Had the same problem on my '94 sp. As soon as a body shop finds out that you want work on carbon fiber done they start seeing $$$$. However, it was really simple to restore them. I used a 1000 grit to prep lightly prep the finish, wiped them clean, then sprayed on five light coats of clear coat (from a can) over two days. There are still some pits if you look very closely, but they look 100% better. I hear that carbon fiber doesn't hold paint well so plan on doing it every few years.
Go prep 'em again and ask the local body shop to throw a urethane clear on it. You will trip out how good it looks and it will look better and last longer than the rattle can stuff. I've done this on a couple of model car bodies and the depth and shine is killer. The local guy did it for free since I asked nice and had one small piece... just like a little fender
Go prep 'em again and ask the local body shop to throw a urethane clear on it. You will trip out how good it looks and it will look better and last longer than the rattle can stuff. I've done this on a couple of model car bodies and the depth and shine is killer. The local guy did it for free since I asked nice and had one small piece... just like a little fender
That's a good idea. The shops that I spoke with really seemed to fuss about the surface prep. If you prep them yourself and just ask them to spray a few coats on them you could probably get a good deal.
Excellent, I was about to try the sanding. If I prep these myself should I sand after each clear coat? My local shop was talking about fillers and sanding and......They did really stress the prep. It wouldn`t bother me that much but after getting caught in rain they look so bad.
First, I have to say that I'm not a professional painter. I just lightly sanded until the surface was uniform in color (dull), wiped all of the dust off with a damp cloth, let them dry, and then sprayed some light coats on them. I didn't have many pits in them, so I didn't use a filler. Not sure what you would use there anyway. Maybe epoxy applied with a toothpick? After all of the coats were dry I put a coat of cleaner wax on them and that brought out a nice shine. This process worked well for me and cost about $10 and two days. Hope that helps!
you could always prep sand it with 600 or 400 and add some epoxy right over the old first and use a urethane after than and you will be damn near good forever.
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