Carbon fiber hoods question!!!

[smokeurass]

Can you paint a carbon fiber hood. Everytime I see one, it will be the standard black color. Someone told me the paint would slide right off of the carbon fiber. But just today i saw a carbon fiber hood painted silver. You could even see in a higher resolution that it was a carbon fiber hood. Im just making sure this isnt a sticker or somthing. If it was some type of paint....what kinda, thnx.

[FourG63 97GST]

when its prepared right, its just like painting a regular surface

primer, sand, paint, clearcoat

[BiGwiLLswiLLy]

yes you can paint a carbon hood, lots of people use a thin paint layer so u can see the color but the carbon weave pattern shows through, or it can be completely painted.

[smokeurass]

Sounds like there is a chance of ruining it (if not preparing righ). Would it be bad idea unless you give it to the pro's. I wanna do it myself.

[FourG63 97GST]

sure, go experiment on your $500 hood
If you mess up you can just buy another

[AmericanEagle]

Test it on the underside of the hood.

[Afrokid]

definately go pro for this, my friend tried painting his and he ruined his -_-

[BlackBlur]

Originally Posted by AmericanEagle

Test it on the underside of the hood.

Unless the underside is fiberglass, like so many of them are!

[AmericanEagle]

That sucks, i want full carbon dammit.

[duckydsp]

I want a 2g which is all carbon fiber around the whole exterior of the car. That would be sick. I saw an sti like that in a magazine.