Milky carbon fibre

[Cookie Monster]

My wings are starting to turn milky & I just cant find anything to clean the dash properly.

I know that Carbon Bits did some stuff but with the recent sad news not sure if they are still trading.

Anybody got any suggestions pls?

 

Phil.

[MADMALC]

I use 'back to black' but it does turn your fingers black as well.

 

S7MAD

[Markiebabes]

Phil

next time your at Penn let me have a look may be able to suggest something 😬

 

Mark

 

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[Cookie Monster]

Thanks Mark - will do next month. BTW still want to sit in your car with the tillet pads on, if that's OK?

 

Its not too bad yet but it isn't going to get any better!

 

MM - thanks I Will try that for now - I have a very large supply of latex gloves - but thats another story

Phil.

 

Edited by - Cookie Monster on 30 Jan 2010 19:51:30

 

Edited by - Cookie Monster on 30 Jan 2010 19:51:54

[Wil Akroyd]

My wings and nose dd the same! I tried everything, black polish and the wax, rubbing stain out with resin and wax but as soon as the car had water on or damp at night back came the stain.

I could get the finish back to normal with the resin and very light rubbing, so all I needed to do was seal out the moisture. So I had all the carbon lacquered. Which looks great. However easily blisters/ chips then looks terrible. The next step is to armourfend to protect it. There is no cure for the milky texture that appears on some carbons. I rung a university that specialises in carbon and they couldn't recommend anything, they said carbon can react like that to uv rays and the water intensifies the appearance. So there is no permanent cure apart from buying new but you could prolong the life of your current wings by rubbing down and clear lacquer topped with armourfend.

Mines on its third year now and still looks great.

Hope that helps, I'm sure many won't agree, but it does work

 

C7 WEA 1.6K DVA Power

[Markiebabes]

Phil

no problem you can have a sit in anytime

 

Mark

 

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[Stationary M25 Traveller]

Try AutoGlym Bumper Care ..... works a treat on my stone guards.

 

 

[Stuart Miller 7]

Unfortunately, if you want to protect the carbon properly, you have to coat it.

 

2K laquer works fine but the finish and protection is only as good as the paint that's on the rest of your car.

 

The "proper job" is to clearcoat with an epoxy based product such as SP ultravar or to clear coat with a paint product that is designed for the job. Awlgrip awlcraft 2000 or G line clear coat would be ideal and the coating is much more resilent than a conventional 2K car paint. 2000 is repairable and Gline is not You can achieve a gloss finish, or with the addition of a flattening agent, anything down to virtually matt. Downside is cost I'm afraid - a quart of awlgrip paint with the appropriate thinners and converters is the best part of £200 (about 8 times the cost of convntional paint).

 

You can contact me if you want any further information / contacts.

 

 

[I.Mupferit]

I used black T Cut on mine to remove the white staining after being caught in a rainstorm. It worked a treat with some elbow grease and after sealing with a decent wax polish, never reappeared.

 

 

[A10ROX]

black shoe polish

 

 

... no seriously it does work, carbon on carbon

 

A10ROX now garaged with D10ROX (Red GT3)!

[Racing Snake]

WD40 or auto glym vinyl cleaner

Really sorted out my cycle wings and they were looking very sad

 

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[Cookie Monster]

Thanks everybody - this gives me a number of options

 

It isn't that bad yet but I guess its the start of the decline which I would like to try to arrest for as long as poss

 

Phil.

[Tyrone]

I know Richard was writing an article on this very subject because he asked me to supply photos of my aero which is badly bloomed from the biblical rain we encountered last year coming back from the Oulton Gold Cup.

 

I would be intrigued to read his views, findings and recommendations.

 

NE Area Rep

I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.

[Jason Plato]

get the carbon re laquered to seal it. The clouding is due to moisture under the resin.

 

dj

 

 

here is my Duratec R .... C7 TOP

Taffia AO

[RD]

Restoring carbon fibre; a tip I picked up of my son's 'far 2 fast and furious' car crew.

 

Peanut butter, smooth, rub in and polish off. It sounds mad I know, but just try it.

 

Rob