Can anyone suggest anything about my hood? It's been clear coated once already and looks like this. Can anyone suggest anything? It's still kinda cloudy and chalky looking. Also gets streaky looking as well. I dont know what it is but it's driving me nuts.
2009 Ford Mustang V6
Its carbon fiber get used to it or paint it. It does it no matter what, clear coat just slows it down.
GM worked with Dupont I think? to develop a paint for this on the new ZR1 because the roof is CF and they say it completely stops the cloudiness but its crazy expensive for the public to buy.
what company are your rims 01cav
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The only true way to not have this happen, is to
A) not have ur carbon hood cleared, but this would make it dull and even worse, and you cant take the clear off once its there with out damagin fibers
B) paint it.
I worked with carbon for years in the military, and we had the problem with certain area that were cleared. the areas that were just painted like normal look fine, but the areas where clear was would cloud and look horrible. It has to do with the reaction of the resin, and the gelcoat/clearcoats that have been used...I have the EVo hood on mine, and when it starts to look bad im just going to get it color matched with a translucent paint, so the fibers can still be seen, but the haziness and cloudiness wont be visiable...
BlueDevil aka 03stockCavi wrote:what company are your rims 01cav
They are euromax design wheels made by Sport max
Thanks for the help, I think I am gonna polish it up some then prolly put it up forsale.
2009 Ford Mustang V6
Chris wrote: when it starts to look bad im just going to get it color matched with a translucent paint, so the fibers can still be seen, but the haziness and cloudiness wont be visiable...
thats my idea of how to fix it.
no more worries about the haziness and it would look badass to boot
^^^^yeah, but it is over 1k a gallon....
a little over budget for me....
no.....youre thinking of the stuff that GM is using on the zr1.
we are talking about doing it like snazzi's hood. you mix base coat into the clear, giving it a colored tint. spray it on all at once and you will have a bluish appearance from far away and you will be able to see the fibers of the c/f when up close.
i'd say do the transparent indigo blue! be original, and @!#$ everyone else.
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(tabs) wrote:no.....youre thinking of the stuff that GM is using on the zr1.
we are talking about doing it like snazzi's hood. you mix base coat into the clear, giving it a colored tint. spray it on all at once and you will have a bluish appearance from far away and you will be able to see the fibers of the c/f when up close.
Ah....yes, I was thinking of the new zr1 stuff...I thought thats what you were refering to.
but what you are talking about sounds badd aS$.
good luck with it.
doing it this way looks great! you can all thank snazzi for pioneering it for the J scene.
if the pics dont work,
check em out here
i believe he used a kandy or a pearl in the paint though.....but i dont remember
WOW...(wipes drool)
that is sexy.
