DND How To: Restore a Faded Carbon Fiber Hood 

You should've used 2k clear instead of 2x coverage clear. The 2k holds up much better to uv rays and doesn't fade out anywhere near as fast as the 2x coverage.

I have a Seibon hood, and I was complaining to myself that it is looking dull and faded already , but then I realized i've had it for 3 years now( In Snow and hot summers) , so i can't really complain. Time flies.

You guys gotta stop with cheap ass aerosol can clears, come on. At least use 2k aerosol clear coat. You guys drive me crazy with that bullshit.

Before we you get to the point where you're re-surfacing your hood, PLEASE, PLEASE... PLEASE, for the love of one of your most expensive possessions (your car), do not be that lowest bidder and go cheap. I love my Mustang, but my biggest regret was spending only a grand on a "Super Snake" style hood for my 5.0, from a cheaper brand, instead of going with a more reputable brand, like Anderson Composites. From a distance, it looks great, but up close, there are dimples, the fibers are starting to splinter (after 3 years), the epoxy is milking a lot, and with how must splintering there is now, I don't think there's much hope for it, so please learn from my mistake! DO NOT cheap out when it comes to your car!

Thanks for the video, i followed your steps and my 93 rx7 carbon fiber hood looks great now!

Buddy, all those little circles and lighter spots the hood showed before you painted it, is because of your fingers. You can’t sand clear coat or paint without a block or it’ll show where your fingers pressed like on this one. You don’t need a hard block, but a squeegee that’ll bend and follow the lines is what the paper needs to be wrapped around. You seem knowledgeable but not enough to know all the basics.

My only criticism of this video is these were more like very basic steps. Steps I could read but you didn't take advantage of the video format on how you sanded the hood. Kinda just skipped to each step without really explaining much about the process.

nice mk3 in the back

Giving me more confidence to work on my hood. Mine came from VIS racing. Just have to take it off and work in it. Good thing I still have the old one in the basement just incase it takes a few days to work on

So I have a carbon fiber hood on my car and has some spider cracks in the gel coat what is the best way to repair it ? do I sand down almost to the weave then use gel coat then wet sand and clear coat it ? Any help is appreciated

You didnt show the most important part re sanding the clear coat

Dude. You're using the cheapest sprinkhead clear ever in the world does manage from autozone or anybody else auto reports, you should be using AK2 clear. You're ripping off your customers on top of that. Who does that cheap stuff is? All the last for nape, you know, 1 year or 2 years max. You should be ashamed of yourself for you doing that. Use the big more stuff. My eyes were off. Use some autozone, Collier. You should be ashamed of yourself To get clear full last for a while, 6 or 8 years. You're using a clear from autozone or any all reports says I go last a year or 2. That's if they're lucky. You prepped the right

Can you use a cutting wax instead of sanding the hood?

You could have maybe sanded a little further and then just re-applied some clear epoxy to it, even a few coats, sanded it smooth and then lacquered?

if you use automotive clear it will hold up in the sun a lot longer just get a gun and do it, it is actually easier to accomplish than rattle cans

did you say FOUR CANS? Did you mean 4 COATS?

Mines have these darker spots after sanding it down quite a bit. Will it go away after I clear it?

Should of filled the deep scratch with crazy glue and baking soda.

Do you have to paint the bottom side of the hood too or just leave it as is ?

Yeah nah mine got mad overspray

That’s a really nice and economical way to to clear a hood. Good job 👍

Still looks bad

should always sspray the piece as it sits on the car, a hood should lay down

He said vertically 😂 2:40

What can you use wax wise on a carbon fiber hood

Just fyi your not supposed to use any type of wax for at least like 90 days after clear coat and wet sanding/rubbing compound.

clear coat on my mines was peeling... how should I get the clear coat out? wet Sand it? or can I use my sand orbit sander?

how much layers did you clear coat it and how long did you wait between the layers?

Do you clean the hood after wet sand before buffing it or do you leave it faded looking

So adter u clear coated it?? U got.to.wax it again? I thought after the clear.coat the Sanding was.done?? Help please

How long did this take to restore?🤔

Excellent job, How long does this last?

What was the brand and type of clear coat

Acrylic enamel can be used for clear?

Looks really Gucci

好👌

Dude, thumbs-down. What sandpaper did you use? what grid? in what order did you use it?

after the final clear coat do you wet sand or dry sand with 2000 grit?

Wrong way to spray clear u have to do even coats bro side to side all the was what u where doing is gonna spray uneven yeah it looked nice on camera but I bet in person looked like shit

I clear coated my is300 and was stuck with some spotting. I decided to 800-1000 wet sand it and ids looking dull. So I have do re clear? Or can I use a ceramic coat or should I use something else? Like a rubbing count pound

So I just bought a used 1997 prelude and on the carbon fiber hood there are multiple large white spots , it doesn’t come out with water, I’m only 17 so idk what I’m doing , any tips?

Do you sand starting with 500 grit all the way to 800, or start with 500 grit and then 800?

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