Whats wrong with my hood?

[PK-]

It seems like the hood is "splotchy"...those darker regions are not shadows or reflections thats how it actually is.
its a vis oem style hood.

Any ideas on how to fix it or what it is???

Thanks

[I Vtec, do you?]

Fading? I'm not sure, do you wax it regularly?

[Zeuceone]

oxydation. how long have you had it? im going on 2 years still looks new.

[strutking]

have to recoat it

[Zeuceone]

or you can use a very fine sand paper(like 3000grit) and sand the whole thing. then use some scratch remover to remove the sand marks and make it shiny.

[I Vtec, do you?]

^^ I wouldn't do that unless you're skilled w/ a rotary polisher or have a FLEX D/A polisher

[JeShUa]

It doesnt match the rest of your car.

[Zeuceone]

you can do it by hand but it will take time.

[PK-]

thanks for the quick and constructive replies
guna try to use a polish to remove the oxidation. if that doesnt work i'll see if i can get that re-cleared. i hope its the oxidation and not actual damage to the carbon fiber

[Zeuceone]

the clear they use is cheap so goes bad if you dont maintain it. if you do get it recleared hey will use a good clear and prevent this from reoccuring.

[PK-]

yeah i've got a shop that'll do good work for sure
just kinda choked about the whole thing..bought it off another member(for a good price) and i didnt notice till i put it on (my fault)
i searched up a few pictures of oxidized hoods on google and it seems those hoods lack a shine and have like white residue built up but that doesnt seem to be the case with my hood. the shine is definetly there..jsut some spots are darker

[Zeuceone]

well yours is still in the early stages.

[mitoman212]

u should try to clay then polish with scratchX then put a glaze and wax and it should look newww

[PK-]

so i gave it a run with meguiars paint cleaner (step 1) and polish (step 2) to no avail...
whats a more aggresive polish? any recommendations?

[Jardiniboy]

You should try polishing it. If that doesn't work wet sand it.

[strutking]

Originally Posted by Zeuceone

the clear they use is cheap so goes bad if you dont maintain it. if you do get it recleared hey will use a good clear and prevent this from reoccuring.

i've had a VIS CF hood on my car for about 4 years now without anything wrong with the clearcoat whatsoever. I haven't done anything extra to maintain it.

[PK-]

hMMm will it be possible to restore the black colour by giving it a light coat of black paint like how they do to make cf coloured?


or i should jsut do it blue XP ..naw thats too much

[mix]

before u seriously damage the hood beyond repair, just take to good shop. The key is to take it to a shop that has done it before and just get it fixed. Because even if u fix it yourself eventually this will happen again, and u might not have enough clear coat to wet send it again.

[Zeuceone]

they use colored clear coat.

[southerndragoncivic]

i'll admit that i don't know alot about CF, but this can happen with paint as well. My dad's hood was damaged on his BMW and when his shop (i think they're crap but whatev) repainted it, the color matched but under bright lights like at the gas station at night you could see that the color was not consistent compared to BMW's typically flawless paint. Maybe the clearcoat is inconsistent in thickness?