Best Paint to Use on Carbon Fiber????

cornerstrike · 03-03-2008, 09:56 PM

So I have heard of people getting a Carbon Fiber Hood and painting it the same as the stock color of their car. Naturally you get a car shop to paint it in the same way they would paint a car, right? But what if you wanted to paint a specific design on just a specific area on the Carbon Fiber piece.

Ex: someone has a Carbon Fiber Intake Manifold cover and they wanted to paint the 8thCivic logo in white on it. What would be the best paint to use? I guess you would have to take into account the heat the engine would produce and the elements that sneak into the engine bay, right?

So you what do you guys think is the best paint?

ameuba10 · 03-03-2008, 10:00 PM

id get a shop to do that stuff for me. or if you wanna do it yourself, tape everthing off except what you want to paint, and scuff the area, and prime, and use a high heat engine enamel or maybe even a caliper paint with ceramic. then i would take the tape off and clear the whole thing.

cornerstrike · 03-03-2008, 10:08 PM

Thanks for the reply. Wow. Sounds like a lot more work then I thought. I think I might just have a shop give me an estimate on this.

ameuba10 · 03-03-2008, 10:12 PM

or talk to blue rocket, i know he has some kinda decal that might be alot simpler

cornerstrike · 03-03-2008, 10:28 PM

Blue Rocket? I will look into that. Can decals hold good against the heat of an engine?

***Fully Flared*** · 03-03-2008, 10:42 PM

His can, he uses high grade materials on his IM cover stickers

x2ruff4u · 03-03-2008, 11:39 PM

Are you guys talking about a decal sticker that goes all around the whole hood made out of carbon fiber kind of?

03-03-2008, 09:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
cornerstrike Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 626 iTrader: 4 / 100%	Best Paint to Use on Carbon Fiber???? So I have heard of people getting a Carbon Fiber Hood and painting it the same as the stock color of their car. Naturally you get a car shop to paint it in the same way they would paint a car, right? But what if you wanted to paint a specific design on just a specific area on the Carbon Fiber piece. Ex: someone has a Carbon Fiber Intake Manifold cover and they wanted to paint the 8thCivic logo in white on it. What would be the best paint to use? I guess you would have to take into account the heat the engine would produce and the elements that sneak into the engine bay, right? So you what do you guys think is the best paint?

03-03-2008, 10:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
*Fully Flared* Ijuswannachill Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The Woodlands, TX Age: 17 Posts: 2,025 iTrader: 3 / 100%	His can, he uses high grade materials on his IM cover stickers __________________ 2007 Galaxy "Greige" LX Coupe FOR SALE : Rockford Fosgate P 200-2 AMP for $150 SHIPPED

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03-03-2008, 10:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
ameuba10 Senior Member Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: 919 Posts: 2,773 iTrader: 5 / 100%	id get a shop to do that stuff for me. or if you wanna do it yourself, tape everthing off except what you want to paint, and scuff the area, and prime, and use a high heat engine enamel or maybe even a caliper paint with ceramic. then i would take the tape off and clear the whole thing.

03-03-2008, 10:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
cornerstrike Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 626 iTrader: 4 / 100%	Thanks for the reply. Wow. Sounds like a lot more work then I thought. I think I might just have a shop give me an estimate on this.

03-03-2008, 10:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
ameuba10 Senior Member Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: 919 Posts: 2,773 iTrader: 5 / 100%	or talk to blue rocket, i know he has some kinda decal that might be alot simpler

03-03-2008, 10:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
cornerstrike Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 626 iTrader: 4 / 100%	Blue Rocket? I will look into that. Can decals hold good against the heat of an engine?

03-03-2008, 11:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
x2ruff4u Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 249 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Are you guys talking about a decal sticker that goes all around the whole hood made out of carbon fiber kind of?