Paint hood or buy CF

[talontsi01]

My hood is oxidated to hell.

Do I,

1) buy a CF hood and shave off a couple pounds for about 400-500

Or

2) get my stock hood repainted for about 300-400?


I would like to find a cheap paint place maybe but I don't know...

 

[igs]

3) Paint it yourself for $20

 

[TurBoGs-T]

it costs that much to paint a friggin hood. i thought people got their whole cars done for like $400-$500

 

[clownface]

CF all the way

 

[Sephroth57]

yeah to get your hood done only it wouldnt cost that much... and anyway get a CF hood i got a hood for 350$ shipped from www.splittingimagez.com, they have a free shipping special on 2gs. for a 1g youd have to go with VIS for like 450..

 

[TheTSiGuy]

I happen to like the 'power bulge'

and you'd paint that carbon fiber hood anyways, wouldnt you? right? i hope?


Spend 300 bucks and repaint the stock hood i say.

 

[clownface]

Originally posted by TheTSiGuy
I happen to like the 'power bulge'

and you'd paint that carbon fiber hood anyways, wouldnt you? right? i hope?


Spend 300 bucks and repaint the stock hood i say.

WHAT??? paint the CF hood???? i find that offensive....... If i could have all CF body work i wouldnt ever paint it.

 

[Eliminat0r]

im gonna say go for carbon fiber if youre going for drap every pound helps.

 

[Sephroth57]

Originally posted by clownface
WHAT??? paint the CF hood???? i find that offensive....... If i could have all CF body work i wouldnt ever paint it.

yeah i agree, who the hell paints their CF hood??? i mean isnt that the whole point of getting it, if anyone says they got it for weight reduction thats BS unless your car is stripped out theres a lot of weight reduction u can do for free with more effect

 

[FiReBReTHa]

im getting some paintwork done to my car.

FOk stock, why spend money on it when your trying to make things better.


i dont waste money, do it once, do it right.

 

[talontsi01]

Originally posted by igs
3) Paint it yourself for $20

How?

Sand...paint...clearcoat?

I would probaly be doing both my hood and roof (both have oxidation). I'm not sure what products to buy, how to sand or how to paint. Any help is appreciated.

 

[igs]

Originally posted by talontsi01
How?

Sand...paint...clearcoat?

I would probaly be doing both my hood and roof (both have oxidation). I'm not sure what products to buy, how to sand or how to paint. Any help is appreciated.

Pretty much, sand, paint, buff.

 

[PaulPDX]

I'd go carbon, but there is safety to consider. Apparantly there have been a few cases where drivers and passengers got injuried... or killed in accidents where the carbon hoods broke off of their attachment points and sliced through the windshield and beyond upon impact. So be careful. Definitely get hood pins no matter what.

 

[Defiant]

You'll find that if you let the paint continue to oxidize, that instead of continuing to worry about dorks parking too close to your car, they tend to run away fearing you'll ding _them_.

 

[talontsi01]

Ha.

I know exactly what you mean.

 

[igs]

Originally posted by PaulPDX
Apparantly there have been a few cases where drivers and passengers got injuried... or killed in accidents where the carbon hoods broke off of their attachment points and sliced through the windshield and beyond upon impact.

MAO

 

[blcknspo0ln]

i hope that's an inside joke or something cause if not that's phuckked up

 

[Eliminat0r]

Originally posted by igs
Pretty much, sand, paint, buff.

nice post this really helps him fool!

anyways though if its just oxidation try using a compound and wetsanding to get rid of it, youll need a buffer some whatever grit sand paper and lots of water. start out by dipping a rag in the water and then the sand paper and slowly sand dont sand too hard or youll take off the clearcoat and create and dull spot, sand very slowly and keep adding water from the rag by squeezing it over the area your sanding, after your done sanding put your polishing pad on a buffer and out your compund on and then use the buffer to work it in really good. i suggest using a moderate compound then after that a lower compund and then apply wax. of course this might not fix it but if you have a buffer lying around id give it a try it would only take like 20 worth of products.

 

[Eliminat0r]

2 part post.

now if you wanted to paint it yourself, i would suggest using a sand blaster and takign the hood off the car, and then use a moderate grit sandpaper and sand away till its nice and smooth, then get a nice paint and clearcoat and have at it, dont forget to apply a paint adherer to the hood so the paint will stick better. i reccomend the first thing i said youd be amazed what a good wetsanding and polishing can take away.

 

[Turbo_Frog]

Originally posted by igs
MAO

Im sure he was serious, how is that funny?

 

[PaulPDX]

Simple minds amuse easily.