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10-20-2010 | 11:41 AM

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Nexx

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Originally Posted by cheshirecat79

From what I understand, Seibon is pretty good about the clearcoat... just paranoid about the Florida sun

no theyre not. ive seen plenty of them fade and yellow within a years time. ive made it a point to uv clear anything carbon fiber on my car.

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10-20-2010 | 11:44 AM

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Meh.

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10-20-2010 | 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by sry110

I agree that clearcoating a CF part that will receive direct sunlight is a good idea to protect against UV damage. I think $520 to do just the hood is too much. As a gauge, we recently had the front bumper on my girlfriend's car repainted (which is color and clear coats) and it was somewhere around $500.

As a further example, I was quoted $500 to paint my front bumper and $1000 for the bumper and hood. So $500 for just the hood is in the ballpark.

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10-20-2010 | 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Nexx

no theyre not. ive seen plenty of them fade and yellow within a years time. ive made it a point to uv clear anything carbon fiber on my car.

yep. seibon clear is crap. if you want CF to look good for more then a year, then get it recleared with a quality clear after you buy it.

shouldn't really be over 200$ to reclear a hood. anyone charging more is ripping you off.

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10-20-2010 | 09:40 PM

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When my carbon fiber parts started to yellow, my neighbor suggested I spray a translucent Kandy black over them then reapply a clear coat with good UV protection. For about 100 bucks, I think it looks really good as the parts are once again black and they really shouldn't turn yellow again. I hope lol...

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10-21-2010 | 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ansar0219

i just got a carbon fiber hood and hatch and im getting it installed tomorrow. they quoted me $520 for clear coating it. they said they have to sand it, coat it and do that process again or something. i want to wait a few months before i do this because i do want to do this because i dont wanna have problems later on. how much should this thing cost? and if your in socal and know people that do this let me know.

I think the op is referring to the hood and hatch if im not mistaken? If it is i feel that it might be a little high but not over the park. Can you clarify a little more Ansar?

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10-25-2010 | 02:49 AM

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isnt $520 kinda steep? i paid around 4 bills to clear coat my hood and hatch and they even took out my glass from my oem hatch and installed it into my new hatch and installed my hatch back onto my car