you might want to check into before you slap on some paint.

i would just sand it a little and get it recleared.. and see how that works out

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use windex to clean it.

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don`t paint it .
go to autozone, they have these clear prime for like 3 bucks a can, spray couple layer of those, sand it down a bit, then use their $3 dollar top clear coat :P, again spary couple layers, sand it down a little then do a final one.
yea, i know, sounds worst than parking lot bodyjobs :-X but we`ve been doing it at the place i work at for a while, they use it on carbon fiber body parts when it does not came with clear coats.

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Are you serious about the windex?

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yes.

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dude save yourself the trouble and get it painted

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paint - 150 $
windex - 6 $.

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i have a carbon fiber hood too. guess what? i bought it from someone local, paid a little bit more for it, but no fading ,nothing wrong with it at all. i have had it for over a year. I told my buddy i bought it off of that if the clear came off i was going to shove it up his stupid ass. he must have believed me. so "you get what you pay for"

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I had no idea the clear coat came off of those. I bet it is because when they put the UV protection on them they don't sand them down to accept the clear. The resin that is in the Carbon Fiber is still to smooth to adhere to the clear. Thats what I know from making molds.

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I notice some CF hoods have that yellowih gold tint to them and others are just solid black. Have you guys noticed that? Is there a difference? I have a goldish tint on mine

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just to add to the paiting them it does add weigth to the hood windex does work to clean it makes it look nice but still fades... as to the clear from autozone thats so cheap my friend did it to his man it look ridiculous... double sided hoods are real cool and pricey and yes there like about 500 to 600 and still fade trust me guys i sell lots of hoods to be honest the cheapest hoods i sell are the best the clear last the longest :o ---- almost a paragraph

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Is it safe to use wax on the hood?

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its safe just dont be doing it every other day and dont let the hood get direct sunlight

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That part is very, very important. You do that, you'll get a CF hood with some shades of brown in it :-\

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kinda not worth it owning one. :-\

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Nope. Sell it on Egay and say its "JDM"... ricer's will jump all over that shiite.

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just like the farmer did when you avoided the creature. ;)

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That really didn't make any sense, but whatever.. ::)

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omg worryed about the weight paint would add?! thas insane that would make like .000000001 time diffrence in a quarter mile.. if your that worryed about weight strip your interior run some laps get a fuelcell. ect

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here ill simplify.

ricers jumping on carbon fiber hood.

farmer jumping around after you hit the hit.

dont ask lol. retard post +1.

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Farmer actually just went around me..
" farmer jumping around after you hit the hit. " hit the hit? huh?

+1 here as well ;D

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bahahaha. owned. lol :-[

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Damned right, you're Owned. ;D

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i ment to say hit the ditch. there are you HAPPY.

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Yes, I can die a happy man now.

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sounds good.

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That's probably my problem. I don't have a garage so it sits in the sun all day at home and at work. I gotta get a damn car cover now. Anyone willing to sell a "JDM" honda civic car cover? I'll ------- pay a hundred dollars for it if it's JDM!!! LOL ....hmmm... I wonder if they make those. ???

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a honda factory car cover from japan would be jdm

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I ordered eggs from japan once, are those JDM? No ------ DUH!

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My engine is JDM, suckas!