Carbon Fiber before and after.

So this new kid checked in to my squadron and I saw he had a ricer honda with some carbon fiber parts that looked terrible! It almost looked like it was primer gray. I felt bad for the kid because as an E1 in the Navy his paychecks are very small, and I know he loves his car. So I invited him over, and told him I would fix up his wing and hood for him. Here are some picks from before...
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/q...4u_01/wax1.jpg
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/q...4u_01/wax2.jpg
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/q...u_01/wax25.jpg

I hit it up with some wet sanding 1000k grit, the 2000K grit. Then used the Makita to apply compound and polish. Then did a hand wax for good measure. Here are some after pictures....
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/q...4u_01/wax3.jpg
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/q...4u_01/wax4.jpg

Ohh we will knock out the hood next week. It was starting to get dark, and the light in the garage sucks.

Looks a ton better :yup:

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Originally Posted by KahanaReef

Looks a ton better :yup:

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Thank you! Im happy with the results.

Good job,man.

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Originally Posted by az gt eater

Good job,man.

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Thank you!

nice work , how did the cf get that bad in the first place ?

Good work, you did a good thing

Wow. Good work again!

Thank you everyone! Im clueless to what or why the carbon fiber ended up looking that bad. The hood is even worse, and we should be knocking that out in the next few days.

Looks like a clear coat issue :shrug:

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Originally Posted by KahanaReef

Looks like a clear coat issue :shrug:

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Right! But the paint on the car is in great shape. Im thinking its poor workmanship and/or poor materials. Perhaps I should have just sprayed it. Either way the truth is there isnt much life left in them.

You did a nice job. And, it was a very nice thing to do as well :yup:

Man thats an AWESOME job!!

Thank you! He's a good kid, and I was happy to help him out. I can remember when I joined, and the first year can be a little tuff.

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Originally Posted by 2tuff4u

Thank you everyone! Im clueless to what or why the carbon fiber ended up looking that bad. The hood is even worse, and we should be knocking that out in the next few days.

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Its most likely a cheap product and lack of care that led to this.

The finished picture looks like a brand new piece. Really nice job man.

Thank you! I finished up the hood today. It came out nice, but there was still a little haze. Here are some picks.
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/q...u_01/hood1.jpg
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/q...u_01/hood4.jpg
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/q...u_01/hood3.jpg

Wow, impressive. I'm sure it transformed the look of the car.

I'm not much into Hondas, but would like to see a picture of the whole car now just because :p