painting over carbon fiber question

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painting over carbon fiber question

Post by 87_GT_FOXBODY »

I am painting my carbon fiber hood when i paint the rest of the car, is there any special steps i have to do to paint over it.
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just treat it like any other fiberglass
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Post by 87_GT_FOXBODY »

Ok. Thank you.
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Post by Redline »

just wrap it so you can use the hood later down the road if you want without loosing the carbon look forever
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Post by evan »

Redline;296027 wrote:just wrap it so you can use the hood later down the road if you want without loosing the carbon look forever
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I think it would be very hard to find a color matching wrap paint combo.
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