How To Restore A Carbon Fiber Hood

[@TheMrJarjarbinks]

A true King for putting all the steps on the screen at once and without a 45 minute plot filler.

[@midwesternexplorers8231]

Finally a video that isn’t 35 minutes long and uses $100,000 shops.. sand my hood in my living room right now and this is the perfect video to reassure me on what to do

[@cbrjune8658]

Thanks man I have videos that dont get to the point, so i tried to not waste your time. Also just to be clear make sure you wet sand not regular sand. You said your going to sand it in your living room I just want to make sure you dont ruin it. Good luck!

[@xSENIK1]

Man fr!!! My seibon trunk is in my bathtub rn 😆I thought I was gonna have to buy a compressor and paint gun but this is more like it

[@pinchevictor6945]

Thanks bro I’m pretty noobie when it comes to working on cars this gave me the confidence to do it on my own and not to mention it’s the best video I’ve seen so far on how to restore carbon fiber🙏

[@sergioa.6657]

Great video! Going to try and restore a free carbon fiber hood that I got and this video was very informative. Thanks for taking the time to make the video 👍

[@cbrjune8658]

Glad I could help I'm curious to know how it turns out. Let me know.

[@sergioa.6657]

@@cbrjune8658 I will take pictures of the process then post them with a random hashtag and I'll post it here so you can check it out 👍 I'm going to start prepping everything for this weekend.

[@Quickj79]

@@sergioa.6657ever get around to it? I’d love to see pictures and your process as I’m probably gonna be trying this myself soon

[@Allr3dc]

Thanks for this man. My focus st has a carbon hood that has been taking a beating. Going to respray it this weekend with your instructions 👍

[@Snafu2346]

Well I just did mine. used the 2k clear. waited a day, then I sanded wet sanded at 2000. I had some meguiars ultimate compound and polish. It still very orange peely though. I've already waxed it and all. Not sure if I should just start again and re wet sand it maybe at 1500 instead, then compound polish it again. Its shiny and all, just orange peely. I might just live with it. It was dull and matted before, now its shiny and ... kind of blurry. I wasn't trying to see my reflection in it and all, I just didn't want it dull and oxidized anymore.

[@fs.audi.8p]

My carbon hood is getting white mist on the clear coat thank you for the video will have to get round to this asap

[@akashiift7102]

how did it look after the 1500 wet sand after clear, but before the polish? mine looks kinda grey. is that how it’s supposed to look? also how is it holding up

[@andrewsantos6080]

Great video man couldn’t have been better!

[@sayid9380]

What do you do if the fibers show?

[@Jjjjjj11q]

Bad ass job. I'm gona try this on my evos hood. Thanks for the video

[@NathanKarhu]

looks great! good work man

[@fs.audi.8p]

Hey how long did it take you start to finish sanding a clear coating

[@djsavage2421]

Thank you for this video I bought a Xavien hood cost me five grand within one year it’s already starting to peel discolor looks like a ghetto car and it’s an M3 not acceptable. I guess I’m gonna have to pull the hood off and do what you did I hope I get the same results where did you get the clear stuff at the two-part thing that you were talking about

[@cbrjune8658]

No problem man, thanks for the feedback. I got the 2k clear coat from a shop in my town called custom colors, all they sell is automotive paint.

[@fernandosigala9413]

What alcohol do you use after sanding it down?

[@trollpuncher6953]

I was told you need a UV protection clear coat on CF... How is the 2k holding up?

[@angieemelchor3781]

Do you sand it with the sanding block in circular motions or?

[@bobfal]

I DIY ceramic coated mind, still looks brand new :)

[@Umadbro681]

what compound are you talking about?

[@evorolla5852]

i was thinking about doing this real soon, mine looked the same but a little worst, you can see some areas peeling. you didnt need any epoxy rosin?

[@cbrjune8658]

No, I didn't stand down to the carbon. Maybe if the carbon was exposed, a layer of resin could make sense, but the clear coat does the same thing at this point.

[@liviapatricia_]

Did this process except used 2x clear coat and the results were the same, however after going through a touch less car wash i see that there is clouding spots appearing outwards of where the hood vent is (08 wrx). Why is this? Do i need to sand these areas and polish again? Clear coat again? I waited a few days before I even washed the hood by hand, and a few more passed until I went through the touch less car wash. It only started clouding after the latter

[@John--John]

Cuz 2x and 2k ... Are COMPLETELY DIFFERENT clear coats. Like $5 vs $25 ... Your shit is gonna turn yellow if it hasn't already, very soon

[@TS-uh6ps]

What type of polishing pad did you use for the 3 polishers?

[@droptopp3479]

What technique did you use to sand with 1500 grit before polish? Are you going up and down or circles? How much pressure to use? Cuz i tried it once before one regular paint clear coat and left tiny scratches

[@cbrjune8658]

This was nearly 2 years ago, I dont remember lol sorry

[@avd1697]

Fantastic content bro

[@cr4zym3x1c4n]

Decided to try a 1500 grit sand and polish the whole hood, it’s shiny but it’s definitely full of overspray and my hood is not mirror like finish, should I just go with a 1200 grit and redo it or use a different method?

[@cbrjune8658]

yup keep wetsanding then polish a little to see if it better

[@cr4zym3x1c4n]

@@cbrjune8658 little update: I spoke to a detailed and he said 1 can wasn’t enough for the car, it is full of overspray, could I spray over it again after it’s been 72 hours or should I get an orbital sander and use 1500 to redo the whole process and respray with 2 cans?

[@cbrjune8658]

@@cr4zym3x1c4n Just wetsand again to flatten the over spray, Then spray 2 cans. you shouldnt have to sand down to the resin again. and if you do sand deeper, just be careful not to hit the carbon itself.

[@fs.audi.8p]

What setting to use on the orbital sander ?

[@Phuong_Nguyen_]

The clear coat will stick to 1500 grit?

[@marioaiello9215]

W video I’m going to try this on my hood and this time get PPF lol!

[@cr4zym3x1c4n]

At the process where I am spraying my hood, how much time do I let dry between each layer of sprays

[@cbrjune8658]

we did about 10-15 min

[@cr4zym3x1c4n]

@@cbrjune8658 appreciate the quick response, letting it sit overnight and I’ll begin the polishing, thanks bro

[@NightLyfez33]

What brand hood is that? I have a Seibon and I've heard that if you re-clear those they get cracks in them. Dunno if its true or not.

[@cbrjune8658]

Idk I believe its VIS racing. It still looks good today, no cracks.

[@Cherry-Garcia]

Did you wait in between spraying coats or did you just blast it with the whole can

[@cbrjune8658]

This was a while ago so I can't say exactly how long we waited but it might have been like 5 to 10 minutes between coats.

[@Cherry-Garcia]

CBR June thanks man much appreciated

[@dwad9162]

So I’m at the part where I spray my clear coat and waiting till tmr. There is alil over spray on the sides but after I hit it with 1500 grit do I clear coat it again or do I just go into waxing and such?

[@350zleep]

start polishing it brother good luck!

[@dwad9162]

@@350zleep lollll my dumbass doesn’t have any polisher. All I got is wax. So I finished up and it still got maaaad over spray spots on the hood. Regardless it looks way better than it did before but Do you recommend I just sand it again and polish it up? Or will polish just remove the over spray. I’m alil confused on that part. Also if you don’t mind telling me the polisher you used

[@350zleep]

@@dwad9162 over-spray aka orange peel is normal. Thats removed by polishing. Some polishing compound have three stages basically heavy, medium, fine. If you want to buy an actual polisher just to do a hood i recommend to ask someone to lend you one, if they have one or buy a polishing pad that can be attached to a drill. If you plan on polishing your whole car then buy an actual polisher. Your choice but worth considering.

[@dwad9162]

@@350zleep what polisher do you recommend I use ? I don’t think I’ve ever used polish. Only on my work wheels but I’m sure that’s a different type of polish.

[@acef_performance8416]

The wind was taking all the material

[@Snafu2346]

how many cans did you use total?

[@WavebiteDubstep]

Thanks for this vid man, very informative. One question, my CF hood has only small spots here and there clouding. Can you use this for spot restoration or would you recommend doing the whole hood?

[@cbrjune8658]

I'm pretty sure you can restore that one spot and blend the clear coat however I'm not a good enough painter to do that. I'd recommend doing the whole thing

[@WavebiteDubstep]

CBR June thanks man, yeh I’m considering doing the whole hood and finishing with a nice wax so better for long term 😊

[@speedhungrybob3039]

Where can I get 2k clear coat?

[@ldunmdx]

How's the hood looking to this day?

[@ldunmdx]

Also did you wax the hood too?

[@priscillaramirez1042]

Best video

[@jmart5302]

Bro great vid

[@strokdevo8]

Looks awesome! About how many cans of clear coat did you use? Planning on doing this to my hood on my Evo this weekend and just wasn’t sure how much to get.

[@cbrjune8658]

I used 1 can but I reccomend grabbing 2

[@RGXX_si]

Do I wet sand on 1500 or nah

[@daisydeergacha6258]

Hay Id like to no if there is anyone u no in miami that fixes hoods like u. I have a carbon fiber hood with the same issue n what wood it cost to have someone repair it

[@cbrjune8658]

No I don't know anyone but any paint shop should be able to do it. Its just sanding, spraying and polishing any paint shop should do all that.

[@christianmariano3278]

where did you buy all of those?

[@cbrjune8658]

I got all my materials from a car paint shop that sells everything you need and paints cars. The shop i went to is called custom colors.

[@jonathantenorio8829]

Nope, you use resin before the 2k clear.

[@MrNHanna]

How many cans did you use?

[@cbrjune8658]

1 only. I wish I had used 2 just to make the clear coat layer thicker. But everything came out good and it still looks good today

[@BRyder-ul2rd]

Awesome video! Quick question, how many coats total did you use of the clear coat? Just the two in the video?

[@cbrjune8658]

Yes unfortunately that was all we could get out of one can. If I were to do it again I'd buy a second can just to have a thicker layer. Or once your all done just ceramic coat it

[@zekebarrett]

Great video! Just curious if your hood had small hairline cracks in it.

[@cbrjune8658]

No it doesn't

[@zekebarrett]

@@cbrjune8658 thanks, mine has these little hairline cracks all over it.

[@saiedali6460]

@@zekebarrett dude mine has hair line cracks on them wbat did u do to repair

[@Truu_G35]

Hows it holding up?

[@cbrjune8658]

It looks like I just did it yesterday. It's perfect.

[@brianwhite6054]

How many days did the process take from the point you took the hood off to put it back on

[@cbrjune8658]

2 days

[@GroceryGetterZ]

If I sanded it down but you can still see the white lines from when it was peeling so I need to sand more?

[@cbrjune8658]

Sorry for the late reply. Yes but don't focus too hard on one area try to keep it somewhat even. Sand it till every imperfection is gone but the risk is hitting the actual carbon, try not to go that deep.

[@GroceryGetterZ]

It’s all good thanks. I know you said when you pour water on that’s how it’ll look when you re-clear it and my hood looks good when it’s wet but when it’s dry I see those lines so I wasn’t sure if I was done sanding or not.

[@cbrjune8658]

@@GroceryGetterZ I would sand it till its gone then it will be like new