Carbon Fiber Hood gel coat pealing?

[Mazda Pro]

Body Shop guys said 400 to make it look new again mine as well Buy another CF hood for 400. Ive been told wet sand 600 paper and where can i pick up a gel coat

 

[BOOSTR]

You can get it at any marine store or paint & body supply store.

But you don't have a gelcoat issue. You have a bad clear coat issue and that is why it is peeling.

Now is the $400 to sand and reshoot the hood with clear? Shop around for a better price. Its just a hood and there is no base color only clear.

IMO 600 is to abrasive. I'd wet sand it first with 800 and then 1000. Then I would buff it with marine rubbing compound or automotive compound. If that restored the shine then I would would apply wax or sealant. That is how I take care of heavily oxidized older boat hulls. But they are made with better materials and have higher production standards.

 

[Mazda Pro]

Got a Guy said 200 bucks but i have to Buy gel coat or clear coat hell do The rest now he was explaning it to me saying he will start out with a 100 paper then wrk up to higher paper that didnt sound right but he also works on boats 25+yrs exp

 

[BOOSTR]

Everyone is different in their sanding approach. Boat hulls are much harder than hoods. Like I said you do not have a gelcoat issue or need to buy some. Unless you have cracks in that which the pic did not show. So try having it wet sanded and then buffed and go from there. Worst case scenario is having someone sand and reshoot the hood with clear.

 

[bikingpro5]

when your hood is wet does it still look foggy or does it show clear?

 

[Mazda Pro]

shows clear when wet looks like a cf hood is suppose to look like of course up close u can tell. thx for the repy's guys appreciate it

 

[bikingpro5]

shows clear when wet looks like a cf hood is suppose to look like of course up close u can tell. thx for the repy's guys appreciate it

if it shows properly when wet, wet sand with 1000grit and reclear the hood i did it to all of my cf on the p5 and they look much better now.