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    Default cf hood help!!

    i bought a carbon fiber hood a while back and it has hood pins in it and it had been spray painted.... ok well my hood has a big f*****g dent in it now thx to a friend tryin to save my windshield from a basketball by jumping on my hood. thx man!!! anywayz does anybody kno if it's ok to bondo cf? and what kinda paint do i need to use, (yea i'm gonna spray it and clear coat it) any help is greatly appreciated

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    carbon shouldnt dent. push that **** back out

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    take it to The Buckey aka superstar customs

    he does this shìt for a livin.
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    Quote Originally Posted by slovic
    take it to The Buckey aka superstar customs

    he does this shìt for a livin.


    what he said. or post up some pics

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    how do you dent carbon???

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sol_Man
    how do you dent carbon???

    apparently you fall onto it when trying to catch a basketball...
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    ^well, yeah....

    why spray CF?
    and do CF hoods come with the frame supports underneath? if not, shouldnt it just pop back out like Bucky said?

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    o my bad i worded it wrong i guess. he jumped on my stock hood so now i'm puttin the carbon fiber hood on. it was already sprayed when i got it. the guy said the clear coat was peelin or s-thin. i got it cause tha paint on my stock hood was peelin and then the dent...

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    yeah you have to sand the old clear off the cf before you re-clear it just dont go too deep when sanding.
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    Quote Originally Posted by slovic
    yeah you have to sand the old clear off the cf before you re-clear it just dont go too deep when sanding.

    yea something like that. lil more to it though



    i do them for $150 if you want to get it done

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    how much will u do my duckbill 4 bucky?

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    is there anyway to sand it back down and reclear the cf? so it will look like it's s'posed to? if so how much would it cost. it's on a 96 accord. if i do that though i guess i'll keep the hood pins...

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    yeah i had to get one done i paid like 100 for it. but get it done fast before it gets in to the gel coat!! just call some pait shops.
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