JDScarface

Hey..i bought a carbon fiber hood..and it has these gray spots in different places in the hood..and i was wondering if anyone know what i could do or buy to remove these nasty gray spots??..

eyezack87

iTrader: (4)

Did you clearcoat the hood? I worked on a members SC CF hood and it was like that too. I polished it out though but it still needed to be repainted

GlisTech

The second picture looks like oxidation hazing. My old CF hood would oxidize if I didn't polish it regularly.

Typically oxidation can be removed with only a light polish, something like a white pad with Menzerna Super Finish on the Flex should be more than enough to remove the light oxidation.

http://www.glisteningperfectionstore...2C-dual/Detail

http://www.glisteningperfectionstore...hite%2C/Detail

http://www.glisteningperfectionstore...32oz%2C/Detail

As for the larger grey spot, that might need something that is a little bit more intensive. You can stick with the white pad, albeit a different white pad, but maybe change it up to something like Menzerna Power Finish. That should still finish clean but should have enough cut to take out whatever that spot happens to be.

http://www.glisteningperfectionstore...-Finish/Detail

Carbon Fiber heats up easily, so when you are polishing make sure to pay attention to your surface temps so you don't damage your clearcoat.

Hope that helps, good luck.

JeLLie

I have also removed oxidation from CF with your basic products. m105/205 or m83/80 and a polishing pad.

exvelocity

Take it to a good paint shop and have them prep it and apply few coats of good grade clearcoat,if you don't, it'll turn yellow ,even if you keep polishing and waxing

Stefan

JDScarface

yea i might do that..cuz i bought the scratch 2.0 from walmart..and i used it,,the most of it came off..and the big circle in the middle didnt..

but the next moring...it all came back so i still dont knoe what to do,..

ElitistK

iTrader: (4)

FYI, clear coat does not really oxidize, only single-stage paint and the absence of clear coat oxidizes (which can be removed by simple polishing). the circle of death on your hood means your clear coat is finished and best if you re-spray it.