Carbon Fiber Hood Issues.......any Ideas!!

[socaljdmtsx]

Ive had my carbon hood(vis) for about 2 years now and its starting to fade from the sun....i had the same hood on my old car for 4 years with no fading....what can i do to get rid of the fade? Should i just buy a new hood? Can i buff this out? I have the edges of the hood painted pwp so buying a new one is a big process.....does anyone have any ideas?

[Zeeshan]

i dont think theres a cure for a faded CF unfortunately.

[l7h8626]

paint it....

[socaljdmtsx]

thats a possibility....but since i have painted the edges of the hood....they would have to sand the old paint apply new paint cause it would leave a second layer lip...but i will consider it....thanx

[Benz]

I thought you can take off the clearcoat and re-clearcoat the CF again, then the fading will be gone, no?

[socaljdmtsx]

Im not sure....who can do that....body shop? vis? If im correct though...when you take the clear coat off by sanding, you take the risk of damaging the carbon fiber?

[Noel]

You won't damage the weave ... Yes, get a re-clearcoat. This time, make sure it has UV protection.

[socaljdmtsx]

awesome..thanks: ill look into it and see who can do it im probably gonna wet sand it myself then have someone experienced reclear coat it...thanks

[rawdizzle]

just a thought. cant you just buy a new one? a shop will charge a similar amount to strip and reclear a hood. gluck