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Old 01-17-2011, 02:59 AM
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Go about fixing carbon fiber?
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i got carbon fiber mirror covers from Karo and during our move mom decided to place a bunch of stuff on the covers and now they have cracks on them. doubt that all will come out but if most can it would be great. wondering if anyone has tried fixing any form of cracked carbon fiber
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see if you can get some clear resin used for fiberglass work and just fill in the cracks and then sand them down and polish them out.
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that easy huh
thanks Frank
sounds pretty straight forward
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Spider cracks?. Post pictures of it.
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"annoyance" and "self-righteousness", amoung others...
Ugh Trin it sounds like the gel coat resin is cracked, not the crabon fiber.
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Possibly, pics would be nice.
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are the cracks palpable?
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yes over the surface on the other side maybe about two made it through but the rest are surface cracks
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If you follow FrankW's advice,.... make sure you use a very high grit sandpaper,.... something like 2,000 grit wet sandpaper,.... that won't scratch. Available at most auto-parts/body shop supplies stores.
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If you follow FrankW's advice,.... make sure you use a very high grit sandpaper,.... something like 2,000 grit wet sandpaper,.... that won't scratch. Available at most auto-parts/body shop supplies stores.
sweet thanks for the tip
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What a burn man. Is the roof wing fine atleast?
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yeah the wing will be mounted tomorrow :O will get pics up as soon as i can
as for these i will try to save
i swear man, i never want to move again
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depends on how thick the clear resin is. you can start with 1000 grit and work down to 2000 and then 3000 if you feel like it before polishing it out with rubbing compound and machine glaze.
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depends on how thick the clear resin is. you can start with 1000 grit and work down to 2000 and then 3000 if you feel like it before polishing it out with rubbing compound and machine glaze.
ok good to know gotta get my hands on resin and stuff and ill be set
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