Finally a video that isn’t 35 minutes long and uses $100,000 shops.. sand my hood in my living room right now and this is the perfect video to reassure me on what to do

@cbrjune8658

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man I have videos that dont get to the point, so i tried to not waste your time. Also just to be clear make sure you wet sand not regular sand. You said your going to sand it in your living room I just want to make sure you dont ruin it. Good luck!

Great video! Going to try and restore a free carbon fiber hood that I got and this video was very informative. Thanks for taking the time to make the video 👍

@cbrjune8658

5 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help I'm curious to know how it turns out. Let me know.

@sergioa.6657

5 жыл бұрын

@@cbrjune8658 I will take pictures of the process then post them with a random hashtag and I'll post it here so you can check it out 👍 I'm going to start prepping everything for this weekend.

@Quickj79

11 ай бұрын

@@sergioa.6657ever get around to it? I’d love to see pictures and your process as I’m probably gonna be trying this myself soon

Thanks for this man. My focus st has a carbon hood that has been taking a beating. Going to respray it this weekend with your instructions 👍

Thanks bro I’m pretty noobie when it comes to working on cars this gave me the confidence to do it on my own and not to mention it’s the best video I’ve seen so far on how to restore carbon fiber🙏

Well I just did mine. used the 2k clear. waited a day, then I sanded wet sanded at 2000. I had some meguiars ultimate compound and polish. It still very orange peely though. I've already waxed it and all. Not sure if I should just start again and re wet sand it maybe at 1500 instead, then compound polish it again. Its shiny and all, just orange peely. I might just live with it. It was dull and matted before, now its shiny and ... kind of blurry. I wasn't trying to see my reflection in it and all, I just didn't want it dull and oxidized anymore.

looks great! good work man

My carbon hood is getting white mist on the clear coat thank you for the video will have to get round to this asap

Great video man couldn’t have been better!

Bad ass job. I'm gona try this on my evos hood. Thanks for the video

W video I’m going to try this on my hood and this time get PPF lol!

Fantastic content bro

I DIY ceramic coated mind, still looks brand new :)

Thank you for this video I bought a Xavien hood cost me five grand within one year it’s already starting to peel discolor looks like a ghetto car and it’s an M3 not acceptable. I guess I’m gonna have to pull the hood off and do what you did I hope I get the same results where did you get the clear stuff at the two-part thing that you were talking about

@cbrjune8658

3 жыл бұрын

No problem man, thanks for the feedback. I got the 2k clear coat from a shop in my town called custom colors, all they sell is automotive paint.

What alcohol do you use after sanding it down?

I was told you need a UV protection clear coat on CF... How is the 2k holding up?

Best video

Hey how long did it take you start to finish sanding a clear coating

Thanks for this vid man, very informative. One question, my CF hood has only small spots here and there clouding. Can you use this for spot restoration or would you recommend doing the whole hood?

@cbrjune8658

4 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure you can restore that one spot and blend the clear coat however I'm not a good enough painter to do that. I'd recommend doing the whole thing

@WavebiteDubstep

4 жыл бұрын

CBR June thanks man, yeh I’m considering doing the whole hood and finishing with a nice wax so better for long term 😊

Looks awesome! About how many cans of clear coat did you use? Planning on doing this to my hood on my Evo this weekend and just wasn’t sure how much to get.

@cbrjune8658

2 жыл бұрын

I used 1 can but I reccomend grabbing 2

Bro great vid

Did this process except used 2x clear coat and the results were the same, however after going through a touch less car wash i see that there is clouding spots appearing outwards of where the hood vent is (08 wrx). Why is this? Do i need to sand these areas and polish again? Clear coat again? I waited a few days before I even washed the hood by hand, and a few more passed until I went through the touch less car wash. It only started clouding after the latter

@John--John

3 ай бұрын

Cuz 2x and 2k ... Are COMPLETELY DIFFERENT clear coats. Like $5 vs $25 ... Your shit is gonna turn yellow if it hasn't already, very soon

Do you sand it with the sanding block in circular motions or?

What technique did you use to sand with 1500 grit before polish? Are you going up and down or circles? How much pressure to use? Cuz i tried it once before one regular paint clear coat and left tiny scratches

@cbrjune8658

3 жыл бұрын

This was nearly 2 years ago, I dont remember lol sorry

i was thinking about doing this real soon, mine looked the same but a little worst, you can see some areas peeling. you didnt need any epoxy rosin?

@cbrjune8658

2 жыл бұрын

No, I didn't stand down to the carbon. Maybe if the carbon was exposed, a layer of resin could make sense, but the clear coat does the same thing at this point.

The wind was taking all the material

What setting to use on the orbital sander ?

What type of polishing pad did you use for the 3 polishers?

what compound are you talking about?

The clear coat will stick to 1500 grit?

Where can I get 2k clear coat?

Nope, you use resin before the 2k clear.

Decided to try a 1500 grit sand and polish the whole hood, it’s shiny but it’s definitely full of overspray and my hood is not mirror like finish, should I just go with a 1200 grit and redo it or use a different method?

@cbrjune8658

2 жыл бұрын

yup keep wetsanding then polish a little to see if it better

@cr4zym3x1c4n

2 жыл бұрын

@@cbrjune8658 little update: I spoke to a detailed and he said 1 can wasn’t enough for the car, it is full of overspray, could I spray over it again after it’s been 72 hours or should I get an orbital sander and use 1500 to redo the whole process and respray with 2 cans?

@cbrjune8658

2 жыл бұрын

@@cr4zym3x1c4n Just wetsand again to flatten the over spray, Then spray 2 cans. you shouldnt have to sand down to the resin again. and if you do sand deeper, just be careful not to hit the carbon itself.

What brand hood is that? I have a Seibon and I've heard that if you re-clear those they get cracks in them. Dunno if its true or not.

@cbrjune8658

3 жыл бұрын

Idk I believe its VIS racing. It still looks good today, no cracks.

Do I wet sand on 1500 or nah

At the process where I am spraying my hood, how much time do I let dry between each layer of sprays

@cbrjune8658

2 жыл бұрын

we did about 10-15 min

@cr4zym3x1c4n

2 жыл бұрын

@@cbrjune8658 appreciate the quick response, letting it sit overnight and I’ll begin the polishing, thanks bro

how many cans did you use total?

Awesome video! Quick question, how many coats total did you use of the clear coat? Just the two in the video?

@cbrjune8658

4 жыл бұрын

Yes unfortunately that was all we could get out of one can. If I were to do it again I'd buy a second can just to have a thicker layer. Or once your all done just ceramic coat it

Hay Id like to no if there is anyone u no in miami that fixes hoods like u. I have a carbon fiber hood with the same issue n what wood it cost to have someone repair it

@cbrjune8658

3 жыл бұрын

No I don't know anyone but any paint shop should be able to do it. Its just sanding, spraying and polishing any paint shop should do all that.

So I’m at the part where I spray my clear coat and waiting till tmr. There is alil over spray on the sides but after I hit it with 1500 grit do I clear coat it again or do I just go into waxing and such?

@350zleep

2 жыл бұрын

start polishing it brother good luck!

@dwad9162

2 жыл бұрын

@@350zleep lollll my dumbass doesn’t have any polisher. All I got is wax. So I finished up and it still got maaaad over spray spots on the hood. Regardless it looks way better than it did before but Do you recommend I just sand it again and polish it up? Or will polish just remove the over spray. I’m alil confused on that part. Also if you don’t mind telling me the polisher you used

@350zleep

2 жыл бұрын

@@dwad9162 over-spray aka orange peel is normal. Thats removed by polishing. Some polishing compound have three stages basically heavy, medium, fine. If you want to buy an actual polisher just to do a hood i recommend to ask someone to lend you one, if they have one or buy a polishing pad that can be attached to a drill. If you plan on polishing your whole car then buy an actual polisher. Your choice but worth considering.

@dwad9162

2 жыл бұрын

@@350zleep what polisher do you recommend I use ? I don’t think I’ve ever used polish. Only on my work wheels but I’m sure that’s a different type of polish.

Did you wait in between spraying coats or did you just blast it with the whole can

@cbrjune8658

4 жыл бұрын

This was a while ago so I can't say exactly how long we waited but it might have been like 5 to 10 minutes between coats.

@Cherry-Garcia

4 жыл бұрын

CBR June thanks man much appreciated

How's the hood looking to this day?

@ldunmdx

Жыл бұрын

Also did you wax the hood too?

How many days did the process take from the point you took the hood off to put it back on

@cbrjune8658

3 жыл бұрын

2 days

where did you buy all of those?

@cbrjune8658

Жыл бұрын

I got all my materials from a car paint shop that sells everything you need and paints cars. The shop i went to is called custom colors.

Great video! Just curious if your hood had small hairline cracks in it.

@cbrjune8658

5 жыл бұрын

No it doesn't

@zekebarrett

5 жыл бұрын

@@cbrjune8658 thanks, mine has these little hairline cracks all over it.

@saiedali6460

4 жыл бұрын

@@zekebarrett dude mine has hair line cracks on them wbat did u do to repair

How many cans did you use?

@cbrjune8658

4 жыл бұрын

1 only. I wish I had used 2 just to make the clear coat layer thicker. But everything came out good and it still looks good today

Hows it holding up?

@cbrjune8658

4 жыл бұрын

It looks like I just did it yesterday. It's perfect.

If I sanded it down but you can still see the white lines from when it was peeling so I need to sand more?

@cbrjune8658

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the late reply. Yes but don't focus too hard on one area try to keep it somewhat even. Sand it till every imperfection is gone but the risk is hitting the actual carbon, try not to go that deep.

@fbm7139

3 жыл бұрын

It’s all good thanks. I know you said when you pour water on that’s how it’ll look when you re-clear it and my hood looks good when it’s wet but when it’s dry I see those lines so I wasn’t sure if I was done sanding or not.

@cbrjune8658

3 жыл бұрын

@@fbm7139 I would sand it till its gone then it will be like new