I DO LIKE TO SAVE MY MONEY BUT I ALSO LIKE TO LEARN IF I WASTE MY MONEY AT LEAST I TRIED IT AND KNOW HOW TO DO IT

 

just hit it up with some 10 grit paper...that will fix the hazing...

 

if you want to purchase gel paint, some boat centers/marina's sell it. it's primary use is boats.

 

Technical Articles: Restoring Carbon Fiber Body Parts

 

So there gel coated?If so they can be sanded and buffed out.

 

that doesnt sound to hard to do thank man

 

If you are asking these questions and jumping to conclusions, I sure hope that you will not be the one working on my $100k Mustang. Besides, who with a $100k Mustang will have a CF hood that's gel coated, I mean from my personal opinion and from the look of the trends, actual CF to be used in a meaningful way on a vehicle are all dry carbon. The actual vacuum process is quite different to using CF as you would fiberglass.

With all that said, again, if you didn't know that the majority of CF hoods on the market are gel coated and you are here giving advice and making us believe that you've worked on a $100k Mustang with a CF hood, ummm, I call BS.

Furthermore, if you think you can simply wetsand and buff gel coat, not only will you NOT work on my $100k Mustang, but you'd not come close to even work on my salvage cars sitting in the back of shop.

On top of all that, who in their right mind would have a $100k Mustang? I mean, unless it's a classic, then OK, but you are saying that it has a CF hood, so I doubt it's a classic. I was dumb a few years ago and bought an American made truck, cost me over $40k and as soon as I drove it off of the lot, it was not worth $20k........I think you guys get the point.

 

does claybar really fix that?

 

Im not sure about the clear gel anymore. I believe some companies are building them without a surfce coat and clearing them out of the mold. Either way you DO NOT want to use clear gel coat. Its too thick to spray smoothly and not good enough qaulity. Just use Urethane clear.

 

Depending on the manufacture, some are cleared, some are not. Simply put, the only really way to do it right is to sand down and reclear like you said. With that in mind, all thought this may seem relatively simple, but it is not. If you are a beginner, you most probably will sand unevenly, with CF, once the weaves are exposed, you've just messed up the hood.