re-laquering a carbon bonnet? dos and donts?

[nikkisixx69]

well the laquer on my bonnet is properly fucked, its very cloudy and once yuou polish it, it clouds back up within a few days

whats involved in re-laquering it? do you take off the laquer right down to the original carbon? or could this end up fucking the carboin weave if you sand too much?

[gem-s13]

ehat are you useing to polis it up?? just polish or have you used a buffer and compound

[nikkisixx69]

ehat are you useing to polis it up?? just polish or have you used a buffer and compound

my brother went at it with his buffer and compound and polishing stuff he has, using diffrent grades through out. he spent hours on it and the fucking thing clouded up again the next day haha

i also tried fast cut on it before and it clouded back up

[Gavwick]

Could you use the same technique that's used for headlight restoration? IE; start with 1000 grit wet and dry and work your way through the grades up to 2000 grit. Then give a good rub with some compound? :confused:

[tony]

it sounds like bloom m8 it must have been done in damp cold place . it will need 2 b striped and redone it will b slow if it were me i would flat wit 1500 wet then 2000 wet take as much clear off as u can without brakeing throught then reclear in a dust free warm place dont wet the grond as the mositure may cause the same prob paint work is a real bich

[joey banana s14]

just one thing to add mate buff it up the best you can before you flatten it when its shining flatten it with 1200 and go 1500 after if you like but 12 be good enough then laquer it same as any panel then flatten and polish the laquer should be fine ive done loads just make sure thertes no yellow faded parts as theyl just show up under laquer:wink: