Yellowing CF

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vielecustoms
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Yellowing CF

Post by vielecustoms » Mon Sep 01, 2008 3:52 pm

my freind has a Carbon fiber hood. the hood is starting to turn yellow, is there any way to clear this off?
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Post by JaxMadine » Mon Sep 01, 2008 5:34 pm

Nope, live and learn, and then either paint or wax your cf.

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Post by vielecustoms » Mon Sep 01, 2008 5:52 pm

:-k it's just near the edge any to stop it or is it something to do with the resin? I believe it is a VIS hood.
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Post by JaxMadine » Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:32 pm

the mesh itself is the part that yellows. If you keep a good coat of wax on it, it should stop it. Dont know of anyway to fix it tho.

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Post by 6(sic)6 » Mon Sep 01, 2008 10:09 pm

I had to colormatch mine unfortunitly.
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Post by vielecustoms » Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:52 am

I was thinking about painting the sides and leaving the center CF
( black 2nd gen.)
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