help on CF fade/haze
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help on CF fade/haze
I have a CF hood from VIS on the accord that has been hazing/fading REALLY BAD, to the point where in certain spots, the clear is gone, and the hood feels like a chalkboard...
My brother and I attempted to fix it, but no dice.
Steps we took:
1) Wash hood
2) Wet Sand with 400 grit, plenty of times.
3) Wet Sand with 600 grit, plenty of times.
4) (When the hood is wet, it looks GREAT, like brand new)
5) This is where we fcked up, i think
6) We used clear coat from a can, small even amounts.
7) Let Dry
8) Wet Sand again with 600 grit (repeated steps 6,7,8 four times)
9) still doesnt have that nice shine...
advice please.
My brother and I attempted to fix it, but no dice.
Steps we took:
1) Wash hood
2) Wet Sand with 400 grit, plenty of times.
3) Wet Sand with 600 grit, plenty of times.
4) (When the hood is wet, it looks GREAT, like brand new)
5) This is where we fcked up, i think
6) We used clear coat from a can, small even amounts.
7) Let Dry
8) Wet Sand again with 600 grit (repeated steps 6,7,8 four times)
9) still doesnt have that nice shine...
advice please.
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so, what kind of polish did you use?
we wetsanded off all the shiny finish from the hood, so now its dull and we're trying to regain that shiny finish... are you saying that if i claybar it and polish it, its going to look somewhat shiny again? sounds "blah" to me. but i'll give it a twirl.
we wetsanded off all the shiny finish from the hood, so now its dull and we're trying to regain that shiny finish... are you saying that if i claybar it and polish it, its going to look somewhat shiny again? sounds "blah" to me. but i'll give it a twirl.
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Originally Posted by TroysG
you bought VIS shoulda gone Seibon. sorry I haven't been impressed by ANY VIS carbon products
but again, I have a VIS CF hood for my G35, and yeah... less than 1 year it started to haze. I must've got a lucky batch on the accord...
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Originally Posted by Klumzyee
do the same thing but clear at the bodyshop.. its different then the stuff in the can and buff and you'll get it to look good =)
cool, the sanding had been done... just trying to get that nice finish is what we're trying to do. I'll ask how much it costs to clear.
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to get things shiny like the car came out of a body shop....you NEED 3M's RUBBING COMPOUND...
after applying several layers of clear coat (from the can) let it dry..
USE 800 grit sandpaper to get rid of major surface irregularities (cover large areas using long strokes, dont go back and forth over a small area)
then use 1200 grit sandpaper WITH WATER...make sure everything is smooth and rinsed...
get the rubbing compound and buff the s*** out of it...recommend using powertool with appropriate attachment.
then get any polishing liquid ie NuFinish apply a layer or two
then wax it..
wipe everything off, it should be shiny like new
after applying several layers of clear coat (from the can) let it dry..
USE 800 grit sandpaper to get rid of major surface irregularities (cover large areas using long strokes, dont go back and forth over a small area)
then use 1200 grit sandpaper WITH WATER...make sure everything is smooth and rinsed...
get the rubbing compound and buff the s*** out of it...recommend using powertool with appropriate attachment.
then get any polishing liquid ie NuFinish apply a layer or two
then wax it..
wipe everything off, it should be shiny like new