mc1 Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 After plucking up courage to attack my painted nosecone and wings with Nitromors 😳 i've now got a original matt carbon gel coat finish to deal with. The Nitromors seems to have left the gel coat well alone so i think my options are to have the items clear coated or maybe polish the gel coat with a coloured polish and then wax? I would Armourfend the nosecone if having them clear coated but would i need to do the same for the gel coat or is the finish hard enough? Any thoughts on this much appreciated,oh and the carbon is 1998 vintage SLR. Thanks Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickrick Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 You don't have gelcoat. Your carbon should be laid up with epoxy resin, and as such, has no UV resistence. Have it clearcoated. There is a clearcoat which stays slightly soft. It doesn't chip so easy. Ask your local friendly car painter about it, he'll probably be familiar with the product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydragon Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Spray it yourself with Rustoleum gloss clear coat, followed by a rub down with wet and dry, a T-cut and a polish. Easy to do, will be durable and will look good. Have a look at this thread here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie Normuss Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Don't try and polish it ❗ Get it lacquered or similar VX HPC - Loud and proud here Adding power makes you faster on the straights. Subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskossie Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 I have had my c/f front and rear wings professionally clear-coated with clear lacquer, and they take on a glossy 3-dimensional look that is really nice. However, my dash is also c/f and of course was not clear-coated by CC before the gauges and switches were installed. It would be a real pain to remove all the dash hardware to clear-coat, at this stage. Is there a protective wax or polish that can be applied, that will not leave a white residue in all the c/f pores, etc.? Alaskossie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 RiF sold this stuff here but for the saddest of reasons I dont know if it will still be available Edited by - tbird on 20 Dec 2009 00:27:05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Mr Sheen honestly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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