CF Hood Problem...

[acura94teggy]

Whats up? I'm new here, hoping to find some help. I'm not very good at detailing, which happens to put me in a position where my CF hood is getting damaged. White hazes, and oxidation started to appear after about a month since I bought it. Any suggestions would be gladly taken. I just need to know the steps and procedures i need to get my CF hood looking factory new.

Here are the picture

[pampos]

Re: CF Hood Problem...

Is there CC/gelcoat failure on the 2nd and 3rd picture or it is my idea??If yes i think there is no way to save it...

Also check this out

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29448

i hope that it will help...I guess more people here with much more experience on this they can help you more...

[acura94teggy]

Re: CF Hood Problem...

Is there CC/gelcoat failure on the 2nd and 3rd picture or it is my idea??If yes i think there is no way to save it...

Also check this out

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29448

i hope that it will help...I guess more people here with much more experience on this they can help you more...

I don't think so. When I purchased it, the hood was practically new. It started to appear within a few weeks. Im thinking its because I didn't wax it? or i left it open to the sun a few times.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: CF Hood Problem...

There are two common types of carbon fiber components, clear coated, and straight resin.

Clear coated means the component, in your case a hood, has an automotive clear layer of paint over the resin. This provides UV Protection for the resin used to make the component.

Straight Resin means the component is just that, either a polyester or epoxy resin is used together with the carbon fiber to make the actual component and there is no clear layer of automotive paint on the surface and thus no UV protection.

From your pictures it looks like your have a clear coated carbon fiber hood and the clear layer is peeling off and suffering what's called clear coat failure at the same time.

If this is the case, there's no way to fix either problem.

How hold is this hood?

[Mike Phillips]

Re: CF Hood Problem...

Posts like yours are common as people have lots of problems with both styles of carbon fiber components. Just to note, most people don't know they're supposed to maintain the carbon fiber component no matter which style it is by washing it with a non-detergent car wash and then polishing and waxing it often. Thus without regular care they go down hill pretty fast.

Straight resin components oxidize and you can fix this, when clear coated components go bad you can't do much to fix them.

Click the below link and it will take you to some threads on this topic,

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/tags.php?tag=Carbon+Fiber

[Mike Phillips]

Re: CF Hood Problem...

Also check this out

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29448

The hood that pampos has shared a link to is Straight Resin, that is the hood does not have a clear layer of paint on it.

Straight resin hoods/componetns tend to oxidize very eaisly if not maintained with non-detergent car washes and regular applications of a quality polish and wax.

Oxidation turns the ENTIRE surface very flat looking like this picture from the above thread,

The side on the left is oxidized and is easily fixed. Note how evenly flat the surface looks.

[pampos]

Re: CF Hood Problem...

Thanks for the extra help on that Mike.... : )

[akimel]

Re: CF Hood Problem...

Assuming that it's oxidization, a vigorous application of ColorX might be just the ticket. Only one way to find out ... can't hurt to try (or if it can hurt, then I hope someone will immediately correct me).

[acura94teggy]

Re: CF Hood Problem...

the hood is about 2-3 months old. I guess... there's nothing I can do about it?

[Megafast13]

Re: CF Hood Problem...

it's most likely CC failure.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: CF Hood Problem...

Usually, if a surface oxidizes, it oxidizes evenly over the entire surface exposed to the elements.

In this picture, the affected area is isolated and has the tale-tale signs of turning white which is an indicator of clear coat failure.




If that's the case, and it looks like it is, then nothing will fix the problem, at least for very long. Applying a product may darken the white parts temporarily but with exposure to sun and water the whiteness will re-appear.

Abrading the affected area will only be temporary as the problem is not topical but throughout the layer of clear, thus removing a little material off the surface won't fix the problem.

[2high2aim]

Re: CF Hood Problem...

wow only 2-3 months only and it has clear coat failure I would go and complain about there product please do tell what happens...how much was it or did you buy it from a cheap no name company