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Someone tried prying off my rear wing and i had it fixed good as new by my local paint/body shop. He repaired, sanded, and buffed for very little money....just depends how badly yours is damaged if at all. If not, some buffing is all it might need.
Treat it just like paint or fiberglass. Try wetsanding a very small section and then buff back to a shine. If it seems to be beyond your comfort level, take it to a pro. It would seem to me that the most difficult part will be that you'll be on your hands and knees doing this while it's still on the car unless u have access to a lift. I learned how to wetsand fiberglass from YouTube. Came in handy for my boat.
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Any info would be welcome. Got blistering on front brake ducts. Assume it's just a clearcoat, but if there a DIY fix, pls. share.
Wet sanding is the way to go, its easy to do, I'm about to pull all my carbon off and wet sand and maybe re clear coat it. Then again i wet sanded the hood on my C63 so this won't be too hard.
I also have a de walt rotary which really helps with the polishing afterwards.
As you are local I'm happy to show you when I do mine. Otherwise any body shop that has fiberglass experience will be able to do a great job.
Treat it just like paint or fiberglass. Try wetsanding a very small section and then buff back to a shine. If it seems to be beyond your comfort level, take it to a pro. It would seem to me that the most difficult part will be that you'll be on your hands and knees doing this while it's still on the car unless u have access to a lift. I learned how to wetsand fiberglass from YouTube. Came in handy for my boat.
Thanks for the offer but upon reflection, think I'm gonna let the shop handle this and a few other minor nicks. Don't trust myself.
Originally Posted by qjumpr
Wet sanding is the way to go, its easy to do, I'm about to pull all my carbon off and wet sand and maybe re clear coat it. Then again i wet sanded the hood on my C63 so this won't be too hard.
I also have a de walt rotary which really helps with the polishing afterwards.
As you are local I'm happy to show you when I do mine. Otherwise any body shop that has fiberglass experience will be able to do a great job.
Thanks for the offer but upon reflection, think I'm gonna let the shop handle this and a few other minor nicks. Don't trust myself.
These parts are too expensive to attempt ourselves. I contacted a shop here locally that specializes in carbon fiber. Should have a quote back soon. I need to have both side vents done and the trunk spoiler.
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Originally Posted by ClkBlk22
These parts are too expensive to attempt ourselves. I contacted a shop here locally that specializes in carbon fiber. Should have a quote back soon. I need to have both side vents done and the trunk spoiler.
Light coat of wax once a month on all external carbon fiber...still looks good as new.
These parts are too expensive to attempt ourselves. I contacted a shop here locally that specializes in carbon fiber. Should have a quote back soon. I need to have both side vents done and the trunk spoiler.
Not really.....im not saying take a pair of scissors to it. Just get some very fine grit sandpaper like for wetsanding, rub the blisters or scuffs out, then polish it and coat of clearcoat or wax. Done. You wont do any damage that the paint shop cant undo if you only use very fine wetsanding paper.
I don't think this is the sorta DIY sand and spray I'd be willing to take on. It appears to need an entire re-coating of the protective film on the outside. But thanks for the feedback.
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