Painting Carbon Fibre?

Is it possible to paint C/F? I ask as I have been offered a bonnet for a good price but dont want the C/F effect and was wondering if it could be painted and, if so, is it much more expensive to do so than a normal paint job?

I would question how well the paint would bond with carbon fibre. It may not take very well.

Have you tried asking for dude's opinion? That said, I guess that's the point of the thread!

Which bonnet is it?

I'm looking for a c/f one soon, seems a shame to paint over it.

In answer to your question yes it can be painted and I know somebody that specialises in painting c/f.

Have you tried asking for dude's opinion? That said, I guess that's the point of the thread!

Exactamundo

Which bonnet is it?

 

I'm looking for a c/f one soon, seems a shame to paint over it.

 

In answer to your question yes it can be painted and I know somebody that specialises in painting c/f.

It is the Top Secret Mk2 lookalike. Do you know if it is more expensive to paint over it?

It is the Top Secret Mk2 lookalike. Do you know if it is more expensive to paint over it?

Ohhh what a waste

Do you have the paint?

If so will you supply it to match your car?

If a trader could supply a fibre glass version i would be a happy bunny. It seems the only copies available ar C/F versions.

I dont have the paint yet but can get a paint code.

as u know ppl - i got Top Secret carbon fibre bonnet - and i painted it to macth the rest of me car

:upside:

CJ

You have pm

Out of interest what does the mk2 hood look like? I guess the mk1 is the same as foodfreaks.

You can paint it as long as it is a good surface, if it has any pinholes in then the paint wont take.

Dudes words to me!!!!

Chris

Here you go!

Chris

Are there TS MK2 copy type bonnets available that are not C/F?

Why paint it?

Why paint it?

I am not convinced a C/F bonnet would look right on my car

You can paint it as long as it is a good surface, if it has any pinholes in then the paint wont take.

 

Dudes words to me!!!!

 

Chris

All down to the preperation plus the quality of the carbon weave.

Without seeing the quality in the flesh it will be difficult to give a definite as to whether that paticular hood can be painted.

All down to the preperation plus the quality of the carbon weave.

 

Without seeing the quality in the flesh it will be difficult to give a definite as to whether that paticular hood can be painted.

Thats the worrying part. By definition, a copied jobby is not going to be as good a quality as an original.

Thats the worrying part. By definition, a copied jobby is not going to be as good a quality as an original.

True, sell it to me at a knock down price and keep looking for a fibre glass one

Yes you can. We paint carbon everyday at work. (How else do you think ferrari have red cars and we have blue and white when cfrp is black?)

Basically use some genereal automotive primer, rub it back and then crack on as you would with any other reinforced plastic.

*IF* the quality of the carbon part is very poor (which I doubt it will be - to be this bad, there's no way you would have it on your car not painted) you can get area's of dryness (ie no resin) the best cure for this is body filler, and then follow the above. Like I said though, it's not going to be as bad as this, trust me, it would look terrible before you even thought about painting

If you start to struggle give me a shout.

Cheers

Tony

Great stuff...thanks guys. I feel a purchase coming on!

All down to the preperation plus the quality of the carbon weave.

 

Without seeing the quality in the flesh it will be difficult to give a definite as to whether that paticular hood can be painted.

Oh I don't know I've seen many a turd polished in my time....

There's two problems with the *lower quality* cfrp bonnet's I've seen

1)The fact they're mounted on GRP inners, which kinda defeats the point, as then the carbon's only adding weight.

2)The actual shape of the thing looks noting like it should (usually down to where the mounting holes are drilled) which means you end up with crooked shutlines. (I've seen like 1mm on one side and like 10mm on the other on cars that are on here with aftermarket hoods) If the holes area drilled correctly this usually corrects this.

Regards

Great stuff...thanks guys. I feel a purchase coming on!

So how much is it then?

Oh I don't know I've seen many a turd polished in my time....

 

LOL tell me about it.

My Soop's Silver with a veilside bodykit (but std spoiler) and I'm getting the Top Sectret C/F one for mine. But i'm gonna leave it carbon, add some bonnet pins and get a new spoiler like the one in that little piccy above. Think the C/F effect on Silver cars looks quite nice..

I am unsure as to whether the C/F bonnet as is will look good on my car. What do you peeps think?