hey guys

i's like to remove remove the paint on my CF hood and leave it CF as i think that might look pretty good with my black hardtop


here's a picture of it now


and i want to add it to


any ideas what i could use??

Thanks

 

your sol...

 

I think any kind of paint stripper would be a bad idea.

It is probably possible to sand off the yellow, just don't go all the way through the clear coat and urethane. Then polish it and re-clear coat.

If you have to pay for labor, it might be better to find a buyer for the yellow hood, and start over with a new one.

-Pete

 

Thanks Pete

 

A professional paint shop/smash repairer should be able to manage. The CF is under the clear mold not above. All they have to do is remove the paint and add a few layers of clear paint coating.

 

The key would be to not mess up the gel coat. Im not sure what messes up gel coat so i cant help ya there.

 

Isnt the CF gel coat already ruined since its painted Spa?

In order to paint the CF hood yellow, wouldn't you have to scuff the cf hood so that the primer and paint will get a good, smooth surface to adhere too?

 

I think that it would look hot if you painted the hood GPW.

 

My first question would be was the CF hood layed up to be unpainted. There is a big difference in how you lay up CF depending on if it will be seen or not.

If it was originally clearcoated, you should be able to sand off the yellow paint & primer coat and get down to the clear gelcoat. I would suggest wetsanding, starting with 600 grit and finishing off with 1000 grit to get a nice smooth finish. Finishing with a polishing compound should bring up the luster. If you are careful, you shouldn't even have to clearcoat afterwards as long the original part had a decent gelcoat on it in the first place. Just be careful not to sand past the gelcoat into the resin.

 

It might be cheaper (considering time involved and new clear) to just buy another hood.