Repairing Damaged and Faded Carbon Wings
May 20, 2009, 06:08 PM
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he did not go through the carbon, you see how the edges you can see a faded carbon fiber patttern, THATS what the ENTIRE wing needs to look like, for him to go through the carbon fiber it would take HOURS APON HOURS to get through and he would burn so much sand paper, the edge of the spoiler where its faded carbon is what it looks like before clear coat, all the other stuff on the wing is clear coat, u know what, sand that little piece that is close to that corner and see that after sanding it will match the corner with no clear on it,
May 21, 2009, 12:04 PM
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he did not go through the carbon, you see how the edges you can see a faded carbon fiber patttern, THATS what the ENTIRE wing needs to look like, for him to go through the carbon fiber it would take HOURS APON HOURS to get through and he would burn so much sand paper, the edge of the spoiler where its faded carbon is what it looks like before clear coat, all the other stuff on the wing is clear coat, u know what, sand that little piece that is close to that corner and see that after sanding it will match the corner with no clear on it,
The reason these wings look like **** is because the incredibly thin clearcoat eventually wears off so common sense would tell you that it definitely won't take long before you sand through the clear, then the C/F.
May 21, 2009, 01:08 PM
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I know you're trying to help but you should stop, you don't understand the concept of a carbon fiber top layer on a fiberglass base. From the pictures shown it looks like the only area with a little clearcoat left is the outside areas of the wing.
The reason these wings look like **** is because the incredibly thin clearcoat eventually wears off so common sense would tell you that it definitely won't take long before you sand through the clear, then the C/F.
The reason these wings look like **** is because the incredibly thin clearcoat eventually wears off so common sense would tell you that it definitely won't take long before you sand through the clear, then the C/F.
May 21, 2009, 07:50 PM
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I also wonder what grit he was using. 60?! I started with 1500 and worked my way down to 800.
My clear was flaking pretty badly, like I see in most of these Before photos. I found that it was actually easier to just take a straight razor and scrap/chip away the clear instead of sanding it. In the process, I made a few dings/scratches in the epoxy layer, which I used the sandpaper to smooth out. Someone asked for photos of what it looks like with no clear coat and I'll post some soon, since I haven't re-sprayed it yet. Basically, it looks like a new wing if it's wet... if it's dry, it is more dull and drab.
For the next guy who tries it: if you see even a tiny sign of black dust, STOP! That's CF. Clear coat is clear (or yellowish), not black.
My clear was flaking pretty badly, like I see in most of these Before photos. I found that it was actually easier to just take a straight razor and scrap/chip away the clear instead of sanding it. In the process, I made a few dings/scratches in the epoxy layer, which I used the sandpaper to smooth out. Someone asked for photos of what it looks like with no clear coat and I'll post some soon, since I haven't re-sprayed it yet. Basically, it looks like a new wing if it's wet... if it's dry, it is more dull and drab.
For the next guy who tries it: if you see even a tiny sign of black dust, STOP! That's CF. Clear coat is clear (or yellowish), not black.
May 21, 2009, 08:06 PM
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seriously, cause i did this THREE times and never had a problem, the wings came out great, in order to sand so much that the wing turns white idk what on earth you would have to do, i used 2000 grit and worked my way down, even sanded some of the carbon just to smooth it out then used asytone to clean it before the clear coat and it came out perfect,