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CrazyAzn · 02-20-2006, 03:26 PM

long story short, i forgot to use my shitty hood pins, and my hood came up, broke my window which resulted in some cracks in the hood. is there any way to repair this damage? or am i sol

thanks,
kyle

ps, also the vis hood is starting to fade. . . could i resand it and clear coat it again or use the laminating resins?

sorry i have no idea what to do. . .

tylonalsnifnfool · 02-20-2006, 03:51 PM

You are out of uck for the most part. You could repair it as if it were fiberglass but you would have to paint it.

TurboMirage · 02-20-2006, 04:17 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(CrazyAzn @ Feb 20 2006, 03:26 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
long story short, i forgot to use my shitty hood pins, and my hood came up, broke my window which resulted in some cracks in the hood. is there any way to repair this damage? or am i sol

thanks,
kyle

ps, also the vis hood is starting to fade. . . could i resand it and clear coat it again or use the laminating resins?

sorry i have no idea what to do. . .
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ive heard you could save gelcoated hoods...

tylonalsnifnfool · 02-20-2006, 05:14 PM

gelcoats is the white/blue/green stuff they coat bodykits and fiberglass parts in. The VIS hood is clearcoated. He could scuff it and shoot a couple coats of clear on it (I plan on doing this when my hood comes in). He wont be able to do anything about the cracks though. If he were to clear over them they would just show through again. The only way to eliminate the cracks would be to grind them out and fill them. Which would be ugly as fuck causeing him to paint it.

tip · 02-20-2006, 06:14 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(tylonalsnifn fool @ Feb 20 2006, 04:14 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
gelcoats is the white/blue/green stuff they coat bodykits and fiberglass parts in. The VIS hood is clearcoated. He could scuff it and shoot a couple coats of clear on it (I plan on doing this when my hood comes in). He wont be able to do anything about the cracks though. If he were to clear over them they would just show through again. The only way to eliminate the cracks would be to grind them out and fill them. Which would be ugly as fuck causeing him to paint it.
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i say fix them and paint it. it will still be lite.

CrazyAzn · 02-21-2006, 12:41 PM

interesting. . . i wanna get all the damn fading off of it first. . . its rather annoying to have an ulgy hood with water marks on it, and a bunch of fading. . . . i was thinking of sanding it with like 2000 grit sand paper and some clear. . . i just dont know what kinda of clear becausae i dont know if the spray paint would come out even. . . any suggestions.

tylonalsnifnfool · 02-21-2006, 04:46 PM

Have it done professionaly. Chances are it will come out like shit with a rattlecan.

Celerity · 02-21-2006, 05:23 PM

well placed racing stripes ?

MikeBergy · 02-22-2006, 05:33 PM

Get the cracks filled, and paint the hood to match the reast of the car. plain carbon fiber hoods are rice IMO. It's great to have one, as they weigh A LOT less, but just paint it, your car will thank you, and you won't have to worry about it fading.

pills_PMD · 02-22-2006, 05:59 PM

what are these cracks like?
big ass cracks? or really really really tiny?

most hoods are made with thermoset resins so that rules out heating it up to fill it in.

TurboMirage · 02-23-2006, 12:11 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(MikeBergy @ Feb 22 2006, 05:33 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
Get the cracks filled, and paint the hood to match the reast of the car. plain carbon fiber hoods are rice IMO. It's great to have one, as they weigh A LOT less, but just paint it, your car will thank you, and you won't have to worry about it fading.
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meh. id rather my c/f hood [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]

CrazyAzn · 02-24-2006, 03:28 PM

theres 1 big crack and a couple small ones, i would try to take a pic of them, but i dont think its going to come out. . . but yes 1 big gaping one and a couple hairline ones.

Cosborne · 09-16-2008, 09:00 PM

My top reccomendation would be to pay to get it re-clearcoated. Usually you can find someone to do it for about a hundred dollars.

DONT USE NAILPOLISH. A lot of people have tried to just put some clear nailpolish on a cracked carbon fiber hoodsand it will look decent for about a week before it starts to crack and look ten times worse than before.

Good luck man

George777 · 09-16-2008, 09:24 PM

Why did you bring a two and a half year old thread back?

Jesus fucking christ, these fucking noobs are horrendous.

|Chaz| · 09-16-2008, 10:03 PM

Wow and that was his first post congratufuckinglations.

02-20-2006, 03:26 PM	#1
CrazyAzn Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 345 iTrader: 0 / 0% Rep Power: 15	long story short, i forgot to use my shitty hood pins, and my hood came up, broke my window which resulted in some cracks in the hood. is there any way to repair this damage? or am i sol thanks, kyle ps, also the vis hood is starting to fade. . . could i resand it and clear coat it again or use the laminating resins? sorry i have no idea what to do. . . __________________ 89 EF build: Poorman's ITR 95 GSR bottom end, .25over b16 pistons Pr3 Zealautowerks compression = 11-8-1 ARP head studs, Stock head gasket S2 Pro series IM, w/ Hondata intake gasket Holley 68mm throttle body ITR 4-1 header, w/ 2.5 in magna flow exhaust ( sounds niceeeee btw) kteller 2.5 mandrel bend kit. PnP b16 head w/ dual valve springs and ITR cams Milled about .030 AEM hybrid CAI Running obd1 w/ p28 tuned on chrome Made 178 at churches w/ 2in exhaust and dc 4-2-1 header w/ 2 in collector.

02-20-2006, 03:51 PM	#2
tylonalsnifnfool Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: ny Posts: 983 iTrader: 0 / 0% Rep Power: 21	You are out of uck for the most part. You could repair it as if it were fiberglass but you would have to paint it. __________________ 94 del sol Si: B16a SIRII AEM short ram Skunk2 coilovers Skunk2 shifter and knob 16" volk CE28n's wrap in Falken Azenis Rays lug nuts OBX cat Tanabe Catback

02-20-2006, 04:17 PM	#3
TurboMirage Running on two cylinders Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southbridge, MA Age: 25 Posts: 16,395 iTrader: 1 / 100% Ride: 2000 Mitsubishi Lancer RPW E5 Coupe Rep Power: 243	<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(CrazyAzn @ Feb 20 2006, 03:26 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'> long story short, i forgot to use my shitty hood pins, and my hood came up, broke my window which resulted in some cracks in the hood. is there any way to repair this damage? or am i sol thanks, kyle ps, also the vis hood is starting to fade. . . could i resand it and clear coat it again or use the laminating resins? sorry i have no idea what to do. . . [/b][/quote] ive heard you could save gelcoated hoods... __________________ Home of the RPW built 2000 Lancer CC Coupe. See what is done to the Little EVO5

02-20-2006, 05:14 PM	#4
tylonalsnifnfool Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: ny Posts: 983 iTrader: 0 / 0% Rep Power: 21	gelcoats is the white/blue/green stuff they coat bodykits and fiberglass parts in. The VIS hood is clearcoated. He could scuff it and shoot a couple coats of clear on it (I plan on doing this when my hood comes in). He wont be able to do anything about the cracks though. If he were to clear over them they would just show through again. The only way to eliminate the cracks would be to grind them out and fill them. Which would be ugly as fuck causeing him to paint it. __________________ 94 del sol Si: B16a SIRII AEM short ram Skunk2 coilovers Skunk2 shifter and knob 16" volk CE28n's wrap in Falken Azenis Rays lug nuts OBX cat Tanabe Catback

02-21-2006, 12:41 PM	#6
CrazyAzn Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 345 iTrader: 0 / 0% Rep Power: 15	interesting. . . i wanna get all the damn fading off of it first. . . its rather annoying to have an ulgy hood with water marks on it, and a bunch of fading. . . . i was thinking of sanding it with like 2000 grit sand paper and some clear. . . i just dont know what kinda of clear becausae i dont know if the spray paint would come out even. . . any suggestions. __________________ 89 EF build: Poorman's ITR 95 GSR bottom end, .25over b16 pistons Pr3 Zealautowerks compression = 11-8-1 ARP head studs, Stock head gasket S2 Pro series IM, w/ Hondata intake gasket Holley 68mm throttle body ITR 4-1 header, w/ 2.5 in magna flow exhaust ( sounds niceeeee btw) kteller 2.5 mandrel bend kit. PnP b16 head w/ dual valve springs and ITR cams Milled about .030 AEM hybrid CAI Running obd1 w/ p28 tuned on chrome Made 178 at churches w/ 2in exhaust and dc 4-2-1 header w/ 2 in collector.


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02-20-2006, 06:14 PM	#5
tip Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ennis Texas Posts: 419 iTrader: 0 / 0% Rep Power: 12	<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(tylonalsnifn fool @ Feb 20 2006, 04:14 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'> gelcoats is the white/blue/green stuff they coat bodykits and fiberglass parts in. The VIS hood is clearcoated. He could scuff it and shoot a couple coats of clear on it (I plan on doing this when my hood comes in). He wont be able to do anything about the cracks though. If he were to clear over them they would just show through again. The only way to eliminate the cracks would be to grind them out and fill them. Which would be ugly as fuck causeing him to paint it. [/b][/quote] i say fix them and paint it. it will still be lite.

02-21-2006, 04:46 PM	#7
tylonalsnifnfool Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: ny Posts: 983 iTrader: 0 / 0% Rep Power: 21	Have it done professionaly. Chances are it will come out like shit with a rattlecan. __________________ 94 del sol Si: B16a SIRII AEM short ram Skunk2 coilovers Skunk2 shifter and knob 16" volk CE28n's wrap in Falken Azenis Rays lug nuts OBX cat Tanabe Catback

02-22-2006, 05:59 PM	#10
pills_PMD Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 4,261 iTrader: 0 / 0% Rep Power: 55	what are these cracks like? big ass cracks? or really really really tiny? most hoods are made with thermoset resins so that rules out heating it up to fill it in. __________________ 11th world conference on titanium

02-23-2006, 12:11 PM	#11
TurboMirage Running on two cylinders Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southbridge, MA Age: 25 Posts: 16,395 iTrader: 1 / 100% Ride: 2000 Mitsubishi Lancer RPW E5 Coupe Rep Power: 243	<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(MikeBergy @ Feb 22 2006, 05:33 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'> Get the cracks filled, and paint the hood to match the reast of the car. plain carbon fiber hoods are rice IMO. It's great to have one, as they weigh A LOT less, but just paint it, your car will thank you, and you won't have to worry about it fading. [/b][/quote] meh. id rather my c/f hood [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img] __________________ Home of the RPW built 2000 Lancer CC Coupe. See what is done to the Little EVO5

02-24-2006, 03:28 PM	#12
CrazyAzn Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 345 iTrader: 0 / 0% Rep Power: 15	theres 1 big crack and a couple small ones, i would try to take a pic of them, but i dont think its going to come out. . . but yes 1 big gaping one and a couple hairline ones. __________________ 89 EF build: Poorman's ITR 95 GSR bottom end, .25over b16 pistons Pr3 Zealautowerks compression = 11-8-1 ARP head studs, Stock head gasket S2 Pro series IM, w/ Hondata intake gasket Holley 68mm throttle body ITR 4-1 header, w/ 2.5 in magna flow exhaust ( sounds niceeeee btw) kteller 2.5 mandrel bend kit. PnP b16 head w/ dual valve springs and ITR cams Milled about .030 AEM hybrid CAI Running obd1 w/ p28 tuned on chrome Made 178 at churches w/ 2in exhaust and dc 4-2-1 header w/ 2 in collector.

09-16-2008, 09:00 PM	#13
Cosborne Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Age: 24 Posts: 1 iTrader: 0 / 0% Rep Power: 0	CF Hood My top reccomendation would be to pay to get it re-clearcoated. Usually you can find someone to do it for about a hundred dollars. DONT USE NAILPOLISH. A lot of people have tried to just put some clear nailpolish on a cracked carbon fiber hoodsand it will look decent for about a week before it starts to crack and look ten times worse than before. Good luck man

09-16-2008, 10:03 PM	#15
\|Chaz\| Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Washington Age: 18 Posts: 2,460 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 92' EG Sedan Rep Power: 83	Wow and that was his first post congratufuckinglations. __________________ XBL Gamertag = i1Chad1i & i (space here)Chaz(space here)i

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