Dull carbon fibre

**mnc** · 14-05-2009 09:29 AM

My Carbon bonnet is looking really dull and has no gloss at all (probably due to age and weather damage). Is there anyway of making it re-glossed again? I've tried clay bar'ing it and waxing but yeah didn't turn out much better.

cheers.

**geeang** · 14-05-2009 02:07 PM

If the clear coat is still there then you need to wetsand it with fine sandpaper, 1200 grit and finish off with 2000 grit, then get a cut and polish.

Otherwise just reapply the clear coat after sanding it down.

**WhiteRice** · 14-05-2009 02:52 PM

The gloss on wet CF comes from the resin, which has a polished finish. You may need to sand it real fine, then reapply some sort of clear-coat resin. Try and find something with a polyester base rather than epoxy- a bit easier to use. You'll probably need to thin it something fierce too