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Originally Posted by silvsurf
I was thinking about buying a carbon fiber hood. Only problem is I park outdoors and live in the northeast. Should I be worried about the constant weather elements affecting the integrity or look of the hood?
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Some come with crappy clear coat, some come in pollished gell coating. My knowledge of CF hoods is a few years old, but from what I know... hoods, back in the day, oxidized, faded, and became dull and flat very easily. What I some people did was have their hoods clear coated.... or clear coated over again.
I would suggest leaving the hood the way it is, because it seems like most hoods today have UV protectant clear coat. If the clear coat is crappy, a bodyshop can always sand it down a little and lay a new fresh layer of higher quality clear coat.
I would suggest leaving the hood the way it is, because it seems like most hoods today have UV protectant clear coat. If the clear coat is crappy, a bodyshop can always sand it down a little and lay a new fresh layer of higher quality clear coat.
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