i have a carbonfiber hood and it was sittin in the sun for some months before i bought it and now the clear coat is faded . is there a way to re clear coat it myself or do i have to take it some where and have it done professionally if so how much does it cost and if i can do it myself what do i need. thanks

 

well.. some people just wet sand it then buff it out with an orbital. after that get a shop to add lots of clear. Do some searchin. couple guys have fixed the issue. I have same issue on my Seibon. Im just putting it off. haha

 

i've got all sorts of hazing and cracking... no fading or yellowing. i'd rather yellowing than cracking and hazing though... might not even be that noticable on my yellow car, heh.

 

my trunk is yellowing and cracking, my hood is yellowing and hazing. lol. I get best of both worlds. ****ty seibon.

 

I wet sanded mine with 2000 grit then used Nu Finish to buff it out. Looked good as new

 

I wonder if I can sand off ALL the paint that's on mine.....hmmmmm, and then just buff it up. lol, maybe not.

 

You can

 

i used meguires m81 polish its the stuff car wash places use i did about 17 coats but i think the two washer nozzle holes are not sealed right as its drying up again so good old elbow grease works takes alot of time

 

Here's a decent DIY, might save you from wet sanding:
http://www.nicoclub.com/articles.php?id=226783

 

I'M NOT ALONE!!! I'm going to try buffing out the scratches soon. It looks like Gregory Hines did the Ethiopian Shim Sham on my hood. I also have a nice crack in the front of the hood.

 

His biggest trick is using a orbital. If I simply hand wax the hood it diminishes the hazing a lot. If you look at last pic you can still see it is discolored. It will come back shortly.

Im not saying that did not do a great job at fixing the issue short term but to truly "fix" the problem the gel coat needs to be sanded and fixed.

 

My cousin had the same problem on his civic. He wet sanded it down, then buffed it, and finally wax it. Its pretty simple.

 

I haven't tried it because, alas, I don't have CF so I have to live through others that do

 

Although I want to change the design on my hood, because the way the black goes up the middle i want it to be wider and go all the way to the end. Or I might just sand it ALL off and leave the CF showing

 

DO IT!