carbon fiber
Originally Posted by eddieisaricer
can you wax carbon fiber like you wax the rest of your car?
Yes, it's an Acura EL
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You wouldn't need to spray any additional clearcoat on a carbon fiber part unless it was shipped to you in craptastic condition. If it's glossy you're pretty safe to assume it's been clearcoated.
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it you goto walmart you can buy this stuff for cleaning fiberglass.
3M fiberglass cleaner.You find it in the boat section of the auto area. Its about $7-9 and works pretty good.
it you goto walmart you can buy this stuff for cleaning fiberglass.
3M fiberglass cleaner.You find it in the boat section of the auto area. Its about $7-9 and works pretty good.
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Originally Posted by standalj
Can you paint a carbon fiber hood to color-match your car?
yup, mine is painted to match and it is absolutely perfect
my bodyman said that there were tiny holes in the gelcoat and he had to go and individually fill them in or it would look like **** when he painted it.
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Originally Posted by civic01vtec
yup, mine is painted to match and it is absolutely perfect
my bodyman said that there were tiny holes in the gelcoat and he had to go and individually fill them in or it would look like **** when he painted it.
my bodyman said that there were tiny holes in the gelcoat and he had to go and individually fill them in or it would look like **** when he painted it.
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Originally Posted by abmerop18
yeah, but you never wanted yours painted in the first place
haha, yeah.......that was a miscommunication........but it matches perfect
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Rep Power: 608 no, the only time is if you are in the sunlight and if u catch it the right way, u can kinda see the weave pattern, but it looks great
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