CF Hood paint scheme

[IIv SHaDoW vII]

I am getting an evo style CF VIS hood soon for my 2g.. I was wondering if anyone has a nice looking paint scheme for it. For me, its basically to protect the hood from potential cracking/weather damage. There is another 2g rolling around here that has a hood that has alot of cracking and shit.. and I dont want this to happen to my hood so I think painting it will work as some form of protection. So any good pics would be ideal.

 

[1qkfwd]

If it CF then leave it be. Cars with unpainted CF hoods look sick. You could alway double up on the clear coat to keep the nice CF look.

 

[DGajre777]

My suggestion - leave it as CF until it fades and cracks, when it does paint match it to your car.

What color is your car?

 

[IIv SHaDoW vII]

Silver.. and thanks. I actually dont WANT to paint it. Maybe I'll look into the double clearing idea. Thanks guys

 

[WatchItExplode]

If you keep a coat of wax on it, it will drastically extend the life of your clear coat.

 

[Eclipse98Spyder]

Heres a cool Idea I took these pictures at a local car show in York

Heres the sti its self. The body panels and hood are all Carbon Fiber

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y62/MX6_VTECH/Car Show Pictures/STICF.jpg


Check out there hood

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y62/MX6_VTECH/Car Show Pictures/STICF2.jpg

Always a cool Idea

 

[SwitchSkier]

Thats really creative. I think thats too much for a daily driver, but really still a really awesome idea. As for what you should do, if you really want to paint it, which I would recommend not, do something simple. I remember a guy painted his with like 2 triangles from the upper corners down to the inside part of the headlights and it wasnt too bad looking. Ill try and find the pic.

 

[totalazneclipse]

Just leave it and make sure you have a nice coat of wax on it like WatchItExplode said. Cf and silver is a nice combo. Esp with your black housing 2gb headlights. I've had my OEM VIS hood for about 3 years now and its still as shiny as the first day I got it. With exception of that layer of dust on it from not driving it.

 

[blkturbo2nv]

I'v had a vis CF hood for 4 years now and it deffinetly need redone. It only has a couple of cracks(not bad) but it is very fadded/foggy from the michigan weather. I would like to find someone that works with CF in my area to see if the hood can be wet sanded and recleard or if I have to paint it.