Carbon Fiber Hood Problems

Ok, Im pretty sure this issue has been solved before. Surry for the lame post. My Question is..

I just purchased a 99 si cope, aka Revell. Im haveing problems getting all the Rinkles out, What can I use to make my CF hood rinkle free?

Again surry for the lame post. I want this hood to come out perfect this time.

How to thread is your friend.

You need a hairdryer and put it with that because it becomes so hot that it gets shaped into form!

thanks man, Ill try that

OK, its because it sorts of melts into place really good, try to do it slowly so that way the air bubbles will go away tthe first time i did it was easy but just take your tame, K!

First, CF is for patient ppl

a Hood usualy take me between 30 to 80 minutes nonstop work.

You need good quality decal, cos you will work on it for long and will be hard on it.. SAS, SMS and Meseum Collection decals are very good for that.

you Will need to would with your finger and a very soft coton. Also consider working with Microsol Stuff.

i use REAL CF and it looks great, 30-80 mins? It takes me 3-5 mins! Mines comes out good thugh

real CF?? :wtf:

i use REAL CF and it looks great, 30-80 mins? It takes me 3-5 mins! Mines comes out good thugh
... :screwy: real CF my ass. And btw, real cf takes time to make. Even scaled down it'd take a few weeks to do.

... :screwy: real CF my ass. And btw, real cf takes time to make. Even scaled down it'd take a few weeks to do.

I'm glad some one here knows a thing or two. I do lots of fiberglass work. CF come in 9oz. There is know freakin way you could put real CF on a 1/24 hood, it would be thick as hell, not to mention you need to put about 3layers on for it too look correct. Also, the pattern is huge. Another thing, 3-5 minutes, now you are smoking something. Fiberglass epoxy resin takes at least 45minutes to kick, then 24hours to cure. Fiberglass, especially CF takes at least 30minutes for vary plain slight task.

What the hell are you trying to pull?:nono:

Hey, U guys, i meant CF Vinyl VINYL not the hard real CF lol! I didnt mean like that I meant real vinyl sorry about that!

Hey, U guys, i meant CF Vinyl VINYL not the hard real CF lol! I didnt mean like that I meant real vinyl sorry about that!

Much better.:loser:

yeah, ok, that's understandable.

still its WAY out of scale....

Thanks DJ, I spent about 3 hours making the hood perfect. Came out pretty good. I shot it with some clear, it looks excellent, Thanks for the tip.

Thanks DJ, I spent about 3 hours making the hood perfect. Came out pretty good. I shot it with some clear, it looks excellent, Thanks for the tip.

that'S the way to go

lot of ppl after 5 minute stop working and retry and after 10 minutes stop

CF look great after a lot of time.. 3h is still a lot, but at least you have a good looking hood !

got a shot of the finished kit???

im goin to put cf decal on my spoon civic's hood as well. got the decal, read the technique. but... think im not ready to give it a go.

What about Baracca CF? Anyone used this b4? Are these also decals?
http://www.hlj.com/scripts/hljlist.cgi?Maker1=BAR&Category=AutAcc&Dis=2

Hey MugenCRXSi, glad it worked, thats what we are all here for, to help each other :)! O and BTW sugar free, ur ready, its not hard, its actually pretty easy, it just takes time and patience!